Montecinto Residence | By Barton Myers Associates

The Montecito Residence by Barton Myers Associates Located in the hills above Montecito, California is an architectural masterpiece. The Architects designed the home to feature sliding glass walls and windows, allowing the local breezes to cool the home on warmer summer days. The house takes full advantage of the indoor-outdoor living made possible by California Coast’s mild climate. Designed specifically without air-conditioning, it is cooled exclusively by cross-ventilation.

TOBIN ISLAND BOATHOUSE

The Tobin Island Boathouse is worth a serious look should you be out and around Lake Rousseau, a part of the Muskoka Lakes in Ontario, Canada. Designed by the AKB Architects team, the sleek minimal and edgy look is beautifully integrated in its luscious natural surroundings. This boathouse uses mainly weathered cedar wood with a special charred treatment, similar to an old Japanese technique, known as the Shou Sugi Ban, which helps the whole thing seamlessly blend w...
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BARCELONA INDUSTRIAL LOFT

This spectacular loft apartment is a refurbishment of an old carpenter’s workshop located in Barcelona’s Poble Sec neighbourhood. Designed by Spanish architectural studio FFWD, the team defined that the main goal was to set up the space for habitation while preserving the existing structural components, and its charm and singularity. They restored the building´s brick and stone walls, the wooden beams in the ceiling, and covered the floor with a concrete lining...
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CASA TILL | BY WMR ARCHITECTS

"Casa Till" is our latest dream house, designed by WRM Architects this low single story wooden construction is the ultimate retreat. The small ecological wooden house is wedged snugly into a cliff in Los Arcos, Chile, offering guests uninterrupted and breathtaking views of the sea and sky. The open floor plan employs a system of sliding walls, allowing for flexible room sizes and privacy levels, and large floor to ceiling windows create a large...
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