New furniture is indeed an investment requiring homeowners to research before making any purchases. Spontaneous buying of household furnishings can lead to regret and financial loss. However, by planning ahead what look you're going for, quality expectations, and room layout, your furniture-hunting experience can be enjoyable and produce a style yo...
Nestled in the morainic hills overlooking Lake Garda stands Villa Emerald, a true gem of architecture and design whose name evokes the colour of the waters in which it is reflected, in harmony with the surrounding landscape and nature.
Architecture firm
Gruppo Building / Boffa Petrone & Partners
Location
Lake Garda, Italy
Photography
Piero Ottaviano
Principal architect
Boffa Petrone & Partners
Design team
Boffa Petrone & Partners, Studio Fezzardi
Collaborators
Kristina Pulaeva, Elio Sereno Home
Interior design
Kristina Pulaeva, Elio Sereno Home
Landscape
Gruppo Building / Boffa Petrone & Partners
Structural engineer
Studio Fezzardi - arch. Lorenzo Fezzardi + Ing Giacomo Maiano
Construction
Building s.p.a.
Lighting
Ambiente Luce, Helitec
Supervision
Gruppo Building
Visualization
Elio Sereno Home
Tools used
AutoCAD, Blender, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Laminam, Alma Parquet, Rimadesio, Valcucine
Typology
Residential › House
The first thing you see as you approach Casa Volta are three brick vaults floating amidst the dense vegetation of the Oaxacan coast. Perhaps a mirage caused by the profuse and humid heat of the area. Then, following a small path, one submerges in the vegetation and the vaults disappear.
Architecture firm
Ambrosi Etchegaray
Location
Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photography
Jaime Navarro, Sergio López
Principal architect
Jorge Ambrosi, Gabriela Etchegaray
Design team
Ivo Martins, Santiago Bonilla
Typology
Residential › House
When the mercury drops, homeowners must consider which heating system will keep them warm and toasty this winter. With so many home heating options, it can be challenging to figure out which offers the most heat, control, life expectancy, and efficiency.
When you enter the apartment the first thing that catches your eye is the soaring wooden volume, a cabinet suspended between two walls. Behind it you can immediately see the general area of the apartment. This solution, like many in this interior, is both aesthetic and functional.
Project name
VTB Arena Park
Architecture firm
Artem Babayants
Location
Moscow, Russian Federation
Photography
Sergey Krasyuk
Principal architect
Artem Babayants
Design team
Babayants Architects
Collaborators
Style by Yes We May
Interior design
Babayants Architects
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Wood, natural stone, artificial stone, glass
Visualization
Babayants Architects
Tools used
3D Max, Corona Render, photographed by Hasselblad
Typology
Residential › Apartment
If you’re contemplating using a mid-century home design for your house’s interior, learn about the characteristics that make up this design movement.
Written by
Felicia Priedel
Photography
Brittany Ambridge
The client's wish was to create a home that would provide a feeling of airiness and spaciousness and at the same time, they desired the possibility to separate the daily activities so the members of the household will not disturb each other.
Architecture firm
Formafatal
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Katarína Varsová
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Massif oak – dining table. Concrete – ceiling. Black Terazzo – sills. Oak parquet – floor. Ceramics – walls of bathrooms. Metal – frames, pipes for cables, handrails
Typology
Residential › Apartment
In the heart of the city of Madrid a small architecture called by its creators ‘Casa Olivar’ is born. The interior design has been conceived by the couple of designers Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo in order to transform it into their home. Rescued from a ruined state and a turbulent past, the aim is to bring new life to the space; adding layers,...
Architecture firm
Matteo Ferrari Studio
Principal architect
Matteo Ferrari
Design team
Matteo Ferrari, Carlota Inés Rodríguez Gallo
Completion year
August 2022
Interior design
Matteo Ferrari, Carlota Inés Rodríguez Gallo
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Clay plaster, handmade terracotta, limestone, moquette, linen
Construction
Reforminthome
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D
Client
Carlota Inés Rodríguez Gallo
Typology
Residential › Apartment
