The Safe House
I’ve just realised that this is Loftenberg’s 200th post! So let’s see something quite special:The Safe House by KWK PROMES is located in a small village on the outskirts of Warsaw, Poland. Surrounding the area, many of the buildings are “Polish cubes†from the 60s and old wooden barns. The house was designed so that the homeowners never feel unsafe or exposed. The result is something of a modern fortress with lots of movable parts and secret openings, complete with a working drawbridge.
Villa Vals
The Villa Vals in Switzerland is a pair of dwellings built into a hillside with the intention of remaining concealed and unobtrusive to the natural beauty surrounding it. Set within walking distance to the famous thermal springs of Therme Vals; a hotel/spa complex that is built directly over the natural springs. Villa Vals is certainly one of the coolest and unique designs I’ve come across, a joint-venture between SeARCH and Christian Muller Architects
Police Gymnasium Loft
Located in the coveted Police Building, in New York’s Little Italy, within the walls of the former gym, this architecturally unique condominium thus features soaring ceilings and many large skylights, making for a light and airy feel.
Yaletown loft
Designed by Kelly Reynolds for a bachelor client, this 1921 warehouse located in Vancouver’s Yaletown district was converted to condo lofts in 1996. Renovated in 2009, Reynolds worked with the client and brought back that original warehouse feel but with some big city polish to it.
UXUS Loft in Amsterdam
UXUS designed a private residence located in a historic building on one of Amsterdam’s famous canals. The canal house is located in a 250m2 18th century warehouse with a panoramic view over the city. The owners wanted to keep the original open-plan layout of the space so, UXUS created a series of dramatic curtain walls, which could be opened and closed according to the needs of use. All of the decorative interior elements were selected to reflect the eclectic tastes of the owners.
Balancing Barn
Balancing Barn, a cantilevered holiday home near the village of Thorington in Suffolk, England. The Barn is 30 meters long, with a 15 meters cantilever over a slope, plunging the house headlong into nature. Living Architecture, an organization devoted to the experience of modern architecture, commissioned MVRDV in 2008. Mole Architects from Cambridge were executive architects and Studio Makkink & Bey from Amsterdam collaborated on the interior.
Le Mas des Isords
“LIVE AT HOME LIKE IN A 5 STAR HOTEL” is the vision. Le Mas des Isords is a 7 bedroom 7 bathroom meticulously restored 18th-century mas (traditional Provencal farmhouse), complete with the latest amenities
Open Loft in Stockholm
For a bit over $1,400,000, this amazing loft in the Norrmalm neighbourhood of Stockholm can be your next residence. But until someone buys it, we can take some inspiration from its surprisingly bright and colourful interior design. The realtors at …
The Home of Dwell Magazine’s Founder
Lara Hedberg Deam, the founder of architecture and design magazine Dwell is the owner of this magnificent home located in Mill Valley, California. Recently renovated by her husband, architect Chris Deam, the house has a fresh and inviting feel, not to mention an impeccable modern design.
Gerald Butler in NY
Thirteen-foot-tall mahogany doors with a knocker that could summon the dead. A ceiling fresco depicting the rape of Ganymede. Plaster walls chipped and mottled with age, massive columns supporting limestone lions, crystal chandeliers casting spidery shadows…. Medieval castle? Ancestral manor house? Try a two-story loft in the heart of New York’s ultratrendy Chelsea district.