Water Cabin, Seattle

Life on the water’s surface

Architectural design: Olson KundigMain Contractor: Dyna ContractingStructural engineer: Voelker EngineeringLighting design: Brian HoodPhoto credits: Aaron Leitz Part of a small houseboat community on Seattle’s Portage Bay, floating on the placid waters of Lake Union, the...
Cottage, Vranov nad Dyjí, Czech Republic - Photo © BoysPlayNice

The great small

Architecture and Interior design: Prodesi/DomesiFurnishings: TON, Jitona, Jakub VelínskýKitchens: tailor-madeCross-laminated timber technology (CLT): NovatopWindows: Janošík Okna DveřePhoto credits: BoysPlayNice You wouldn't know it looking at it. From the outside, the cottage seems to be limited...
Palazzo Raggi, Rome

An exclusive apartment building in the historical center of Rome

The palazzo returns as a living part of the city, with its architectural value and residential function. Palazzo Raggi, a prestigious building from the early 1700s in the historical center of Rome, will once...
Villa Santalea, Italy

The shape of emotions

Whether for luxurious boats or remarkable residences, the design approach of Christian Grande is always unique and harmonious, bringing different materials into play to create an indoor-outdoor bond. This can be seen in Villa...
CapitaSpring, Singapore - Photo © Finbarr Fallon

Vital interdependence

Client: CapitaLand Development, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust and Mitsubishi EstateArchitectural, Sustainability and Landscape design: BIG-Bjarke Ingels GroupCollaborators: CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers, ARUP Singapore, Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner, Arcadis Singapore, COEN...
Redwood House, San Francisco - Photo © Joe Fletcher

A ‘materic’ house in the hills of San Francisco

Owner: Gagan & Jasmin ArnejaArchitecture: Albert Lani, Ruth AsawaInterior design and architecture: Studio TerpelukMain Contractor: Saturn ConstructionLandscape design: Monica ViarengoColor consultant: Beatrice SanticcioliFurnishings: Custom made by Studio Terpeluk; Living Divani, Knoll, Poltrona Frau, Carl...
BSP 20 House, Barcelona

Visual and conceptual daring

It was a run-down sliver of a building, a narrow and neglected interloper between the facades that flank it in the vibrant Borne neighborhood. This was the condition of the late 19th-century building distributed...
The Residence at St. Regis, Chicago

Gemstone-inspired design

Owner: Magellan Development GroupMain Contractor: McHughArchitectural design: Studio GangArchitect of record: bKL ArchitectureAssociate architect: GenslerInterior design: HBA/Hirsch Bedner AssociatesStructural engineer: Magnusson Klemencic AssociatesMEP Engineering design assistant: dbHMSCivil engineer: Mackie ConsultantsLandscape architect consultant: OLINFaçade consultant:...
Floating Home, Schoonschip, Amsterdam

The future on the water

Client: private, CPO SchoonschipMain contractor: Hagoort Bouw BVArchitecture and interior design: i29 architectsLighting design: i29 architectsCabinet maker, Interior builder: Simon SintenieFurniture: HPL, QuerkusKitchen: Blanco, Franke, Kemi, Shinnoki, Siemens Sanitary: Clou, Grohe, Simon Sintenie (custom sink),...
Maisonette Sixty-Nine, Prague, Czech Republic

Imagination and exactitude

Architects: No ArchitectsContractor: CZ interiéryFurnishings, lighting and fittings: custom-made by Ton, M&T, NEXTPhotos: Studio Flusser Two paintings face each other in the living room, giving rise to the concept by No Architects for this small...