Among McClean Design’s recent showpieces is the Beverly Hills abode Laurel 1, a slick expression of its overarching aesthetic, with a strong posture and sublime custom spaces, all wrapped up in a must-be-LA edifice.
Kwong Von Glinow’s residential project Ardmore House breaks the mold of traditional Chicago residential homes which prioritizes light and connection with the surrounding environment.
Take a journey to Cambodia and explore the 900-year-old marvel of Angkor Wat, a temple complex of two religions and a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is now a symbol of pride and resilience for Cambodia, that is too beautiful to be true.
San Francisco-based design firm SAW // Spiegel Aihara Workshop tackled the challenge of transforming a 1962 house with a dated floor plan and created The Middle Half, a light-filled dwelling with a clear connection to the landscape and layered geometries highlighted by raw materials.
A stunning residential showpiece designed by Tom Kundig FAIA, RIBA from Olson Kundig architecture firm and with fellow architect Greg Faulkner in the mountain town of Truckee, California. This project draws its inspiration from the location’s Ponderosa pines and uses light to create a unique experience.
This cleverly abstracted concrete oasis by architect Ludwig Godefroy is a bold reinterpretation of an ancient Oaxacan temple, fusing tradition and modernity with seclusion and exposure for something not as much built as sculpted.
St. Michael’s Mount, a tidal island in Mount’s Bay, Cornwall, England, is a centuries-old citadel of history and lore, with strong ties to both.
With all the makings of a multimillion-dollar listing—$21.5 million to be specific—23456 Malibu Colony Road is prime for the limelight and therefore in precisely the right neighborhood.
In converting the ruins of a deserted rock quarry into a minimal subterranean dwelling in the scrubby Balearic landscape, Ensamble Studio has given fascinating new meaning to living with nature. Which is to say raw, among the elements, and nearly completely in situ.
Life is good in the Lower Riviera, but at 1166 Corsica Drive in the Pacific Palisades, it’s absolutely fabulous. Re-envisioned to incorporate new design elements, upgrades and finishes, a house that was already elevated is high on the radar of the market for $17.250 million.
It’s a behemoth, not just in size but also in standards—the taste level is as high as the view is magnanimous. And for Paul Vincent Wiseman, when it comes to this house named Nouveau Modern, perspective is everything.
Originally designed as a family residence for José Maria Ferreira, Carvalho Araújo’s architectural practice behind one of Portugal’s most talked-about buildings, Otiima House.
