The design of this house is exciting in many ways. It is Manhattan’s first Certified Passive House, Certified LEED for Home Platinum, and it is in a NYC Landmark district. The renovation consisted of restoring the Renaissance Revival style front façade, originally built in 1888-89 by Thom Wilson, by bringing back the ornamental details and the entire stoop entry that was previously removed in the early 1940’s. Baxt Ingui Architects, P.C. built upon the unique design of this brownstone by including a rooftop, a rear addition, and multiple architectural details. Some of these architectural features include archways to create a more open floor plan, a sculptural interior staircase, larger doors, larger windows for more natural light without compromising air leakage, and efficient and cost-effective mechanical systems, including solar panels to run the entire house. In addition, the five-story townhouse also has several amenities including a finished cellar, wine room, billiards…

Studio V was approached to curate furnishings for this 8,100 sq. ft. new build by Tabarka Home in Arcadia, Scottsdale.The end result was a comprehensive layering of unique elements that reflect the client’s personal style, masculine and tailored, with hints of mid-century modern details throughout.Through careful space planning, the designers curated pieces made specifically for the home. Some of these highlights include a modular silver travertine coffee table that doubles as supplemental seating, beautifully carved case pieces in exotic wood species, and luxurious soft goods upholstered in bespoke textiles. The overarching thread throughout the home is a collection of various commissioned artworks created exclusively to this client’s personal taste. Photography : Eric Kruk See also :https://house-diaries.com/bachelor-pad-a-home-for-a-single-young-male/

All over the world, everyone knows about Alpine chalets, but Scandinavians also know how to create incredibly beautiful mountain lodges in their many ski resorts. For example, this by RESIDENSHEM Studio  in Sweden looks just idealistic from the outside, and even somewhat resembles its counterparts in the Alps. But inside, we immediately understand that we are in Scandinavia – stylish dark shades, modern furniture, simple lines and exquisite materials. (via pufikhomes.com) See also : https://house-diaries.com/chalet-orca-an-alpine-mountain-chalet-in-the-french-alps/

One feels that the interior of this apartment in Stockholm is slightly shabby by time, as if it froze somewhere in the middle of the last century. The decor has a lot of retro furniture and details, on the walls there are paintings and photographs as if from the past. It is thanks to these nostalgic notes that the interior turned out to be so real and lively, as if more than one generation of the owner’s family lived here! (via historiskahem ) See also : https://house-diaries.com/a-colorful-scandinavian-home-with-a-pink-kitchen/

Lucinda Chambers has, over the course of her illustrious career, developed such an intrinsic sense of style that she is able to pull off with enviable ease what may be deemed daring by others. Mixing colour, pattern and contrasting aesthetic elements comes naturally to her, and has been a signature of her work from her time at British Vogue, where she was fashion director from 1992-2017, to the present moment, at which she is a designer for womenswear label Colville, the co-founder of e-commerce platform Colla. Naturally, then, when it comes to curating the interiors of her family home in Shepherd’s Bush, Lucinda lets herself be led by instinct. Her decision to purchase the house in the early 1990s was itself somewhat spur-of-the-moment, triggered by her instant attraction to its lofty Edwardian proportions, abundance of natural light and seemingly endless back garden. Any decorative or structural tweaks that Lucinda has made to her…

 The McGee couple, North American home decor stars became popular thanks to TV shows on Netflix. Their style is of course a little different from what we know in Europe, and in particular as regards the size of the houses which in general has little to do with the surface of ours. But their taste for timeless interiors is very inspiring. They have just launched their Christmas collection on their  McGee & Co site, presented in a beautiful house surrounded by nature, open to the outside with large bay windows. It’s as usual very successful, and the neutral tones adopted will make the less convinced of us love Christmas. It is at the same time traditional, contemporary, and warm, using wood, the colors of the range of browns. (via planete-deco.fr) See also : https://house-diaries.com/zara-home-christmas-collection-2021/

The project is the design of a new home for a young family with two working parents and three children by Kohn Shnier architects . The new house replaces an existing house on a conventional mid-town residential lot in the City of Toronto. Similar in area to the original house, the new design emphasizes fluid relationships between, and within, shared family spaces—both indoor and outdoor. Accommodating a large art collection, as well as the desire to preserve and engage a large tree in the rear yard are two important requirements. Designed for a larger than average family, Rosemary House encourages modern family living that is interactive, open to choices, and growth. This is achieved by planning for living, working and playing in spaces that are zoned, yet not necessarily enclosed. Circulation, planned with continuous loops and visual overlook, provides for art display; endless running space for children; and continuous contact…

This is an apartment designed by studio razavi architecture for a young scientist, living mostly alone. The XVIth century building is part of a uniquely preserved Renaissance neighborhood in the city of Lyon, France. Two massive stone fireplaces, oversized oak beams, 14 foot ceilings were some of the original features we intended to renovate & celebrate in the new space. A single bedroom and bathroom, in addition to living room, dining room and kitchen, made up the program. Relying primarily on the use of a single material with a limited color palette, we designed a series of events so as to create what we refer to as an “introspective space”, a place to allow for reflection, for creative seclusion. Wood floors, rough plaster work on walls are the only other materials used, allowing for full potential of the space to be celebrated. Photography : Simone Bossi See also : https://house-diaries.com/mountain-house-celebrating-nature-in-an-alpine-valley-in-france/

In 2020 Michaelis Boyd Studio completed the full refurbishment of a disused mews house into a creative refuge for work and play to reflect the vibrant personality of its owners. Mews houses are probably one of the most popular houses in England. A mews is a former horse stable or carriage house with living quarters above. At Michaelis Boyd they create characterful spaces with playful modern elements, and this brief was to bring the house back to life by injecting vibrancy and energy. The goal was a multipurpose space that would serve as a creative workspace, quiet retreat, and venue for parties… and it proved to be a welcome retreat during the 2020 pandemic.  Photography : Taran Wilkhu See also :https://house-diaries.com/a-house-for-a-collector-in-marylebone-london/

Sag Harbor styled for Anna Karlin by Colin King studio. King’s successful foray into interiors styling, and now product design, speaks to a broader awareness that he brings to his practice—a dancer’s understanding of the power in stillness. “The attention to detail, the nuanced gestures [and] the spatial awareness are carried through in my work,” he says. It’s as though King has made an unspoken promise to the forgotten corners of the home, transforming them into moments worthy of our attention. Photography : William Jess Liard. See also : https://house-diaries.com/grand-family-apartment-in-white-tones/

In this highly preserved Alpine valley, stringent architectural guidelines allow for little architectural freedom. Strict guidelines are enforced to protect the local heritage but de facto create endless pastiche mountain homes.To circumvent these limitations Studio razavi architecture first became familiar with the existing history and culture so as to understand what functionally drove the designs. They then integrated this research into their design, avoiding all artificial or obsolete elements while making sure that the building was entirely code compliant from a heritage standpoint. The vernacular building typology was one of stacking programs: farm animals on the ground floor, fodder on the floor above and living/sleeping quarters above. In a similar approach they devised the buildings in programmatic layers: car parking, mechanical room, ski storage on ground floor. Bedrooms on floor above and living quarters on the top floor. This allowed to create a progressive experience in the building, from darker,…