Americans are very fond of barn-style country houses – these are one-story buildings with a gable roof without an attic, which results in characteristic high ceilings in the interiors. Very often, such housing is a reconstruction of old farm buildings, but some people also resort to stylization. This modern barn on Long Island, owned by…
Most people strive to make their homes as light as possible, but there is a category of those who just love the drama of dark interiors. In this modern loft apartment in Moscow, black is not just one of the accents – absolutely all spaces here are as dark as possible, even the ceiling and…
From 1925 until recently, the building that houses this apartment in New York functioned as a hotel. The house was built by renowned architects R. Thomas Short and John T. Riggs in the Renaissance style, that’s why it is still an important historical heritage of the city. Designers of WORKSTEAD have transformed the interior spaces…
In an extensive renovation, an old barn in Belgium has been transformed into a stylish modern home. Despite the fact that not many interior elements left from the original construction, it was important for the owners to maintain continuity, and not to build a new building on the territory. The designer was inspired by modern…
Conversions of non-residential homes usually always turn out to be very interesting, and religious or sacral buildings do cause a special resonance. Today we have an old chapel in Sweden, which, after a recent renovation, has got a very interesting and unusual residential look. The main huge space of the living-kitchen-dining room is especially impressive:…
Buildings can have different destinies – some all their lives perform the functions for which they were built, while others change their purpose over time. So this house in Brooklyn, which once housed a veterinary clinic, has now become a residential townhouse. And this transformation turned out to be wonderful: a lot of light enters…
We can admire the interiors of this magnificent apartment in Madrid for hours: luxurious classical moldings, snow-white decor, an impressive home library and lots of natural light. Surprisingly, this was not always the case. These premises used to be an office not so long ago, with yellow walls, linoleum glued over classic parquet flooring, and…
Lotta Agaton is rightfully one of the most famous and successful modern designers in Sweden. Needless to say, she worked with Bjarke Ingels himself, the famous Norwegian architect who builds innovative houses around the world. Today we have a great opportunity to step inside Lotta’s apartment, which the designer recently put up for sale. This…
Architect Heather A. Wilson is famous for bringing back many old homes in Charleston, South Carolina. Working with historical architecture is her calling card and her most important passion in life. One of her latest projects is the reconstruction of the old carriage house for her family. Now, on the site of the once-abandoned utility…
The building in Stockholm, in which this apartment is located, was built back in 1881 and for a long time was considered the oldest gymnasium in all of Sweden. But a fire in the early 2000s destroyed almost all of the historic interiors, after which the building fell into disrepair for several years. And now,…
