It has been a while since I saw a nice barn house but here is Ochre Barn a minimalist barn located in Norfolk, east England, designed by architect Carl Turner and Mary Martin as a quiet getaway for them and their friends. They based the design on the not obvious material osb, made from pressed [...]
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Atelier for an artist
May 11th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Architecture
New Zealand-based Ashley Cox Architect has recently completed ‘Studio for an Artist’, a small structure for a painter in Bluff Hill, Napier, New Zealand. Isn’t it beautiful? See the whole article here
The Exchange Hotel in Amsterdam
February 6th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Fashion, Interior Design, Uncategorized
The Exchange is a new hotel in Amsterdam where fashion meets architecture … Hotel The Exchange is an initiative by Lloyd Hotel and the cultural embassy Amsterdam. Students of the Amsterdam Fashion Institute dressed the rooms like models on the catwalk. As a visitor you sleep in fashion and wake up in style… The hotel [...]
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Freya’s Cabin: A Woodland Love Story
December 29th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Architecture, Art, Nature
This beautiful prefab wooden cabin was inspired by a love story. It sits on the bank of Kielder Water and Forest, Northumberland, UK. It’s actually a tiny decorative piece of art, providing a stopping place for visitors walking or cycling along the lakeside path, while its beautiful surroundings serve as a stage set or backdrop [...]
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Architecture in Sweden
January 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Architecture
If you don’t like modern architecture you probably think the whole street is ruined by the arrival of this new white cubic house. Well I like it… specially all the light what seems to be streaming into the house. This town house in Landskrona, Sweden, is build by architects Johan Oscarson and Jonas Elding. They [...]
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Boat House
December 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Architecture
When I grew up I lived in a houseboat. At night in bed I heard the sound of ducks and water. This house in Belgium is not a houseboat but it reminded me of a boathouse, which is something completely different. But it still is gorgeous don’t you think? This lovely private refuge is located [...]
Dutch Barn House
August 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Architecture
This house must be very near where I live. I like the shape, the location and the materials of the house a lot. I like sturdy houses, but I can’t really tell from the picture how the house must be to live in… This unique barn house design by JagerJanssen Architects has made a modern [...]
