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Contemporary interior design, also known as the modern style, can seem a little confusing for people who don’t have a lot of experience in the field. This is mainly because the modern style doesn’t have any definitive characteristics. Usually, when people hear “modern” they immediately think of “cold”, but the contemporary style is known [...]
Contemporary German Forest Chalet by dmvA
What do you do when you crave an update to your contemporary house design but sorely lack space? You take a cue from the incredibly talented German team at design studio dmvA, who managed to expand and upgrade the vB4, an existing residential structure, all in a measly 26 square meters. To make matters [...]
Small, Simple, Sustainable – Hampden Lane House, Bethesda, MD
If your current living conditions or home purchase perspectives will have you consider a smaller home, allow the Hampden Lane House by Robert Gurney Architects inspire you in matters of small house design. This 2,200 square foot-two story home was commissioned by a visionary entrepreneur in Bethesda, Maryland. He had a very clever demand. [...]
Japanese Open Home Nurtures Tree Inside
Japan is the home of extraordinary, contemporary house designs, and the minna-no-ie, designed by local practice mamm-design is a perfect illustration to this rule. The unassuming, simple two-and-a-half storey structure is located in a typically Tokyo residential quarter. Meaning, it’s incredibly small, as it had to start out from a tiny plot of 4.5 [...]
Bite-Sized Madrid Loft Soaks up Color Splashes
When it comes to architecture and contemporary design, the Modern Octopus loves lavish villas, which allow us all to dream of endless spaces and budgets to match. However, it positively adores small, clever, colorful apartments, such as this wonderful 58 square meter two-level loft in Mostoles, Madrid. It sits inside the modern MOMA building, [...]
Small & Sunny in Seattle, WA – Phinney Residence by PB Elemental
On the outside, the Phinney Residence, located in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, is a bunch of cubes with their volumes all funny, rising from the midst of an ocean of lush greenery. On the inside, it’s a vibrant, colorful single-family home, which employs unusual design solutions, toward achieving very creative effects. [...]
