Weekend Retreat | Tokyo

Casa Son Vida a long-term project involving the Marcel Wanders Studio, Los Angeles and Switzerland-based Tec Arquitecture and developers Cosmopolitan Estates. This luxurious crib was inspired by a 1960’s Mediterranean villa although the design looks pretty futuristic. Located in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, the Casa Son Vida is the first of six world-class luxury villas planned on the island by Cosmopolitan Estates....
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Perched on a cliff overlooking the Zihuatanejo bay in the Mexican West Coast, Casa Acantilado has dramatic surroundings that feature steep, rocky topography. Designed by Zozaya Arquitectos, the impressive villa emerges from the rocks and takes shape in concrete. Its comprehensively designed palapa roof composed in stone, wood, and palm leaves seems to nod to the foliage surrounding it. The main volume on top offers a cool, open-air room for relaxing and entertaining...
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BAK calls the Camden a livable artifact, and that framing is more honest than most tiny house marketing. This is not a downsized home pretending to be a house. It is an 18 square metre black volume on wheels designed to stop somewhere, open up, and let you observe. The lower level does the most with the least. A longitudinal kitchen, full bathroom, and two condensed lounge areas occupy the floor plan without competing for space. The interior is deliberately d...
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