Point One Architects + Planners (POA) designed this contemporary home in Essex, Connecticut.
A Secluded Contemporary Connecticut Home Among The Trees
March 23, 2015
Artist Samantha Everton Covers A Building In Her Work
March 22, 2015
Australian artist Samantha Everton, worked with the architecture practice Kavellaris Urban Design, to create the façade of this new building in Melbourne, Australia. The mixed-use building is called “2 Girls,” and features Everton’s “Masquerade” photo art from her “Vintage Dolls” series, re-created as the building’s façade.
Don’t Tell Anyone About This Secret Door
March 22, 2015
Seriously, this is totally a secret, and only you and I know about it. There’s a wall of shelves in this house, designed by DeForest Architects, that are actually a hidden door.
Is That A Fire In The Kitchen?
March 22, 2015
We featured this apartment the other day, and just noticed that there’s an open wood-burning fireplace at the end of the countertop in this kitchen. That’s something you don’t see every day, especially in an apartment. It’s like having a campfire in your kitchen, which feels a bit dangerous, but on the plus side, it would give you a good reason to be eating roasted marshmallows all the time.
This Is A Thing – Bathroom Tiles That Look Like A Giraffe
March 22, 2015
If you’re like us, you probably didn’t know this was a thing, but now you do. The bathroom tiles in this home by De Bever Architects, make the room look like a giraffe.
So the next time you’re thinking of what tile you could cover your walls with, forget the tiles that look like monkeys or hippos, because we all know the only correct choice from now on are the giraffe tiles.
This House Built Down Instead Of Up
March 21, 2015
Local building rules in this Dutch village didn’t allow homes to be built very high, so Coenen Sättele Architects decided to carve out some of the land, and build down instead.
