Around the World Archives

Mar Monte Hotel: Beleco Reviving a Santa Barbara Icon

Karine Monié September 29, 2021

Los Angeles-based interior design firm Beleco recently revealed the result of an ambitious task consisting of remodeling a Spanish revival beachfront hotel, which opened its

Studio Robert McKinley A ‘Shoppable’ Design Destination: The Edison Bungalow

Karine Monié September 29, 2021

Originally built in 2005 and located in Montauk, New York (a half-mile from the local beach and a short walk to the state park), the

Oz Architects & Private Residence #4: A Mediterranean Maison

Jenn Thornton September 29, 2021

Rich in decorative tensions, the sumptuous, generously dimensioned residence is a reflection of its well-traveled owners’ refined eye for style and design.

OOAA Arquitectura’s Sunny Summer Baleares House

Constance Dunn September 2, 2021

Located in Mahón Bay, on the Balearic Island of Menorca, Spain, a building of strict modern bearing offers an insurgency of space and, beyond its

Hawaii House Tropical Minimalism by Mark de Reus

Karine Monié August 19, 2021

Located on the southern Kohala Coast of Hawaii’s Big Island, the Hawaii House, a 10,361-square-foot coastal residence designed by Mark de Reus of de Reus

Texas-based Architectural Firm Lake|Flato’s Horizon House

Jenn Thornton August 5, 2021

Soon to debut, Lake|Flato Houses: Respecting the Land (Rizzoli) is the latest foray for the firm, which was named AIA’s Firm of the Year in

Jim Jennings, Jim Jennings Architecture, Leverone Design, Matthew Leverone, Pebble Beach, Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture, Architectural Design Review (Adr), Christian Liaigre, Egg Collective, Eric Schmitt, Jader Almeida, Jiun Ho, John Sheppard

Jim Jennings & Matthew Leverone Combine to Create a Minimalist Pebble Beach Retreat

Karine Monié August 4, 2021

Sitting atop a bluff overlooking the Pacific, in Pebble Beach, northern California, the 6,700-square-foot, aluminum-and-stone-clad residence features pure lines and comprises three levels connected by

Richard Beard, Bar Architects, Portola Valley, Joseph Esherick, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Vita Pehar, Westridge, William Wurster

Richard Beard’s Custom-Designed Portola Valley Family Refuge

Karine Monié July 21, 2021

Richard Beard custom-designed this 7,000-square-foot house for a couple with young children. The property is ideally located in the Westridge area of Portola Valley, a

The Pause House, AM/PM, Edgar Langman, Hammer and Spear, Joshua Tree, Kristan Cunningham, Scott Jarrell, Wedgar Properties, Wendy Langman, desert, vacation homes

The Pause House AM/PM: Designer Joshua Tree Vacation Home with Desert Appeal

Karine Monié July 7, 2021

Providing privacy and overlooking a vast valley spotted with yucca and Joshua trees, both buildings of the Pause House AM/PM serve as short-term accommodations for

Carmel-by-the-Sea, Architect, Mary Ann Schicketanz, Studio Schicketanz, architecture

Studio Schicketanz’s Light Box

Jenn Thornton June 9, 2021

The central coast enclave of Carmel-by-the-Sea features an architectural exploration of the interaction with the local landscape by Studio Schicketanz, the project is at once

Dancing Light, Brent Kendle, Kendle Design Collaborative, Paradise Valley, Arizona, David Michael Miller, GBtwo Landscape Architecture, architecture

Vision in the Desert: High Design Meets Exceptional Natural Beauty

Karine Monié May 27, 2021

There is something about the desert that makes you want to spend time relaxing, observing and exploring. The colors and smells of the landscape, and

The Natural Rhythm of DUST’s Tucson Mountain Retreat

Jenn Thornton May 27, 2021

Cade Hayes and Jesus Robles, the principals of DUST, based in Tucson, Arizona created the Tucson Mountain Retreat that perfectly meshes with the natural backdrop