ZROBIM architects – an advocate of cubic formula minimalism – is announcing a modern vision of fachwerk technology and traditional downshifting living. Free from fences, with 65% of panoramic glazing, no inside doors, this house is the manifest of exposed brave life on stage, which is fairly unique at this
Located about an hour’s drive from the western entrance to the Yellowstone National Park, the recreational residence of a young family of six is a modern mountain retreat. It is a luxurious mix of reclaimed wood, tall windows and fabulous art and yet, it is also clearly a family home
Mixing several components relevant to the owners and highlighting the surrounding nature, interior designer Marc Berger of Los Angeles-based Hunterhouse Design, has created an informal and comfortable residence, located off the Malibu hills, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Maximizing the ideal seaside location, Los Angeles-based Abramson Architects designed a large, low-profile, two-level
When Jordan Carlyle and Mario Margelist tired of constant commuting – Marglist commuted from Switzerland to New York – and the hectic life of New York City where they have an apartment, they started looking for a house. They wanted a quieter lifestyle in a location where they could both
Melbourne-based architecture firm Powell & Glenn has designed a stunning home for a couple and their three children with outdoor-living as one of the key definers. The client wanted to work with people he could trust so he engaged his old friend Ed Glenn, principal of the architecture firm. He
The form is indisputably farm-like. So, do we care that the house is not on a farm, neither are the owners farmers? No we don’t, as the Bass Coast Farmhouse, designed by Melbourne-based John Wardle Architects, is just too beautiful to ignore. The architects write that the shape and the
Japanese multidisciplinary artist Mariko Mori (b. 1967) reminds us in many ways of another Japanese female multidisciplinary artist, the 93-year-old Yayoi Kusama. Both are eccentric and persistent, and both have a spiritual dimension in their attitude towards their art. Both also have a slightly surrealistic style and both work or
It is not news to The Cool Hunter readers that we value tasteful restorations. We believe that new and flashy and complicated is easy. Restored and restrained is difficult. So it is easy for us to agree with British-born designer-to-the-stars Jake Arnold for whom his adopted hometown of Los Angeles
Serendipity, good luck and a great deal of trust and courage were all needed to make this elegant restoration of a century-old traditional Mallorcan possessió or rural estate happen. The architectural refurbishment was directed by Bernat Oliver and Javi Márquez, and interior design by Feliu Rullán and Victoria Vidal, the owners
Husband-and-wife, Kathryn Robson and Chris Rak, founders of the Melbourne-based Robson Rak architecture and interior design practice, have recently completed their most demanding and ambitious project to date. It is a dream project in many ways as Robson Rak was commissioned to create not just the house but the interiors
Great things take time to develop. The secondary home in Montecito, California, planned and completed over a period of a decade by of Los Angeles-based architect William Hefner and his late wife, interior designer Kazuko Hoshino, is a perfect example of this. The extended design and construction period allowed the
Masseria Belvedere is an expertly restored Italian 16th century masseria now functioning as a sophisticated guest house for up to 16 people. Located in the Puglia region, Masseria Belvedere drew our attention because of its elegant, low profile. Another redeeming quality that is even more significant than the low profile is
