Beethoven Hall
High atop a nondescript historic building in NYC’s East Village lies Beethoven Hall, a former concert hall transformed into an extravagant floor-through loft apartment by photographer Gregory Colbert.
Thesayboat
Houseboat conversions are getting more frequent around here, but a completely new build is quite rare: Thesayboat houseboat is owned and designed by Marek Ridky of the Czech Republic. A fashionable exterior features rounded edges and smooth teak sides and deck outlined with shiny metal hardware and a classy splash of red on the underside. Generously sized rooms and modern details throughout, this is not your typical nautical experience.
Raw Gramercy Loft
This loft has a distinctive country feeling, but still remains modern and a bit eclectic. Built from reclaimed materials, it features raw stone walls and bare wood in every corner of the space.
Minimalist Greenwich Village Loft
Two Chipotle executives have bought and remodeled this minimalist Greenwich Village loft – similarly to the minimalist but warm tones of their restaurants.
Revolving house in Italy
You might have seen rotating houses before, but this one predates them by decades. Built by Italian engineer Angelo Invernizzi, the house has an upper section that rests on a circular track and follows the sun. The 1,500 tons’ building is powered by two motors with a total of three horsepower.
The Brinson Loft
Atlanta-based photographer Rob Brinson has had this loft studio in the King Plow Art Center, a former plow factory from the 1800s, for 23 years now. Today it’s the full-time studio space he always dreamed of when he first became a photographer. He and his wife, Jill Sharp Brinson, stylist, designer and creative director for Ballard Designs, lived there full-time for six years but now use the living spaces as a getaway and a crash-pad for friends and relatives.
Trailer park
What do you do, when you have a large, empty apartment and you want to fill it with something unique? You get something that’s been used for filling for a long time – like a tank from an oil truck. Unusual? At least. Cool? Sure it is!