Renovating a historic house is a matter of passion and dedication and the team behind Australian firm B.E Architecture—led by Broderick Ely, Jonathon Boucher, and Andrew Piva—know it.
Designed by Heliotrope Architects, this Seattle house of a young couple has an art studio at its heart.
Carmel-by-the-Sea—120 miles south of San Francisco—charms residents and visitors with small streets lined with restaurants and art galleries, as well as its beautiful beach.
Discover the timeless legacy of George Nakashima, the iconic woodworker whose life and craft were deeply intertwined with nature and spirituality. From his formative years in the Pacific Northwest to his transformative experiences in Japan and India, Nakashima’s work embodies honesty, intention, and a profound respect for wood as both material and muse. Today, under Mira Nakashima’s guidance, George Nakashima Woodworkers continues to honor this ethos, creating organic, handcrafted designs that resonate with purity and purpose in an increasingly commodified world.
In this region of Maui—the second largest in the Hawaiian Islands—winds can be gentle or fierce, depending on the season. Taking this into account, the Olson Kundig team strategically positioned this 4,500-square-foot home.
Around 150 miles south of San Francisco, Santa Lucia Preserve is an exclusive, 20,000-acre private development designed by Feldman Architecture with exceptional homes that are restricted in size to protect nature.
So Edward Ogosta designed one—the simple, rectangle-shaped Rear Window House. Set behind the original bungalow, the 450-square-foot expansion was thoughtfully planned to include a master suite, master bath and a library.
In the sumptuous new tome from Rizzoli, Houses by the Shore: At Home with the Water—River, Lake, Sea, by Oscar Riera Ojeda and Byron Hawes, there are 35, all of which the Frank Lloyd Wright way take shapes in striking architecture that draws its power—and poetry—from a natural context.
Brutalism, the bold, blocky architectural style that employs the use of raw concrete in geometric formations is finding its way into more modern designs.
