Modern House Design Combines Materials With Light-Filled

This house is designed by Thompson and Rose Architects. A house with a central space oriented to the south facing page views, while offering views of the sea, through the veil of trees, to the north. Large sliding glass walls open the house to its site. Wood ceilings, a dual sided fireplace and continuous floor planes negotiate between interior and exterior, blurring the house's boundaries. The project combines vernacular materials with light-filled modern sculptural spaces.

Michigan Avenue Apartment

This luxury apartment designed by Grunsfeld Shafer Architects. Located off North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The renovation transformed dark and/or compartmentalized rooms into a bright, open space that maximizes the splendid views of the city and lake by removing walls separating the kitchen, dining room and living room. The dramatic views are further maximized by the creation of concealed shade pockets with integral lighting soffits above the window alcoves that enabled the elimination of the existing bulky window treatments. The continuous expanse of exterior views is also maintained in the master bedroom where a separate sleeping area, sitting area and office alcove were created.








Some of the materials used in the apartment include very dark stained white oak flooring in the entertaining areas, Lacewood cabinetry in the kitchen and lacquer finished cabinetry in the baths and office alcove.

Ravine Resident Design

This luxury home designed by Grunsfeld Shafer Architects. Built on a ravine and bluff in Northfield, Illinois. Ravine Resident designed for a family of four, the house features exterior walls clad in weathered edge Fondulac stone, and large expanses of glass overlooking Lake Michigan.





Interior floors are large slabs of polished, book-matched travertine, intentionally selected to contrast with the weathered edge exterior stonework. The interiors are predominantly rift-sawn Oak woodwork with white walls to accommodate the owner’s art collection; and high ceilings in the major rooms gives the house a lightweight, ethereal feeling.

Reading Room Simple and Convenient

Many people use their spare time with reading. Having tired of working all day, reading can be an alternative entertainment. To have more fun reading activities, you need a comfortable reading room. Convenient does not always require the existence of a vast land. Too narrow land can be transformed into a comfortable reading room. You can use the remaining land anywhere in your home, to make the reading room. No need to provide lots of furniture, which is important to support reading activities. Activity is required to read enough lighting. Reading in the room that the lack of light is not necessarily comfortable. Therefore, make sure the reading room has adequate lighting. Lighting can be obtained by placing a reading light. Adjust the position of the reading light so the light falls right on the page being read. The best position is on the left or right of the body.

Guthrie House by Felipe Assadi + Francisca Pulido Architects

The house location raises as a natural belvedere toward the valley of Chicureo, a zone peripheral to the city of Santiago of growing real estate development and considerably mediocre quality, where the condominium of serialization houses finally owns large green areas. It deals with new neighbourhoods with architectonic imports of every type, where “style” seems to be the worthiest slogan of the offer.









A house without façade, a building to be developed from the street level downwards, rescuing that initial condition of natural “belvedere” over the valley the site proposed. The Guthrie house, therefore, is not just the answer to a housing issue over a medium gradient site, but a critical reflection to the real estate system which final target is to sell “attractive” and at a “good price” houses, built by “goodwill architects”. Designed by Felipe Assadi + Francisca Pulido Architects.

Light On Design Modern Residence

This luxury villa designed by archaeoarchitects. Design House focuses on the light. All of the design elements were determined with the idea of light being a form-defining element. This approach is complemented with an aesthetic that takes the Santa Fe style and integrates a Zen like simplicity to the range of materials and details. Pure geometric forms established the plan, the use of authentic materials set the tone and nature was abstracted to highlight and contrast the house. An important aspect of nature is light and in New Mexico, at this site, the clarity of that light is received into a vessel of natural materials that celebrates the restrained expression of craftsmanship.

The courtyard was to be a focal point: meditative, protective and quiet, in contrast to the outdoor areas along the ridge. Views were to be revealed subtly, gradually. The house was to appear rooted in the earth, with lots of light.

Inspired The Design Of The House

The house that inspired the design of the house. Two stone structures surround a glass pavilion in a wooded landscape. The concept of this residence was to create three different structures: one for programs that are most common (in space, garage and guest bedroom), one for programs that most personal life and one where "public" and private sector co-exist .

Each room has an outdoor terrace or a special connection to the site while the glass roof of the pavilion outside the fold of one's vision cone to create a feeling of being outside. Designed by David Jameson Architect