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Cape Schanck Is An Elegant & Minimalist Home With A Stunning Bespoke Lighting Range

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There’s something about minimalism that simply never goes out of style. And, minimal architecture just has a soft spot in my heart! Minimal architectural designs leave you with a warm feeling in your heart, an intense admiration for the attention to detail, and the delicate touches each structure consists of. They’re simple but smartly designed spaces that radiate an aura of warmth and calmness. And a beautifully designed minimal home that recently caught my eye is the Cape Schanck house by Studio Goss.

Designer: Studio Goss

Designed by Studio Goss for Nicci Kavals, the lighting designer and founder of Articolo Studios, the Cape Schanck house is a thoughtfully designed minimalist house with an impressive lighting range. The unique and sleek architectural structure is nestled in the Australian countryside. It also features a stunning plan for illumination that was created by Studio Goss and Nicci Kavals. “Conceptually, we approached Cape Schanck House as a vessel to capture views and accept and manipulate daylight,” said David Goss, director at Studio Goss. ‘”The resulting design is expressed through a series of blank, abstract forms, animated by the play of light.”

The lighting elements in the home which are a 12:40 lighting range, and Articolo’s newest collection are inspired by the beautiful home, its location, and the design ideology used to create it. “The 12:40 wall sconce is not only architectural in form but it is coupled with tuneable white technology, a feature that works to adjust the color temperature of white light to match the sun’s changing light throughout the day. This has multiple wellness benefits on our health including restoring our circadian rhythm,” said Kavals.

The home is defined by two pavilions which form the mass of the home. The pavilions are clean and defined geometric forms housing a large kitchen, open-plan dining, and living room, as well as two inviting open-air terraces that function as the social hub of the home. The bedrooms include the owner’s primary bedroom, as well as three guest rooms. The entire home beautifully showcases a lovely palette of Blackbutt timber joinery, brick, terrazzo flooring, Moroccan Zeligge tiles, and Galassia marble – which provide the space with a luxurious and refined feel.

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Cake Houses Are Economical Wooden Homes That Are Reinventing Housing In The Czech Republic

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The Cake House is an innovative and modular home concept that was presented at the Designblok festival in Prague this year. The project was founded by Matyáš Švejdík, Pavel Špringl, and Šimon Marek, and described as an “architectural recipe for modular wooden houses”. The Cake House is intended to be a pitched-roof house that can be adapted and customized to the various needs of different people. It was presented at Designblok with the help of an interactive model display allowing visitors to play around with it, creating diverse home layouts.

Designer: Matyáš Švejdík, Pavel Špringl, and Šimon Marek

“The main idea of Cake Houses stands on the belief that if you come up with good basic space and construction principles, you can then plot variable and individual designs fast and reliably because of the standardization,” said Švejdík. The overall shape of the house is maintained at all times, although, the length is personalized according to the customer’s needs. The Cake House utilizes an online configurator to try out hundreds of different layouts and internal and external finishes. The design is then converted into a wooden construction built using prefabricated parts.

Currently, one Cake House has been built. It features a pitched roof and timber cladding which is seen in the Cake House design, this helps ensure that the home is affordable and economical. Although certain design factors have been implemented such as avoiding long dark corridors and adding large windows that connect the interiors of the home to the garden.

“The mainstream look and overall design quality of family houses in the Czech Republic is mostly poor – the reason being the fact that these houses are catalog projects usually without identity and deeper creative thought,” Švejdík said. “But for most people, this way of building their home is easier, cheaper, and more certain than working with an architect on multiple levels,” he added. “We decided to design a project that brings the advantages of good architecture and standardization together.” “We then came up with the basic principles of the construction and used our programming knowledge to create a system of assembling parts, and now we are able to create various configurations suitable for different people, families, or budgets.”

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Clad In Charred Timber, This L-Shaped Coastal Home Is A Cozy Holiday Retreat

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Somers House is a quaint and adorable coastal home in the town of Somers on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. The L-shaped house is designed by Australian studio Kennedy Nolan and is located on a lovely coastal site. The home intends to function as a haven of retreat and relaxation for the client and his family. It is defined by warm earthy colors and intriguing geometrical curves.

Designer: Kennedy Nolan

Kennedy Nolan designed the Somers House to be weather-resilient. The exterior of the home is clad almost completely in timber. What’s fascinating is that the timber is charred utilizing the popular Japanese Shou Sugi Ban technique. The exterior features a dark timber that coats the entire L-shaped layout. A central curved stairwell is tucked away in one corner, and covered in a ochre-toned render. The stairwell connects the various floors of the home and is marked with small rectangular windows.

“A central curved mass knuckle housing circulation grounds the design in the site, with more lightweight wings spreading out into the landscape,” said project architect Matilda Blazey. “In the tradition of the Corbusian curve, a curved form is made more potent when sitting in tension beside a straight plane.”

The sides of the stairwell feature two perpendicular timber-clad wings that accommodate the main rooms of the home. One of the wings is raised on columns providing a sheltered outdoor living area in its underbelly. An opening in the facade of the raised wing holds a bridge that connects the first-floor entrance of the home to the surrounding sloping landscape.

“The interior arrangement was based upon solving the problem of both capturing the northern aspect and southerly ocean views in the main living spaces,” said Blazey. “The spatial arrangement supports privacy and separation but makes coming together effortless and celebrated.”

The interiors of the home aim to complement the home’s exterior, by maintaining a rich and earthy tone. The materials and decorations of the interiors perfectly suit the rich tones of the exterior, creating a warm and inviting space. Cork, raw brass, and earthy tiles adorn the walls of the hallways and bedrooms.

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The Wooffy Dog House Is The Perfect Little Home + Crate For Your Doggo

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As much as I love spending time with my own cats, I’m honestly running out of ways to keep them entertained and prevent them from knocking down an item or two in my home, out of sheer boredom. If you’re pretty much in the same precarious situation as me and are always looking for new ways to keep your pet entertained, comfortable, and happy, then I may have a new product for you. Sorry cat owners, but this one is just for the doggos – Wooffy Dog House.

Designer: Wooffy Dog House

If you’re in the mood to gift your pet something truly cute and cozy, then you may want to consider the Wooffy Dog House. This luxurious and cozy dog house not only acts as a comfy haven for your pets but also functions as a well-designed piece of home decor for your home. The Wooffy Dog House is built from top-tier plywood and features transparent acrylic doors. Besides providing a resting place for your doggo, it’s an excellent piece of furniture that perfectly merges with the rest of your home decor. It makes a statement with its contemporary design without being too overbearing and loud.

Besides being a dog house, the little structure also doubles up as a dog crate! It’s a great product to crate-train your doggo or simply give them a space to nap in. The Wooffy Dog House is specifically designed for dogs under 50lbs, and hence it caters to a large range of popular breeds. It can be a comfortable home for a Shih Tzu or a Beagle!

Within the dog house, your doggo will be welcomed by a water-resistant and breathable bed that will keep them comfy and safe. The front door of the home can either be left open or latched shut, providing your pet with plenty of ventilation and natural light, keeping them happy and content. The Wooffy Dog House is available in two options – the Standard Edition with a solid-colored canvas roof or the fun Art Edition 01 which features a playful and whimsical pattern. So you can pick the house that perfectly matches your doggo and your home’s vibe!

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The Glass House In Tasmania Is A Surrealist Modern Architecture Lover’s Dream Come True

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An hour and a half away from Hobart, the capital of Tasmania is a rural locality called Koonya which provides picture-perfect views over Norfolk Bay and lush greenery. The picturesque location deserves a picturesque home that does true justice to it. And, this resulting structure by local architectural practice Room 11 is truly as impressive as its surroundings. Architect Thomas Bailey and associate director Kate Philips worked together to design the concrete home, ensuring it is in complete tandem with its surroundings vistas, and curvaceous site.

Designer: Room 11

The studio’s director Thomas Bailey’s family had a beach shack in the area, so he is quite familiar with it. He was cycling past the site, when he noticed a ‘Sold’ sticker on the sales board, and within twelve hours received a call from the client, asking Room 11 to build a home for him on it! Dubbed Glass House, this latest house is the third home on the property. It is preceded by a ‘glass house’ and a concrete retreat. The pre-existing structures are quite impressive as well, but the new home is truly the star, as it cantilevers and floats ethereally above the undulating ground.

The home is almost 35m in length, and the entrance has been outfitted at the cantilevered end of it. The front door leads to a set of stairs, that take you to the home’s single level, where an impressive corridor opens up to a stunning window view at the other end. “Our client, like us, admires the work of Donald Judd (the eminent American sculptor), in particular the way he works with the landscape,” said Bailey. Hence cues were taken from Judd’s work and incorporated into the Glass House.

The home by Room 11 is quite expansive and well-equipped. It features three bedrooms and two bathrooms, as well as a mesmerizing mirrored bathroom that is attached to the master bedroom. It also houses an open-plan kitchen, living, and dining area. The kitchen is quite recessive and subtle marked by black laminated joinery and a black stone splashback, allowing the surreal vistas to take front and center in the home. A mirrored insert also works hard to accentuate the views. All in all, the vibrant and spacious Tasmanian house is an excellent abode for someone who loves to wake up and fall sleep to exquisite views!

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Japanese Architecture Meets Modern Beach Home In The MOT.22 On The French Coast

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Named MOT.22, this stunning home in southwestern France’s coastal enclave of Cap Ferret is designed by French studio MARDI. The wooden cabin is tucked away in a narrow strip of land, surrounded by the lush green shores of the Arcachon Basin. It perfectly portrays the harmonious relationship between traditional craftsmanship and contemporary design. MARDI and a young carpenter teamed up to create the serene dwelling since it is intended to be a cabin in maritime pine wood with an exposed timber frame.

Designer: MARDI

The architecture studio drew inspiration from the traditional oyster hut and the ancient timber frame structures found in Japan. MARDI mixed and matched the two to create the traditional exposed frame and the maritime pine wood built for the cabin. They wanted to incorporate a design process that tweaks and upgrades the conventions, while also respectfully celebrating them. Maxime Donnat, a lead architect on the project said, “We wanted to revisit this subject, also drawing inspiration from some traditional Japanese architectures with a well-marked facade.”

The dwelling features an eye-catching and fascinating front facade. The facade faces the street and exposes the essence of the building and its unique timber construction. In fact, the entrance is located at the rear of the building, which in turn creates a spacious covered porch that highlights the exposed structure above. Another interesting feature of the home is that it is raised on stilts. This provides protection since it is located in a flood-prone location.

As you enter the home, you notice it is defined by a structural framework. The framework was carefully planned and laid, allowing each room in the home to be distinctly defined and highlighted – including the living room, kitchen, staircase, and bathrooms for each room. The interiors of the home are marked by exposed timber. In fact, the wooden structure becomes the focal point of the interior, maintaining a sense of cohesiveness throughout all the rooms. However, the studio incorporated colorful shower interiors, to provide a contrast to the maritime pine palette. Architect Yoan Jallerat said, “Each shower is composed of a checkerboard floor and a solid earthenware color with zellige tiles.”

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A camper van enveloped by teak creates a cabin where you can be one with nature

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If you’re staying in a place that has a great view of the ocean or is in the middle of nature, you probably want to spend a lot of the time outdoors. You would still need a place to sleep in or take shelter if it becomes too hot or it rains of course. But what if the line between your indoors and the beautiful outdoors becomes a little blurred? And if this place is also sustainable then you might have the almost perfect abode.

Designer: Dani Serrano

The Camper House is actually a camper van that has been transformed into a more permanent abode. It’s a cabin that serves as a housing module and was built by just two people on the shores of a rural surfer village in Nicaragua, which is a perfect spot for something like this. They were able to transform the van into a house that you can turn into a room with a view. And they apparently just used a radial arm saw and a drill for this transformation.

If you want to open up your house during daytime (or even night time), you just have to slide open the partition made from teak and fabric to open up the front living space to be one with the ocean or the forest or the landscape. You can also open the windows easily with the ropes and pulleys attached. To protect you from rainy conditions but still experience fresh air and light, it has a pitched, corrugated steel roof top. Inside you get shelves, a table, a bunk bed, a kitchen, and a faucet. At night, when you need to close up, there are hanging paper lanterns for your light source so the camper van looks like a lantern from the outside.

It’s a pretty minimalist house for when you need to experience a few creature comforts while also exposing yourself to the beautiful nature around you. I wouldn’t mind temporarily staying in this for a few days if I just wanted to get away from city life. My only concern would be of course the bathroom situation (although there is an outhouse) and if there are extreme weather conditions while I’m staying there.

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This A-Frame Home In Mexico City Has An Underground Floor With Submerged Bedrooms

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Designed by local studio Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados, this wooden A-Frame house is located in a forested area outside of Mexico City. The home features unique underground bedrooms and is surrounded by greenery on all sides, in the forest of Valle de Bravo. The expansive home includes two volumes stacked on top of each other, with the public living spaces located above, and the private living spaces located below.

Pros:

  • Built using pre-fabricated elements
  • The pitched roof is used for rainwater harvesting, filtering light, and passively ventilating the home

Cons:

  • The home is quite open and expansive with large windows, which could create a privacy issue
  • It could be tricky to move furniture between the two floors

Designer: Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados 

The A-Frame House has a large ground level featuring a semi-open living and dining room, kitchen, and family room. These spaces have a minimal footprint to create adequate space for a terrace. Pre-fabricated elements were brought to the site, and put together to build the A-Frame structure. The top and sides of the home have been covered in glass, including the space at the back. The terrace holds an outdoor pool and lounge area to allow residents to feel closer to the natural surroundings of the home.  “The main goal of this project was to give more importance to the surroundings present and to the open space given, embracing the idea of emptiness even with the possibility of having the architecture disappear,” said Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados (PPAA) founder Pablo Pérez Palacios.

Quite interestingly, a submerged staircase on the terrace grants access to the lower level which accommodates three bedrooms with private baths, and a small study. The sleeping sections have been artfully concealed into the ground, with surrounding trees providing an ample amount of privacy. “This design method gives you the possibility to really disconnect while enjoying your own solitude in the surrounding nature, gently forcing you to have that moment of relationship with the site, even if you’re just going to bed,” said Pérez Palacios.

The exterior of the home has a black finish accentuated by dark roof tiles, whereas the interiors are quite minimal and warm, highlighted with natural materials in neutral tones, and certified wood on the walls. The pitched roof of the A-Frame house isn’t just for aesthetic purposes, it also collects rainwater which is then transferred to an open water deposit for reuse.

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MUJI transforms a 100-year-old Japanese home into its first MUJI Base Airbnb guest house

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Iconic Japanese brand MUJI is infamous for its minimal and subtle products in household, stationery, apparel, and also little knick-knacks! I have a soft spot for MUJI myself, and I love treating myself to their products once in a while. And, now MUJI has finally dipped its toes in the world of architecture and interior design! The brand recently unveiled a pretty and peaceful home in Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. Called, the MUJI Base Kamogawa, the century-old house was given a radical makeover, transforming it into a serene dwelling with MUJI’s signature minimalist touch. It is open for bookings on Airbnb.

Designer: MUJI

The 100-year-old home beautifully merges traditional Japanese architecture with MUJI’s signature minimalism creating a contemporary home that supports a free-flowing lifestyle. The home has adopted a bit of Western influence while maintaining the true essence of Japanese ‘Satoyama’ living, which signifies being one with nature. The interior of the home is designed with simplicity in mind, providing guests with a much-needed break from the hustle and bustle of city life. The interior is lined with neutral tones and features MUJI comforts. This project was also created to preserve and promote the local culture of Kamogawa, and the home provides an opportunity to collaborate and partner up with local businesses. It allows guests to immerse and involve themselves with the local community’s lifestyle and spirit.

“Nowadays, lifestyles and workstyles have changed drastically. Though can choose to live and work anywhere you want, having a place where you want to go back again and again always gives you peace of mind. If you had those places everywhere in Japan, you would fill your heart with happiness. MUJI BASE can be the one for you,” said MUJI. And truly, the home attempts to serve as a tranquil and calming retreat for MUJI lovers who truly want to immerse themselves in the essence of the brand.

The MUJI Base Kamogawa can accommodate up to five people and is completely adorned with MUJI products. The home is available to book for $152 a night, and guests can select between pre-packaged MUJI meals or decently-priced home delivery of produce from the local farmers!

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All-black home features an intricate steel facade to allow plants to climb + grow over the house

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English architectural studio Giles Miller Studio recently completed ‘Woven’ – one of its first residential projects in Kent, England. The impressive home features a sculptural black facade and is located around a hundred meters from the stunning cliffs and sandy beaches of Broadstairs, Kent. The unique dwelling integrates indoor and outdoor spaces beautifully owing to its facade mentioned above which features some intricate steel latticework.

The facade was created to help the home merge harmoniously with its natural surroundings, allowing nature to grow both indoors and outdoors. Plants are welcome to grow along and up the home’s exterior, while also being visible from within, which adds an even more fascinating twist to the residence.

Pros:

  • Breaks down the barrier between indoors and outdoors
  • Perfectly integrates nature within the home
  • Provides natural shading

Cons:

  • The numerous different plants can be challenging to maintain and can become messy and unruly if not cared for properly

Designer: Giles Miller Studio

The external facade of the Woven House is quite interesting since it seems to be a form of detailed and intricate artwork. This intricate latticework forms a framework for the different plants to grow upon – climbing plants such as jasmine and clematis. This allows nature to subtly and beautifully grow from the exterior of the building to the interior, which is possible owing to the generous amount of glass used throughout the home. The facade is also pretty useful as it provides natural shading to the property, which enables the use of massive floor-to-ceiling glass windows. The architects drew inspiration from the circular patterns of the twisted rattan weave and added a three-dimensional element to the home by utilizing recycled ABS modules crafted from electronic component housing waste.

“The buildings we inhabit have a direct impact on our state of mind. Through their design, they curate light, sound, and human interaction, while exposing us to nature and organic materials, resulting in a profoundly positive effect. In harmony with our latest surface and sculptural experimentation, we believe Woven represents a truly unique architectural typology,” said studio founder Giles Miller. The Woven house is designed to be an artistic approach to architecture and design, aiming to elevate and enhance the resident’s experience and concept of space.

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