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AdvertiseThe Inhabitable Japanese Paper Lantern – House in Hanazono by Kihon Form
Contemporary house designs, such as the House in Hanazono by Kihon Form, are often jarring and amazing in their sheer simplicity. The project at hand is informed by a typically Japanese architectural sensibility which has created a home with simple, yet unusual lines for their curvaceousness. Different materials and textures, such as glazing, sheer [...]
Refurbished & Lovely Minute Apartment in Stockholm
Found on Swedish property website bosthlm.se, this cute little Stockholm apartment, a wonderful example of small house design, is quite paradoxical. After having been cleverly and creatively refurbished, it doesn’t seem small at all anymore! The trick is that all the walls and floorings were painted immaculate white, thus visually altering the perception of [...]
Turning Corners, Turning Heads – Prague Rounded Loft
Take one look at A1 Architects-designed Rounded Loft. If it reminds you of Franza Kafka’s work even in the least, you are not too far off the mark. The neutrals-dominated spacious home is located in Prague, the Czech Republic. The former attic, now a 2,368 square-foot loft apartment, inspires relaxation and a sense of [...]
Ramat HaSharon House 6 Opens Windows of Possibilities
Modern Octopus revisits Pitsou Kedem, the Israel-based practice, for yet another contemporary, minimalist gem – the Ramat HaSharon House 6 project. A simple, concrete box, in all appearance. A mixture of dynamic entwining spaces, with dramatic glazed surfaces and striking choices in décor. To boot, the 5,381 square foot home is located by the [...]
Designer Chooses to Inhabit Angular Beauty with Panoramic Vista, in Ojai, CA
From the moment you lay eyes upon the Walker Residence, designed by architect Rodney Walker, you are struck by its improbable grace and highly angular structure. It seems to defy logic, as it sits perched a top a hill on the west side of the Ojai Valley. Naturally, the 3.4 acre site is the [...]
Soak Up Sun, Sea, Style at Victoria 73 Villa, by SAOTA
Ever since featuring them here, we know that the team at Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Architects (SAOTA) is adept at creating incredible, ample, open and opulent spaces. This Victoria 73 villa, perched on a spur of land between Bantry Bay and Clifton is no exception, as it seems that every detail of the interior design [...]
Levitating Bar Spotted in Murau, Austria; Cocktails Not to Blame
Visualize the hilly, deep-green landscape of Murau, Austria, speckled with caste-like roofs, domes and spires, some dating as far back as medieval times. As a matter of fact, imagine a 13th century home, all history and aged brick, and then add an open space levitating state of the art bar on top of it. [...]
Intimate & Open About It – 44 Sq M Stockholm Flat Remodel
A home at the heart of the city is a blessing and a curse. Sure, you’re living close to the best things your metropolis has to offer. But you’re living cramped and suffocated, to put it mildly. This lovely listing from Alvhem Makleri & Interior (much like this one, previously featured on Modern Octopus) [...]
Modern Gem Unearthed at Foot of Table Mountain: Mountain House, S Africa
You could easily drive past the foot of Table Mountain, in South Africa, and not notice the Mountain House, a five-pavilion residential structure lovingly tucked into the rock. The estate was designed by local studio Van Der merwe Miszewski Architects, whose declared goal in designing this property was “to achieve as little visual [...]
Dial M for Magnificence: M House by Miqueas Arquitectos, Mexico City
No matter how blasé you may be about contemporary residential architecture, with its minimalist, yet integrating approach, trust the Octopus: you ain’t seen nothin’ yet, until you’ve seen the M House in Mexico City, designed by Micheas Arquitectos. Its total usable area is 3,326 square feet, with the main floor plan organized around the [...]
