Interior design & architecture

This contemporary house is unique in many ways because it was modeled using the more environmentally involved micro design. It was created by parametric software that considered dozens of parameters. The unusual architecture is a response to the requirements to provide privacy from the neighbors and at the same time let in as much light as possible and encompass the views of Sydney Opera and Harbour Bridge. The name of the house comes from the moebius strip, the mathematical surface looking similar to the house’s external shape. shape The complex geometry of this house required the unusual construction process too. It would be extremely hard to build the structure like it is as a usual building – from basement to the roof; the Moebius house was assembled the way the car would be. The metal panels were exclusively manufactured on China and applied to the pre-built steel frame.

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This amazing 45,000 square foot house is located in the Cayman Islands. This grand and elaborate mansion belongs to a 35 year old Jerry Beck who is software billionaire. The price of this project is $ 60 million. The house impresses with its luxury and is one of the most magnificent houses I have ever seen. The residence feature wine room, home theater, lavish billiards room with custom made bar, gym, steam room, spa, staff quarters, tennis court, helipad, spectacular views of the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean Sea and much more. We especially love the back of the house with the panoramic windows, huge swimming pool with grotto (like in the Playboy Mansion) and caves.

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Diamantini & Domeniconi have gathered a large collection of designer wall clocks on their website consisting of dozens of items. There are clocks to complete any interior, we especially liked the clocks with bright colors for fresh green and orange interiors by Pascal Tarabay and Rafaelle Darra. Most of the abstract contemporary items in this collection are by Antonino Sciortino. There are also some very interesting clocks that were created by collaboration of industrial designer and fashion designer and look like a knit cushion with hour and minute hands. This clock is unique because you can put it on your sofa just like an ordinary cushion but it will show the time.

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The King Residence by JFAK Architects located in Santa Monica, California. The house got its name thanks to surname of owners: Erin and Matt King. Green and white exterior imitates the dappled light through the trees. House has a large garden and patio facing the street, that is very unusual for modern design projects. Interesting feature of the residence is vertical glazing that allows reducing the need for artificial lighting and enabling ocean breezes to naturally ventilate the entire house. Most of the doors employ frosted glass, which transmits natural light while preserving privacy. There are four bedrooms with carefully chosen views in the house. As a whole this house is about communication, cool modern look and energy saving technologies.

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Urban bustle, constant stresses are familiar to every inhabitant of the city. And so when we come home, we want comfort, quietness and closeness to nature first of all. Country style helps us to create coziness. This style appeared in England in the early last century. Cozy and beautiful houses in the English villages, with their hedges, flower gardens and paved paths have been decorated in this style. And now it’s also popular. To create interior of the country style you should use natural materials, such as paving tiles or decorative stone, massive wooden floorboards for floor and decorative plaster or wood for walls. Accessories are very important. There are lots of interesting objects: lamp shades, porcelain figurines, dishes with floral ornaments that will bring sense of warmth and coziness. And don’t forget about lots of flowers.

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This luxury villa is located approximately 15 minutes from Palma and breaks the traditional Mediterranean style. It’s called the Casa Son Vida 1 because it was the first experience of creating a project of this class at the resort, making Mallorca a new destination for those in search of design exploration and inspiration. It was designed by tecARCHITECTURE & Marcel Wanders Studio and there’s nothing conventional in the house. Looking at villa from above, you will see big colorful fish in matching blue water, exterior of the home also feature paintings. Huge swimming pool and amazing views of the landscape simply dazzle. Inside you will see many unusual statues, some walls are decorated with gold, mosaics.

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This is a previous project by Herron Horton Architects that they’ve done before the Carlton Residence that we have already reviewed. The owner of this house, George Fisher, calls it the Birds Sanctuary for the amazing fauna at that location, including hawks, cardinals and woodpeckers. And the neighbors are a family of groundhogs. To keep the nature of this site intact, the house was built using only green materials: non-toxic paint, bamboo flooring and energy star appliances. The interior echoes with outside’s brown metal panels and that seems to be an advantage. Brown and white walls help to create a very cozy and calm atmosphere.

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These great lamps were designed by Christian Vivanco of Barcelona for the Spanish company, Almerich. The original idea came to Christian when he was observing the iridescent varied colors and constant floating of the seaweed. The lamp consists of two layers of transparent acrylic – one colored and one white, concealing the lamp. The light gets diffused and refracted, changing it’s color depending on the point from where you look at it. The wide selection of colors make these lamps great for most contemporary interiors, providing soft indirect lighting for cozy and subtle atmosphere.

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