January 17th, 2013 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
These days DESIGNSIGH favorite work so far is from William and his unique “triangular” cabin called the Allandale House. It is a modern version of the forest cabin based on an extruded A-frame that was constructed for an idiosyncratic connoisseur and her family. Along with [...]
October 31st, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
These days people all over the world get outdoors more often, because it is quite easy and comfortable to do so. You just need a tent, a sleeping bag and a good mood. Everywhere you go, it will be unforgetable experience, because our Planet Earth [...]
October 9th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
This is a wonderful floating house situated between two bridges along a waterway in Hamburg, Germany. With the moorings positioned significantly lower than street level and the sloped banks lined with natural vegetation, this dwelling offers an introverted experience for inhabitants within the quiet and [...]
October 4th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
This wonderful peaceful home consists of two boxes made of glass and wood, simple volumes of similar dimensions, which were added to the original house. One box was placed on the roof and the other one in the garden under the big maple. A vertical [...]
February 9th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
Just a few months ago, Fasano Hotels opened a sprawling property in Sao Paolo, Brazil, that highlights the natural beauty of the area. It’s so easily accessible from the city that guests are shocked at how quickly they are transported into what seems like a different world—a world [...]
December 6th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
A lake house, after purchuasing it and then designed by American architect Richard Meier, a retired couple launches into the home’s second renovation in 35 years. Tweet
August 9th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
Neighbours are few out here in the high desert of Nevada, where Fabrizio Rondolino, an Italian journalist, built his dream home. There was a fellow one lot over who, after reportedly hearing instructions from above, built a chapel. But possibly the voice subsequently hollered down, “Just [...]
June 27th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
Setsumasa and Mami Kobayashi’s weekend retreat, two and a half hours northwest of Tokyo, is “an arresting concept,” photographer Dean Kaufman says, who documented the singular refuge in the Chichibu mountain range. “It’s finely balanced between rustic camping and feeling like the Farnsworth House.” Tweet
April 11th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
This quirky building is one of the latest project by Frank Gehry and is supported by Keep Memory Alive, planned to become a national resource for the most current research and scientific information for the treatment of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington ‘s Diseases, and ALS (Lou [...]
April 6th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Architecture
By the japanese coast, this building includes a private museum, a guest house and a resort. It is thought as a wide free organic space in which rooms can be closed or in continuity to each other around a patio. The round shape is the [...]
