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by Furnishly | Oct 25, 2021 | Design Inspiration
This Argentinian house takes on a linear, monolithic form that dominates a green landscape next to a native forest. Built with walls of cold concrete, the large house presents a hard, brutalist exterior that can be seen from afar. As onlookers draw nearer, intermittent walls of rustic stone interrupt the smooth expanses of grey render, bringing texture and depth into rectangular cutaways. Created by architects at Patio Estudio, the house design is both separated and connected by patio areas that expand the volume of the home. The patio elements create an interior-exterior link and work as an integral part of the floor layout, complementing the main functions of the home.
Located at the edge of a sloped neighbourhood, the house is blessed with green surroundings and a lush native forest backdrop. The plot on which the linear concrete house is built is suitably flat.
Other than turf, vegetation around the house is sparse. A raised planter has been constructed at the front of the house to healthily balance out the cold concrete and stone exterior.
A swimming pool hugs the side of a ground floor terrace, where outdoor furniture encourages socialising in the open air. The ground floor terrace also has a barbecue area and is connected to a volleyball court.
Soil was extracted from around the site to elevate the house to a rise of 1.3 metres. This adjustment raises the line of sight to skim over the neighbouring grove and onto a more superior view of the larger landscape.
The upper floor of the home contains nine different spaces: the living room, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms, and three bathrooms.
The rooms are connected by a passageway and separated by patios.
Inside the home, a warm and inviting atmospheric lighting scheme illuminates walls of rich wood tone panels and matching doors. A custom-made built-in sofa design echoes the sleek and linear aesthetic of the home exterior. Cognac leather seat cushions soften the look.
A stone fireplace cuts down between large living room windows. Modern wood storage units wing each side.
Walking down the corridor that links the rooms, we pass doorways to terraces and numerous rugged stone feature walls.
Out on one of the terraces, we discover a complex view of overlapping interior and exterior volumes.
The ground floor garage pulls up alongside the swimming pool and barbeque area, separated by a thick stone wall.
Eleven patios create voids across the volume of the house that split up the nine solid interior modules.
The monolithic concrete structure of the building gives the home an introverted character.
The concrete skin that surrounds both interior and exterior patios ensures ultimate privacy from even the closest neighbours.
Once the homeowners and their visitors make it beyond the secretive concrete armour that encases the home, focus is largely pushed toward the patios inside.
The sweeping pathway that rises into the centre of the house is an experience all on its own, where glimpses of the landscape compete with bold architectural features.
A flower bed filled with delicate white blooms seems to playfully contradict the weight, solidity and linearity of the neighbouring architecture.
At night, the brutalist house design comes alive with light that bursts forth from massive expanses of glass and open patios.
Whilst the concrete entryway looks hard and foreboding, it is actually a gently sloping gradient that serves as a non-discriminatory access ramp for all physical abilities.
The winding pathway draws out a welcoming meander to the upper floor where the main living space is located.
Upon the incline, a peek into the social spaces of the home is permitted through wide windows.
Raised planters bring a touch of the green landscape to the top of the stylish concrete access ramp.
The same stone and concrete finishes form a cohesive materials palette both outside and inside of the home, with wooden elements added inside to smooth and warm the living spaces and bedrooms.
The ascending pathway rises to the top in the shape of a question mark. Shrubs grow around the sides, softening the effect of its concrete finish.
Whether looking on to the inside patios of this introverted house, or looking out to the neighbouring forest, the views are splendid.
Birdseye view of the property and plot.
The patios are perceived as just another part of the house to be frequented and enjoyed as much as the other rooms.
Uplights bring a whole new character to the outdoor spaces at night, when they highlight the textural aspect of the cast concrete and the impressive rugged stone walls. Shrubs make dramatic shadows.
The prolific use of wood in the interior makes a smooth change from the outer image of the home.
The fenestration conjures a seemingly infinite arrangement of near and far reaching views.
Elegant outdoor furniture ties in with black steel elements included around the architecture and borrows wooden accents from the interior.
Concrete cutouts hang like enormous Tetris shapes against the clear blue sky, coming to rest on a bed of green.
The entry pathway reaches all the way to the road.
The property is set just a few metres back into the plot.
Overlapping concrete slabs create a unique entry point.
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by Furnishly | Oct 18, 2021 | Design Inspiration
As the future home of a designer couple, this project came into the hands of TIES architects with some very specific homeowner requirements. The couple wanted to integrate their daily working environment as a fundamental piece of the puzzle, where it would merge with the regular routine at home. Because of this desire for a strong work and home life link, the 375 square metre house was constructed upon two leading functions. The essential home office is located down on the first, semi-basement floor, with a welcoming residential area situated upon the level above. It’s here that a towering window wraps a pitched, double-height room, and a breathtaking breeze block wall brings stunning sunlit pattern.
The modern exterior of this project uses a pattern of breeze blocks, which perform a decorative function both inside and out. The blocks were implemented to allow a generous influx of uplifting sunlight to enter the double height living space, where the playful permeation causes aesthetic light play.
Planters front the home exterior on two levels, which work toward blending the contemporary structure with its surrounding green landscape, thus softening its presence on the land.
Large black gates reveal a shaded glimpse of the terraced entryway within. More raised planters and exterior lighting create a magical ambience to welcome the owners home, and to create a lasting first impression on guests.
At the back of the house, the classic gable roof shape is brightly highlighted with a strip of external lighting around its edge. Massive windows break open the side of the building, exposing blissful sky views to those dwelling within.
A towering window wraps the pitched roof above the double-height living room, exposing the space to a clear skyscape. The room is brightened further by light decor pieces in the shape of a soft cream living room rug and a modern sofa. Modern black rocking chairs add dark punctuation to the arrangement.
The wall of decorative breeze blocks provides the living room with a unique focal point. The wall is elevated to allow access onto the concrete roof of the carport where a dry garden is planted.
The lounge area is raised slightly proud of the kitchen dining area, where a small illuminated staircase provides access. The gable roof shape encompasses the entire living space, making it possible to achieve the ultimate ceiling height thanks to the gradient of the slope.
The kitchen emerges from behind flat-fronted, handle-free cabinet doors.
A mezzanine platform is constructed above the kitchen to make better use of the expansive ceiling height in this area.
Access ladders climb up and over the concealed kitchen design. A sun-warmed loft net makes a tempting place for rest and relaxation under a wide skylight.
The owner of the house required the design to place a firm focus on accessibility in order to welcome their senior citizen parents who have walking challenges. Aesthetically pleasing accessibility ramps were built to connect the floors in place of large staircases. The split level ramp optimises and maximises the available area in the house.
The semi-private residential space is located at the front of the house, with bedrooms more secluded toward the back.
The two living volumes are separated by a dry garden that provides additional ventilation and natural light.
A peaceful atmosphere grows from the internal garden, which nurtures a restful pause in the separation between the walls of the two masses.
The external home entryway conjures the same feeling of restfulness with lush green planting and glowing light. Despite its cool, raw concrete exterior, the home has a warm and inviting presentation. This forecourt is also the main garden for the home, although the roof gardens each offer sweeter views and the courtyards sandwiched between living volumes provide more privacy.
The master ensuite bathroom is a darkly decorated space with a black bathtub. A glass wall WC is installed alongside the shower cubicle in a smooth, flush-fitting arrangement.
The ensuite bathroom in its entirety is a glass-walled room, which allows natural light to be borrowed from the bedroom windows.
A unique bathroom basin looks out through the glass wall into the bedroom and the views beyond the outer windows. A ceiling-mounted tap descends upon the shallow, black sink. The dark decor scheme continues through the bedroom to achieve one cohesive look.
Basement floor plan, including the main garden area with terrace, a maid’s bedroom and bathroom, a multipurpose room, and the home office that resides alongside a handy kitchen and dining area.
First floor plan with main open plan living room, dining room and kitchen layout. We also see a kids’ bedroom and guest bedroom on the opposite side of the dry garden here, as well as a storage room and small bathroom.
Second floor plan with the master bedroom and glass wall ensuite bathroom.
Mezzanine plan with loft net, plus another roof garden situated toward the back of the house.
Roof plan.
Section drawing showing the distribution and layering of space along with ramp access. This drawing clearly illustrates the split of space achieved by the dry garden within the walls of the house.
Section drawing from gable end, illustrating the impressive pitch and scale of the pitched roof design.
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by Furnishly | Oct 6, 2021 | Design Inspiration
Dhrangadhra yellow stone and exposed concrete build this wonderful single-story modern rustic home in Gujarat, Ahmedabad, India. Designed by Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar of tHE gRID Architects, the 1100 square foot home is a single-story dwelling that was created as an intimate, modest weekend getaway. The cosy interior design marks a relationship between manmade and natural materials, featuring beautiful reclaimed wood, jute and rope, mild steel, and entire walls of clear glass. A tonal limestone floor created with Kotah slabs smooths easily onto a paved terrace. These earthy, local materials plus local workmanship meant that the build of the home had a reduced carbon footprint, which was significant to the owner.
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The Dhrangadhra yellow stone that was used for both the foundation and overall construction of the home gives the property its name, the Rock House. The 1100 square foot home is situated on a 4776.3 square foot site, which allows for a large terrace to be built alongside the property, where the couple can spend quality time together and entertain friends
The yellow stone construction gives the single-story home its warm, rustic charm. Terracotta planters are scattered around the extensive paved terrace, creating many decorative moments of interest and opportunities for added greenery.
A mature palm tree is bedded right at the centre of the large patio area. The natural surroundings remained largely undisturbed in the building of this ecologically sensitive home.
The holiday homeowners wished to create a place that would pair privacy with open spaces, so that they could connect more with the outdoors. The architects answered this brief with a home design that was built around nature, rather than the incorporation of nature into the home.
The natural and raw materials of the modest home design harmonises with the native environment. The architecture forms an H-shaped block that only very gently impinges upon the native scenery.
The weekend home offers the owners a relaxing, nature kissed experience that is fundamentally different from their routine living during the week. Large local mature trees provide shade from the sun along all the pathways. In lieu of manmade walls, these trees also mark the boundary of the home.
The paved plinth raises the single-story house up by two feet to provide a small vantage point over the green landscape. Plants and water bodies create an independent micro-ecosystem.
The programme and planning minimised the built-form to ensure continual communion with nature.
The house was designed as a mere shelter for some essential daily activities, with the rest of weekend life expected to take place outside.
Local species of insect repellent plants keep the bugs at bay in the outdoor living areas.
Inside the home, the one-foot-thick stone walls remain a prominent design feature. The continuation of yellow stone solidifies the easy connection between the interior and exterior spaces and simply dispenses with cosmetic layering. Red throw pillows and a red rug add bright accents to a cosy lounge area, whilst a modern dining set makes a weatherproof dining spot.
Unique furniture items fill the rustic interior with oodles of character and intriguing talking points.
Great walls of glass maintain links with the lush green environment at all times, even when tucked away indoors.
The rustic bedroom is a wildly colourful retreat. More floor-to-ceiling glazing extends the home’s connection with the gardens, absorbs natural light play, and displays the passing seasons.
Reclaimed wood bedroom pendant lights are situated above understated floating bedside units, which allow the more decorative pieces in the room to shine.
Coordinating wooden pendant lights illuminate the walkways around the home.
Even when spending time indoors to cook food or dine under shelter, the wide glass doors can be drawn back to create an open link with the landscape. The one wall kitchen installation is a raw wood design, which complements the organic envelope of stone walls and tropical plants. Kotah limestone slabs fill the floor of the kitchen diner and flow throughout the rest of the home. An exposed concrete ceiling adds a touch of raw industrial style.
Trees around the property provide shelter and sustenance to local birds and small fauna, encouraging biodiversity.
The architects avoided fragmentation of the landscape with compound walls so that the house would rely on natural boundaries created by vegetation for privacy.
The site plan illustrates how the established trees were maintained to achieve natural privacy. The floor plan shows how the architects created living spaces that are column-free in order to provide unobstructed views of the landscape.
The left side elevation is solid stone, creating a rustic fortress to the outside world. Stone columns smartly mark the veranda.
As we move around to the rear elevation, we observe a stone and glass facade that links the home interior to the natural surroundings.
More floor-to-ceiling glass breaks open the right side elevation of the house.
In section A, we observe a small courtyard just off the bathroom, which gives the room a private garden view.
The main courtyard is a prominent feature in Section B, where it neighbours the living area. A second courtyard flanks the passageway.
Finally, section C lays out the dining area in relation to the lounge, and marks the flow into the large, paved backyard area where the majority of daily life activities take place for the couple every weekend.
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by Furnishly | Oct 1, 2021 | Design Inspiration
A restful serenity washes over this luxury modern house design, which is skillfully constructed upon a sloping plot in Andratx, Mallorca, Spain. Created by Osvaldo Luppi Architects, the impressive 985 square metre home features a series of overlapping planes that navigate the topography of the rocky Mediterranean hillside. The winged floor plan is designed to focus open the blissful Mediterranean Sea views, and to hug a large pool terrace that flows directly into the lower projection. Rough white concrete bands contrast with warm wood cladding across the face of the building, accentuating the split platforms and freshly differentiating the contemporary construction from the open terrain.
The modern exterior is cut through with huge expanses of glass that open up the interior to the panorama and create connection with the wide pool terrace below. The interlocking levels of the home extend into large terraces to create opportunities for indoor-outdoor living in the warm Spanish sunshine.
The cool blue swimming pool stretches across the full length of the main living space. An al fresco dining room stands just outside of the kitchen, situated under the welcoming shade of a deep balcony overhang.
The outdoor dining room makes a special place for entertaining dinner guests at nightfall, with the warming glow of the kitchen behind and the water’s edge glistening out in front.
Wood decking runs alongside the swimming pool, creating an ideal spot for sun loungers or a cluster of outdoor beanbags. The concrete platform that elevates the outdoor dining room is underlined with a bright line of LED light that makes the pool deck into an inviting area after dark.
Plant borders add small moments of greenery around the swimming pool and multilevel sun terraces. Outdoor lighting illuminates the wonderful wood grain cladding across the modern home exterior.
The long rectangular swimming pool appears to extend underneath the lowest plane of the building’s architecture but actually stops at a glass viewing window.
The textured white concrete and wood material palette continues inside of the contemporary home design, where it teams with smooth tile and light furniture upholstery.
Wood grain panels smartly clad the TV wall in the lounge, making warm contrast with crisp white walls and ceilings, and pale tiled floors.
The lounge is blessed with gorgeous views on both sides. Retractable glass doors break open the building to sea views on one side, and a green hilly vista on the other.
Wood slatted wall panels texture the luxury kitchen. An eight place dining set offers an option for indoor dining just behind the outdoor dining zone.
A unique wooden kitchen island design is chamfered at the base to create a cantilevered effect. The back wall of the kitchen is fitted with plain white units that meld quietly with the plain white walls.
An induction hob with integrated extractor is bedded into the kitchen island countertop. Integrated ovens are positioned low in the back wall of units to hide them from obvious view.
The unusual kitchen island seems to teeter on the brink of falling from its narrow base.
Short stone staircases connect the separate levels of the home.
Solid wood grain balustrades build golden contrast and definition alongside the pale grey stone treads.
A skylight spills sunlight into the stairwell, highlighting the bold textural contrast between materials.
Large picture windows perforate the sides of the building, opening up mesmerising views at every twist and turn throughout the layout.
Perimeter lighting and baseboard-height LEDs ensure brightly lit passage through the home at all times.
The angular architecture creates a captivating bedroom design, where a home workspace slots creatively into the sharp corner of the room. The bedroom ottoman can double as outdoor seating on the bedroom’s private terrace.
Back down on the main deck, an outdoor sink and grill make up a handy open-air kitchen area for entertaining. The outdoor kitchen is integrated into one of the planters at the edge of the swimming pool, which creates novel green decor around the kitchen countertop.
The indoor and outdoor floor tiles are the same, which creates blurred boundaries and a wonderful easy flow between the two living spaces.
Down on the lowest level of the home, a secluded spa area is coolly shaded from the searing sunshine. The small pool is situated directly up against the glass wall of the outdoor swimming pool to create the effect of one connected body of blue water.
Perimeter LEDs highlight the rough concrete wall texture behind a small shower area. Two sun loungers are positioned to gaze upon the poolside view and its underwater swimmers.
An outdoor walkway/mini terrace connects with the main living room.
A planted border brings nature right up to the glass walls of the luxury living room. A wood slatted fence runs smoothly into the rich wood clad TV wall to create one long wood grain feature.
Outdoor wood slatted screens allow the interior light to spill from the building, creating intriguing lanterns of warm illumination through the surrounding trees on the hillside slope.
A white concrete wall flanks the main access path to the plot, which echoes the smooth white planes within the main body of the home.
Wooden entry gates complement the wood clad elements across the building. Exterior lights mark out an alluring pathway into the property.
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by Furnishly | Sep 30, 2021 | Design Inspiration
A free-flowing layout creates a connected sense of family in this 112 square metre apartment project in the south of Moscow, Russia. Designed by Julia Khabarova, for a young couple with a child, the home was created to include an autonomous master block that avoids the inclusion of dead ends around the main living spaces. A central “cube” forces new scenarios of movement around the apartment in answer to an immovable riser. The material palette of slatted oak veneer, suede upholstery, cool concrete and reflective metals create an earthy aesthetic, alongside tonal shades of grey and warm umber accents. The full floor plan is included at the end of the tour.
Gray living room decor is warmed through with wood clad feature walls formed with layers of slatted texture. The lounge area is lined with heavy drapes that create a soft backdrop for an L-shaped sectional sofa arrangement.
The clients requested the inclusion of a bio fireplace in the living room. The flames ficker openly across a hearth that protrudes toward the adjacent kitchen diner area.
A table for four is adjoined to a central kitchen island. The table can also be extended to accommodate extra dinner guests, serving up to a party of six.
The open plan living space also includes the hallway area. Here, a generous storage system lines the walls, flowing toward the laundry room. Wood panels and slats of different widths form floor-to-ceiling handles on the hallway cabinets. This aesthetic is repeated to create interest across the TV wall in the lounge too, which creates a cohesive look through the open concept.
The modern fireplace is reflected in full length mirrors that are embedded into the opposite wall of the walkway.
A floating bookcase is fashioned into the back of the wall mounted TV cabinet.
The homeowners chose to make the kitchen island countertop deeper, at 750 millimeters, to allow them to comfortably cook and prep on both sides of the worktop.
Oak veneer column units house integrated appliances.
At the end of the kitchen island, a floating sink section allows direct access from three sides. Two-sided pull-out sections offer practical sized drawers that are not too heavy or too deep.
The decor scheme uses an earthy material palette of oak veneer, suede, concrete and metal, alongside shades of grey and warm umber.
A central “cube” was fashioned to accommodate a riser in the apartment. Decorative blue-gray plaster and a recessed lighting strip makes a feature of the volume, which contains the guest bathroom.
The central cube creates diversity in the space, and causes different scenarios of movement.
The laundry room is revealed from behind a sliding door that can be left open without causing obstruction. When drawn back, an umber feature wall adds colour to the hallway.
The door to the guest bathroom is concealed with the dark plasterwork of the “cube”.
The private master bedroom suite sees a repeat of the layered, slatted wall panel treatment. The umber accent returns in the shape of a modern upholstered bed.
A swing arm wall lamp produces focussed reading light over the pillows. A stylish bedroom chair offers another comfortable reading spot in the corner of the room.
Blue artwork brightens the bedroom palette.
A grey bedroom rug brings a cosy factor to the oak laminate flooring.
Grey bedroom curtains copy the plush drapes in the living room.
A glass vase filled with stems adds a splash of greenery by the bed.
Mini bedroom pendant lights are paired at varying height over the bedside table, which compliments its tiered silhouette.
A recessed LED strip cuts down the bedroom focal wall, drawing attention to the artwork and a clean white linear console unit.
The ensuite bathroom is accessed via the dressing area, where smooth oak veneer wardrobes line the walls.
Black fixtures punctuate the guest bathroom, where blue-gray plaster contrasts with a white wet zone and floor tiles. The recessed floor-to-ceiling mirrors are the same inclusions that reflect the modern fireplace out in the living area. The mirrors help build an open, airy and lighter feel inside the compact area.
Built-in shelves thread an element of textural wood grain through the toilet cistern concealment wall.
A slatted room divider marks the entryway into the shower area.
The pedestal sink is positioned up against the slatted shower wall, where its black faucet becomes lost against the dark plaster backdrop. A slimline shelf cuts through the sink unit, extending to the side to hold toiletries and a decorative vase. A perspex stool injects a translucent umber accent into the shower enclosure.
Atmospheric light extends the warming umber accent colour through the entire shower area at night, creating a restful ambiance for unwinding at the end of a long and tiring day.
The floor plan illustrates the flow of family life around the apartment, and the peaceful divide between the private master suite and the kid’s bedroom on the other side of the layout. The laundry room provides an extra sound buffer from the youngest member of the household.
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