This is What a Combination of Energetic Wood, Delicate Stone & Glass is Capable of at the Selva Alegre Residence in Ecuador
Selva Alegre was created to take inspiration from its surrounding environment: the Andes Mountains in Ecuador. The project was seen as a modern version of the historic Spanish hacienda that dominates the mountainous landscapes from Columbia to Peru. The...
Art House in the Birthplace of Silicon Valley: Back to Front & Inside Out with all Entertaining Spaces Connecting to the Courtyard
When the lot adjacent to their house came on the market a few years ago, the owners saw an opportunity to expand beyond their small house in Palo Alto (leader in cutting-edge technological development) where they had lived for 20 years, raising their four children....
Just Launched 》》Modular Fireplaces for Winter 2022
Calore fireplaces is excited to launch its new range of inserts and freestanding fireplaces for Winter 2022. The Modular Cristal range is exclusively imported from C&A Chama, one of the top fireplace manufacturers in Portugal. CRISTAL...
Promoting Knowledge and Recognition: Journey Through the Most Significant Architecture in the World with this App
Cape Town has just been added to the internationally renowned C-guide that features a network of cities with outstanding contemporary architecture and some of the world’s best projects. Launched as a web platform and app for mobile devices in 2019, It aims to...
‘Let Nature Dominate & Use Architecture to Frame the Experience’
This resort-style guest venue is dedicated to wine, food, & the natural landscape breathes life into a cherished local landmark in California. Located minutes from downtown Healdsburg, in the heart of Russian River Valley, and originally built as a winery in the...
This Ultra-Luxe Modern Home on the Coveted Portuguese Riviera Achieves an Eclectic Elegance with Calibre
Quinta da Marinha is one of the most prestigious and exclusive areas of Lisbon and Cascais. Tucked away between the sea and the mountains of the Sintra‐Cascais Natural Park, this neighbourhood includes privileged landscapes views and a special tranquillity and...
A Legacy of Ancient Malian Knowledge Previously Threatened by Extremist Groups is Now Available as a Digital Treasure Trove
You might know that Mali's ancient Timbuktu manuscripts have been endangered for years due to political unrest. These manuscripts contain centuries of African knowledge and scholarship on topics ranging from mathematics to human rights. After the manuscripts...
Owners in the Untamed Spirit of the Wild West Share a Love for Disciplined Japanese Culture
The four-bedroom home is arranged around a series of garden courtyards that complement the home’s sweeping views over a pond to the Tetons beyond, creating a setting the owner’s call Tengoku, Japanese for 'paradise'. Tengoku Residence embraces its natural...
Yellowstone Residence: Like a Barnacle Clinging to its Precarious Perch in Big Sky, Montana
Perched at 2, 470 metres on the side of a mountain in Montana’s Madison Range, the massing and materials of this house are sourced from the powerful landscape – as is its mood. The exterior of the house is a composition of Cor-ten steel and board-formed...
Action Inspired Through Open Dialogue at a Labyrinth of 1950s-era Warehouses: Now a Foundation for Creative Communities
The NM Bodecker Foundation was established in 2017 by Sandy Bodecker to provide creative communities with a dynamic mix of in-person spaces for workshops, gathering, and collaboration. Housed in a collection of repurposed 1950s-era warehouses and a former...
‘It May Simply Seem Like a Lamp, But Her DNA is Inside It’: A Tribute to Zaha Hadid
It all began on April 27, 2012, when architect Nigel Coates, Slamp’s Art Director, wrote colleague and schoolmate Zaha Hadid, inviting her to create a lamp for the company. A few days later, Nigel found himself in Hadid’s London neighbourhood to discuss the...
Cues from the Sea & Sky in this Fusion of Two Styles that Celebrates a Site’s Natural Gifts
The expansive vista of wildflower-laden bluffs meeting the churning Pacific where gray whales seasonally leap from the waves is the unique and dynamic setting of this home for a couple with nostalgic connections to their East Coast roots and a newfound desire...
A 1960s Residence is Reimagined and Hovers Over a Nature Reserve in California’s Bay Area
Affectionately dubbed the ‘doughnut house’, it had an open area in the centre containing an internal courtyard – entering the home involved first walking through and underneath it, followed by a spiral ascent to the main level courtyard. ‘We’d never seen...
Green-Conscious Readers: Add More than Half a Million Rand Worth of Value to your Home with these Easy Eco-Upgrades
A report was recently released to reveal which easy eco home improvements increase a property’s value, potentially by over half a million rand. Among the easiest and most profitable improvements are draft proofing, energy metre installation, low VOC paint and...
Discover Measured Twists and Elegant Surprises in Simplicity at a Less Formal, Ultra Indulgent Culinary Experience in Rosebank
After a series of successful pop-up restaurants in Joburg, award-winning chef Luke Dale Roberts now stamps a permanent mark on the Jozi food scene with the opening of the The Shortmarket Club JHB at Oxford Parks in Rosebank, Johannesburg. ...