An expanded loft overlooks the living room, replete with a Barcelona chair, wood-burning stove, and a midcentury console.
The ship’s bandsaw was converted into a bar and now rests in the middle of the home's open living area. "We wanted it as a centerpiece because we're trying to bring the tools into the artwork and honor the building's history," says Joe.
a sunny winter day in the loft
Everything brought to the island must be transported by boat or barge, so furniture is minimal. Carsten purchased the 1960 Rais wood stove more than a decade ago with the intention of using it in a cabin one day.
The Steins wanted the street-facing exterior to match neighboring houses. “It should be organic,” says Elena, while on the private side they felt “free to do what we like” and have expansive windows with garden views. The
A closer look at the renovated kitchen, which features a large picture window and a beloved chandelier that once hung in the couple's first Berlin apartment.
The new addition is clad in a burnished grey stucco, which is common in Marfa and captures a West Texas modern aesthetic. "The material palette is dead simple,
Capturing a 1970s West Texas sunroom vibe, the new dining room combines reclaimed wood and brick with custom painted steel windows for a seamless integration of old and new. "Our north star was to use a modern sensibility to create something that looked like it had always been here,
Another view of the penthouse living area provides a closer look at an original built-in cabinet along one wall.
Nestled among towering trees, the historic home appears to be modestly sized, with much of its square footage hidden from street-view. A bright-red door extends a warm welcome inside.
RIC Design Build paid homage to the midcentury era and architect Alan McCullough’s legacy while making the house work for today.
The floors throughout the home were either torn up or brought back to life. The oak wood flooring in the entryway was refinished.
A bi-fold metal door doubles as a shade canopy along the front of the home. The door easily raises and lowers, as needed, to provide additional protection and security for the interior.
Silvano Zamò, third-generation winemaker at Le Vigne di Zamò winery, and his wife Brigitte tasked architecture firm GEZA with a holiday home on a hilltop location in the tiny northern Italian village of Camporosso, not far from the ski resort Monte Lussari.
In the living area, sofas and a chair by Piero Lissoni for Cassina join a floor lamp by Michele de Lucchi for Artemide.
Beach, hills, and flatlands vibes all swirl together in architect Clive Wilkinson's Los Angeles home, where guests are greeted with a laser-cut metal stair railing. Situated on a steeply sloping site, the distinctive structure lends itself to a living attic, pool deck, and garden terrace, mixing elements like low-slung Italian furniture and oak flooring. Bright green makes a splash in the kitchen, which is tucked underneath Douglas fir rafters.
The front door is by Simpson Door Company.
Of the home’s rustic feel, Ben (here with the family dog, Hawkeye) says, “I grew up in Maine, and I wanted the cabin to feel like a camp.”
The weekend house that architect James Cutler designed for Jeff Albertson and Ben Vogt on a remote stretch of Washington State’s Pacific coast fits unobtrusively into its surroundings. The building pad was small, so Cutler stepped the structure up the slope. Rough-sawn red cedar cladding was chosen for textural contrast and its resistance to rot.
For more than 70 years, claims have persisted, without much evidence, that a home in Portland, Oregon, is a lost work by Frank Lloyd Wright. Regardless of authorship, the structure—a flat-roofed, cedar and glass ranch—endures as a sterling example of postwar American architecture. Its recessed entryway features panes of translucent glass.
A ladder leads from the open first floor to the lofted sleeping area in Den's Bunk Cabin.
With his mother moving from Massachusetts to California to be closer to family, architect Peter Liang created a 265-square-foot tiny home, dubbed the Kleines Haus, behind his sister’s residence in Oakland for the matriarch to land in. “Since we are a mixed family, it’s key that my kids are close to their grandparents,” says homeowner Stefanie Liang Chung. “Now their German grandmother is teaching them, and I’m grateful that I have an Asian partner who knows that you take in your in-laws.”
With a new baby on the way and the soon-to-be grandmother moving in, Seattleites Ilga Paskovskis and Kyle Parmentier asked Best Practice Architecture to expand their detached garage into a 570-square-foot ADU, which they now call the Granny Pad. “We can see the joy it brings Grandma when the baby comes over to visit,” says Kyle. “It’s the best part of her day.”
Rifle Paper Co. Canopy wallpaper in sage.
White-painted shiplap walls lend texture in the sleeping loft, which accommodates a queen-size bed. A small book ledge, which the couple already had, holds additional art.
Saul outfitted an antique, cast-iron clawfoot tub ($200) with a rainfall showerhead ($80) in the bathroom.
Sizable drawers beneath the kitchen floor store the couple’s clothing and shoes.
Hemlock cladding covers the front of Eric and Sondra McVeigh’s home in Phoenix.
In the dining room, an Andover custom table by Room and Board and Globus Chairs from Design Within Reach continue the neutral color palette. The white, monochromatic kitchen has quartz countertops by Prestige and Phoenix Ivory Counter Stools from CB2.
A glassboard serving as both guardrail and structure
Awaiting beams
some parts like this latch are just made to be touched--it is a re-purposed chain-link fence component
re-purposed fence-parts for the guardrail of an artist retreat lodge in the desert, inspired by the plants that are blown into fences.
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