Individuality, boldness and understated elegance were strong themes among the winners of the 2023 Australian Interior Design Awards, announced on 2 June. “Projects […] also displayed sensitivity and a modesty that speaks to a revitalized sense of confidence,” said the jury. “This is a year where design was truly celebrated through projects, relationships and collaborations…
Category: House Design
Disc House | 2020 Best Dream House of the Year
New York, USA Architects: KARIM RASHID Inc. Lead Architect/Concept designer: Karim Rashid Project Description Dubbed “The Disk House,” the design of this circular, see-through residence, came as a response to the Covid lockdown. The concept of the Disk House is to have 360 degrees views, with no sharp corners and no obstructive columns. “Being locked…
In the Hamptons, a Modern Home Fit for a Bond Villain
The experimental midcentury-modern architecture of the Hamptons has long been a source of fascination to many in the design world — including Timothy Godbold, an interior designer based in Southampton, NY So in the fall of 2019, when he noticed an unusual modernist house in town listed for sale, he was intrigued. More intriguing still:…
Architects 49 House Design completes a modernist office venue, developing both contemporary indoor working stations and an outdoor activity space
Bangkok, Thailand Architects 49 House Design have created the new, modernist office building for Pine-Pacific Corporation, located between the company’s former mineral warehouse and its current headquarters. Warehouse 12 as it is known is comparable to a central connecting link that merges the various working functions together, housing offices, laboratories, a cafeteria, and meeting rooms….
Australian project takes out World Interior of the Year
Australian multidisciplinary design firm SJB has claimed three awards at this year’s Inside World Festival of Interiors as part of the World Architecture Festival in Singapore. 19 Waterloo Street won both the Interior of the Year and the Residential Single Dwelling Award. The jury praised the modestly-sized residence for being “like a wardrobe for the…
BC housing: Standard designs to speed up builds
The BC government is hoping a new approach will help encourage people to build new homes. The province’s Standardized Housing Design Project lays out standard home designs that will enable builders to cut down on design costs and approval times. “We’re trying to get the building process moved faster so that anyone, whether they’re a…
Mi Casita Is an Ultra-Compact Custom Tiny Home That Surprises With Oodles of Cool Features
29 photos Photo: Modern Tiny Living Tiny house designers never cease to amaze us with how much functionality and cool features they can pack into the limited square footage of a compact home, proving that tiny living does not necessarily need to be about paring down to the bare basics. Designs like the recent Mi…
Canada housing plans: Explaining new plan to tackle housing crisis
The federal government has unveiled what it is calling their “plan to solve the housing crisis,” outlining both steps they intend to take, as well as issuing a callout to other levels of government and homebuilders to roll up their sleeves. The 28-page plan includes billions of dollars in spending commitments and is divided into…