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A Bauhaus Design Objective

We've posted about the classic styles of Bauhaus before on Apartment Therapy and continue to see the influence of these designs in modern day. Interpreted through architecture, art and furniture desig...

Two Small Space Cottages by Toyo Ito

Name: Aluminium Cottage Location: Yamanashi, Japan Size: 614 square feet Saw this prefab cottage designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito over at Blue Ant Studio and was struck by both the form and ...

Acido Dorado
Weekend Getaway

Name: Acido Dorado Location: Joshua Tree, California Size: 1,350 square feet About a year ago, we were contacted by architect Robert Stone about a project he had just completed out in Joshua Tree, an...

Outdoor Living On The AIA/LA Fall Home Tour

We had the pleasure of attending AIA/LA's Fall Home Tour this weekend in the coastal town of Manhattan Beach. The four featured homes were modern in style and built using many green materials, makin...

Inside One of Santa Monica's Oldest Homes

Built in 1875 and the oldest wooden structure in all of Santa Monica, this Gothic Revival structure was originally conceived as a house of worship and built for a whopping $683.98. It's been updated t...

Small Space and Budget Ideas from Mark Odom Studio!
Austin

We’re big fans of modern designers who work on affordable and sustainable projects, so when we came across Mark Odom Studio’s work we had to share. Full of suggestions for homes of all sizes, we...

Austin Modern Architecture?
Good Questions

Q - I am looking at buying this 1947 cinder-block house located in Austin, TX and I recently stumbled upon the personal residence of Danish architect Vilhelm Lauritzen that has many similar characteri...

AIA Austin Homes Tour 2009!
Austin

We love getting the chance to peek at gorgeous, modern homes in person, so we're so excited to announce that tickets to AIA Austin Homes Tour 2009 are now on sale......

The Prefab Butterfly Houses of Thailand

The Butterfly Houses (known locally as "Soe Ker Tie Hias") in Noh Bo, Tak, Thailand are an enclave of 6 prefabricated mini-sized iron wood and bamboo woven houses designed to provide shelter for orph...

The Perforated House
Melbourne

Built on a vacant block on a street full of terrace houses, this home by Kavellaris Urban Design is a modern and ironic take on what could be described as today’s terrace house. The terrace design o...

Good Quotes: Letting Nature Speak

“I do not believe architecture should speak too much. It should remain silent and let nature in the guise of sunlight and wind speak.” – Tadao Ando, architect (photo from House Call: Hidden Ho...

The Jagoda Pagoda

Name: Emily Jagoda's Jagoda Pagoda Location: West LA, CA Size: 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths Architect Emily Jagoda designed this West LA home with the toughest clients in mind: her own family. The clean l...

Go Glamping and One Giant Bedroom
Los Angeles Slinks for 7.20.09

You've got to see this amazing art installation created by Israeli artist Nelly Agassi (shown bottom right): it's one giant bed that occupies a whole room by itself. Can anyone say slumber party? And...

The Most Beautiful Storage Barn

From afar, this storage barn which houses a selection of lumber, stones and other building materials looks like a modernist home. But upon closer inspection, the mosaic of colour and texture reveals...

Sharp Cone House by Suppose Design Office

Name: Sharp Cone House by Suppose Design Office Location: Higashihiroshima, Japan Size: 115.51m2 Upon first glance, the monolithic ebony pyramid shaped residence nicknamed the “sharp cone” by a...

Coast Modern: For West Coast Architecture Lovers

We remember the first time we walked inside a Richard Neutra designed building (it was his very own VDL Research Compound on Silver Lake Blvd): our heart rate jumped, our knees became weak and we knew...

House Call: Hidden House
Los Angeles

Name: Hidden House; Standard Location: Mount Washington, CA Size: 3,500 sq. ft. Los Angeles architecture team Standard recently completed this beautiful upgrade to a formerly modest 2 bedroom, 1580...

House Call: Metamorphoses 1
Chile

click for more pics Name: Metamorphoses 1; Jose Ulloa Davet, Delphine Ding Location: Casablanca, Chile Size: 1937 sq. ft. Today's House Call post takes us way down south of the equator to the coast ...

Decorative Accents Built-In At Home

When looking for an apartment, you may be pleasantly surprised and happy to find design details already built right in to the space. Check out our new detail after the jump.... ...

House Call: Shell Villa
Nagano

Name: Pasinetti House; Kotaro Ide of ARTechnic architects Location: Nagano, Japan In similar spirit to the Nautilus Shell House (though noticeably more refined), Artechnic's Shell residence in Nagan...

House Call: Pasinetti House
Los Angeles

Name: Pasinetti House; Willow Glen Partners Location: Beverly Hills, CA >>>View Slideshow Timothy Braseth of Willow Glen Partners sent us this gallery of images of their restoration project of the P...

Queensland: Dream Homes
Melbourne

[ Images from Queensland Art Gallery] It feels like we’ve been waiting forever for summer in Melbourne. The weather keeps teasing us, but it does finally feel like the sun is on it’s way. So it...

Look: Parking Garage Architecture
Austin

At the risk of sounding like a bad stand-up comedian, what's with parking garage architecture? A somewhat necessary part of our ever-expanding urbanism, do they have to look so unattractive? Join th...

Austin Art Event: My Town
Austin

Described as "an artistic interpretation of Austin, Texas architecture and landmarks" this art reception will feature art by the founders of the Austin Art Garage, Joel Ganucheau and Jacob Bryer. Acc...

Onigiri House
Japan

"Onigiri" for those who may not be acquainted with the Japanese snack staple is rice formed into triangle or oval shapes, wrapped together with nori (seaweed). It's one of our favourite snacks, so we ...

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