A profile of the incredible Goldstein Residence by architect John Lautner, this makes me want to work a little bit harder today. I’ve been looking to move up to LA in the coming months, maybe I’ll luck out and this guy will need someone to watch his house for a few months.
The design of Apple Stores around the world don’t get enough attention for their design. We’ve all been in an Apple Store before and seen just how simple and effective the interior is. Even though sometimes it gets crowded, the interior design is impeccable. Here are images to prove it.
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Probably one of the best backyard entrance to a home that i’ve seen in years, I love the open space of the top floor, i’d probably put a few Eero Aarnio Pastel chairs out there.
via Trendir
Stunning coloring on these illustrations from the 1930’s, making what some people find mondane very eye catching in my opinion.
“Scans from The function of colour in factories, schools & hospitals; 1930”
Low cost homes for young people? that look good? thats it i’m moving to Izola, Slovenia.
via HouseVariety
Great shots of some Swiss fallout shelters. Very artful the way they were designed to blend in with the landscape. More info and pics below.
Via Polar Intertia
Los Angeles architect Ray Kappe built a multilevel house for his family back in 1967, and the results still resonate today.
A lot of the houses I see around on the web that grab my eye always make me feel that “why not me? why can’t I have that?” feeling, this one did that 10 fold. It has that sunken in living room floor and the multilevel opening thru the center of the house. There’s this corner of the house that is glass that you need to see for yourself in the article that just made me soo pissed that I didn’t win the Mega Millions last week.
Full article via Dwell
From there website to their some of their projects seem to push the boundaries, sometimes too quirky or techie for my tastes but their efforts a few years back for Venice Architecture Biennale still hold up as beautiful virtual reality work.