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Castle Rock House | By Herbst Architects

Our latest fantasy beach retreat is located in Auckland, New Zealand. Designed by Herbst Architects, the spectacular Castle Rock Beach House sited on the crest of the hill and offers guests mind-blowing views of the panoramic landscape. The house is split in two levels, on top level is an open plan kitchen, outdoor dining area, barbecue corner, and relaxed living area, and the lower level features two large bedrooms and an outdoor shower. The picture-perfect getaway also features a path leading to the beach.



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BACH FAMILY HOUSE - Image

BACH FAMILY HOUSE

The Bach Family House is a new and interesting creation by a team of New Zealand architects. The Cymon Allfrey Architecture studio has organized 3 timber cabins around a central terrace thus re-creating the old idea of a central social area. Geometrically one of the shapes is quite different, a unique tower that serves as a fire wood storage on the bottom and a bunkhouse above it. The larger structure includes a kitchen, an utility area, the main living room and a b...
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VILLA IN FORMENTERA | BY MARIA CASTELLO - Image

VILLA IN FORMENTERA | BY MARIA CASTELLO

We recently featured a beautiful single level home and work studio in Spanish island Formentera Designed by Spanish architect Maria Castello Martinez. This time around we feature another of her architecture masterpieces also in Formentera. The contemporary property nemed Can Manuel d’en Corda, features beautiful interior woodwork, exposed original stone walls, exposed original wooden beams, and fully utilizes the outside space creating inviting courtyards to relax...
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WARDELL SAGAN APARTMENT

This original open-space living/work loft is the creation of two San Francisco art and travel addicts, Jeff Wardell and Claudia Sagan. They bought a 3,200 sq ft former Chinese laundry and restored it as a living space. They also wanted to include a home office and a guest bedroom without cluttering the space, so they came up with the idea of stacking two shipping containers on top of each other to create private space within the open-plan living area. source Like...
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