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The design team at Poland’s mode:lina Architekci had their work cut out for them when they were handed the brief for the remodel of the interior house design of this 70 square meter loft. The brief, which came from a young, urban, dynamic couple, asked the designers for quite a lot. The owners pretty [...]
Utsunomiya-U by Architecture Lab Opens Up all Interior Spaces
Japanese design practice Architecture-Lab once again manages to surprise us with the innovative house designs and floor plans of their Utsunomiya-U home. The two-story home is located in Tochigi, in a rather conventional residential setting. However, this home’s interiors are anything but conventional. The core of the house is formed by an ample two-level [...]
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, [...]
Post-Industrial Grace – 130 Barrow St. Loft Remodel, West Village, NY
You would never guess it, but this swanky, sophisticated loft in New York’s West Village is ixdesign’s remodel of what was once a truck garage. Built in 1931 and converted into a condominium building in 1983, the loft still preserved the initial awkward layout and lack of opportunities for natural light. In walked ixdesign, [...]
Compact, Urban, Family-Oriented Volkswagen Sets Up! and Away
Automotive manufacturer Volkswagen is known for their often compact, yet powerful car models, and the ‘Up!’ series it launched at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show is no exception. It introduces the concept of the NSF, or new small family car, ideal for urbanites, who want a car that is sleek, economic and provides ample [...]
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 [...]
Five-Room Maisonette in Sweden Seeks Loving Family
Really, this is 110 square-meter five-room rustic dream abode is in the city? According to the Skeppsholmen real estate agency that has it listed it for sale, it sure is. The four-level duplex in Utby has been fully renovated from 2004 to 2006 and it’s selling for a little over EUR270,000. If you do [...]
Navid Baraty NYC Interiors Photo Series Tells Contemporary Westside Story
Navid Baraty is a Brooklyn-based self-taught photographer who has embarked on a freelance mission for a client, where he photographs the most interesting and relevant interiors he comes across in New York City. In the story titled Inside NYC, the settings are all unique, telling and revealing. The characters merely hinted at, yet [...]
Remodeled Barcelona Loft Sets Romantic Industrialism Trend
Remodels are never just about space. Take any downtrodden, beat-up urban space. With the genius of a gifted designer, it can turn into a home to suit any taste. This gable-roofed home, for instance, accommodates the living requirements of an urban family of four: mother, father, plus two children. First off, it’s a duplex, [...]
Family Dream Home Leaps Off Book Pages in Chicago, IL
Moving home is no easy feat; moving cities is all the more difficult, especially if the city you’re leaving behind is the Big Apple itself. However, the Strawns (Robin and her husband) took the dive and decided to even build their own home in their new hometown. They picked the trendy, vibrant up-and-coming Bucktown [...]
