This U.S. Island Home’s Discreetly Striking Rural Narrative Harnesses Lightness from a Focus on Material Aspects

This U.S. Island Home’s Discreetly Striking Rural Narrative Harnesses Lightness from a Focus on Material Aspects

  Intentionally appearing low-key from the valley, as a courtesy to the pastoral farmlands below, this gracious architectural dream was designed as both retreat and part-time residence for a growing local family with strong local roots going back several...
Sharp Peaks, Soft Hills and Sunlight are the Guiding Elements Dictating the Design of Lac Léman’s Swiss Villa

Sharp Peaks, Soft Hills and Sunlight are the Guiding Elements Dictating the Design of Lac Léman’s Swiss Villa

  By at the the same time blending in and standing out this project testifies to a rare dexterity and achieves a statement-making tribute to both its spectacular lakeside setting and to the many hands that made it. Just as its alpine setting has been formed by...
Forever Chasing Rainbows? An Intricate Richness Eases Us into a Composition of Nuanced Emotions That Buzzes Brightly and Beckons

Forever Chasing Rainbows? An Intricate Richness Eases Us into a Composition of Nuanced Emotions That Buzzes Brightly and Beckons

  In the wake of a recent return from a three-and-a-half-year sabbatical stopover in Mexico where Christiaan Conradie travelled with the wild and determined intention of learning Spanish there and surfing its Pacific paradise, we’re swaddled back into that...
Visit a Home in the Hills Near the Longest River in Italy Where Everything is an Exercise in Sustainability

Visit a Home in the Hills Near the Longest River in Italy Where Everything is an Exercise in Sustainability

This weekend retreat in the Province of Piacenza belongs to a communications specialist who lives and works in Milan and loves to spend the weekends with her partner and beloved dogs. Piacenza is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy on the south bank...