Shophouse

December 3rd, 2009  |  by Fifi  |  published in Interiors

I present you Amy Long and TQ Shang’s shophouse, located in a suburb of Singapore. The house was built around 1950. During the years the facade was well-maintained, but the whole interior has been redesign. Here we can see the living area with the garden, [...]

The Universe House

November 29th, 2009  |  by Fifi  |  published in Architecture

Architectural photographer Iwan Baan recently shot the Universe House, designed by Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco and built by architect Tatiana Bilbao in Roca Blanca, Mexico.

Tree House

November 28th, 2009  |  by Fifi  |  published in Architecture

When a 40-year-old pine tree fell over at the rear of a Brentwood estate in Los Angeles, the owner decided to honor its resilience by incorporating it into a 172-square-foot office / guest house.

Big Island House

May 18th, 2009  |  by Fifi  |  published in Interiors

Along the coastline of Hawaii‘s Big Island, an architect and his family exchange the fast city life for different kind of flow. Outside, the white haze rising from the horizon gives way to a deep blue mass of land. Hawaii is the island that comprises [...]

Green Home

May 13th, 2009  |  by Fifi  |  published in Interiors

Botanist Patrick Blanc has been bringing the wilds of the rain forests to Parisian walls for over 30 years, most recently at the Jean Nouvel–designed Quai Branly museum. One lucky family, however, doesn’t have to go any farther than their living room to take in [...]

Zappon House

April 28th, 2009  |  by Fifi  |  published in Interiors

A man of few words, Zappon is a prolific cinematographer of critically lauded Danish films such as Okay and Aftermath, known for their graceful asceticism and the showcasing of actress Paprika Steen, the Cate Blanchett of Copenhagen. The main living space of the house is [...]

ARTY

April 22nd, 2009  |  by Fifi  |  published in Interiors

Bil Ehrlich, a young Harvard-trained architect, bought and gutted a derelict five-floor Manhattan town house and created, behind its old cast-iron facade, a huge white alterna-house. But it seems downright laughable today that the house might have once been seen to be cold and impersonal. [...]

House in Pousos

March 23rd, 2009  |  by Fifi  |  published in Architecture

This is a two levels house, located in Pousos, Leiria, Portugal. The house resides a longitudinal band centered in the plot that defines to main gardens – one at the entrance and plain; the other one, near the scarp and facing the city.

Lord Of The Rings

February 25th, 2009  |  by Fifi  |  published in Interiors

This interesting a 3,500-square-foot multilevel home was built in 1975 by Ian Morrison, who took inspiration for the design from Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings.” The house is set atop a hill in Barbados, which is an independent continental island in the western Atlantic Ocean. [...]

Idaho Desert House

January 17th, 2009  |  by Fifi  |  published in Interiors

This magnificent house was created by Jan McFarland Cox, who is an artist and designer, spent nearly a decade of her life building the house in the Idaho Desert. The house is built around a single large room that mixtures kitchen, living room and dining [...]