This tar-coated dark timber cabin in Sweden features an exposed structural grid
Based in Stockholm, the architecture and spatial design studio HelgessonGonzaga created a minimal and dark timber cabin in the coastal nature reserve Tjurpannan in West…
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22 minimal ways to impart a festive christmas look
Traditional Christmas décor can be overwhelming and feel stressful. For a fresher, laid-back and yet inviting vibe, one can opt for the minimalist approach or…
This contemporary courtyard home in Melbourne is defined by layered yet minimal volumes
Designed by Australian studio FRG Architects, the ‘Courtyard Residence’ in Melbourne, is “a rectangular origami of concrete and glass”. The home was created to be…
Top 10 cabins of 2022
Do you love a good old cabin in the woods to relax away in and forget all your urban woes? Cause I sure do! Cabins…
This contemporary + traditional cedar-clad home in Nova Scotia celebrates the site’s nautical history
Canadian architecture studio Omar Gandhi Architect designed an impressive home called the Jib House in the historic village of Chester, in Nova Scotia. The home…
Top 10 tiny homes of 2022
It’s my favorite time of the year – when I get to explore and deep dive into the best tiny homes we’ve encountered in the…
This wooden floating sauna is designed to drift around the Stockholm archipelago
There’s something about a floating sauna that just sounds extremely right to me, and the Swedish studio Sandellsandberg designed exactly that! Called, the Big Branzino,…
This 40′ highly insulated tiny home is a converted shipping container house at a pocket-friendly price tag
Ark Tiny Homes designed a ‘delta model’ of one of their converted shipping container homes. Occupying 40 feet of space, this highly insulated tiny home…
These Swedish forest hotel suites are wooden tiny cabins raised on steel stilts
Swedish architecture studio Wingårdhs designed a collection of five quaint suites for the Trakt Forest Hotel in Småland. Supported by five metal stilts, the suites…
This beautiful gabled lake house in Lake Tahoe was built using charred wood
Berkeley-based studio Alexander Jermyn Architecture built a beautiful lake house in Lake Tahoe, California, marked with blackened wood siding, and a steep gable form. Occupying…
15 red, white and green accents buyer’s guide that evoke the Christmas charm
Christmas brings forth images of Santa Claus, pine or fir trees and snowfall with the vivid shades of red, green, and white everywhere. This classic…
Cathedral-inspired supermarket in The Netherlands brings a touch of grandiosity to retail shopping
Think ‘Apple Store’, but with actual apples! If you drove by the city of Meerstad in Groningen, chances are you’d at least slow down your…