Looking down from the mid-level entry, into the living room, the view and a little of the dining room. The dominant theme is the overwhelming strength of the steel beam work. The holes add a sense of whimsy, like aircraft hanger or art deco styling. The ceiling is lit by led strips on top of the steel beam grid. Photos by Dominque Verdier

インディアナポリスにある中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなリビング (クッションフロア、暖炉なし、テレビなし) の写真

Adam Michael Waldo
シアトルにある中くらいなラスティックスタイルのおしゃれなリビング (ベージュの壁、コンクリートの床、薪ストーブ、金属の暖炉まわり、テレビなし) の写真

マドリードにあるお手頃価格の広いエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (緑の壁、コンクリートの床、グレーの床、表し梁、レンガ壁) の写真

広いトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなリビング (グレーの壁、クッションフロア、標準型暖炉、積石の暖炉まわり、マルチカラーの床、三角天井) の写真

View of open layout of condo. Photo By Taci Fast
ウィチタにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなリビング (ベージュの壁、コンクリートの床、暖炉なし、テレビなし、グレーの床) の写真

This 4 bedroom (2 en suite), 4.5 bath home features vertical board–formed concrete expressed both outside and inside, complemented by exposed structural steel, Western Red Cedar siding, gray stucco, and hot rolled steel soffits. An outdoor patio features a covered dining area and fire pit. Hydronically heated with a supplemental forced air system; a see-through fireplace between dining and great room; Henrybuilt cabinetry throughout; and, a beautiful staircase by MILK Design (Chicago). The owner contributed to many interior design details, including tile selection and layout.

Crédit photos : Sabine Serrad
リヨンにある小さな北欧スタイルのおしゃれなLDK (青い壁、クッションフロア、ベージュの床) の写真

Greg Riegler
マイアミにある中くらいなビーチスタイルのおしゃれなリビング (白い壁、テレビなし、コンクリートの床、暖炉なし) の写真

ロサンゼルスにある高級な中くらいなインダストリアルスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (グレーの壁、コンクリートの床、暖炉なし、壁掛け型テレビ、グレーの床) の写真

Small modern apartments benefit from a less is more design approach. To maximize space in this living room we used a rug with optical widening properties and wrapped a gallery wall around the seating area. Ottomans give extra seating when armchairs are too big for the space.

ニューヨークにある巨大な北欧スタイルのおしゃれなLDK (グレーの壁、コンクリートの床、暖炉なし) の写真

Shannon McGrath
メルボルンにある高級な中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (コンクリートの床、白い壁、窓際ベンチ) の写真

Triple-glazed windows by Unilux and reclaimed fir cladding on interior walls.
シアトルにある高級な中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (コンクリートの床、ライブラリー、茶色い壁、茶色い床、板張り壁、ルーバー天井) の写真

Black metal railings follow the theme of black beams and exposed structural steel beams. Benjamine Moore Black Beauty is a deep and striking colour leading up the upper level of the beautiful ski cabin. Photo by Brice Ferre

Coastal style cosy open plan living
カーディフにある高級な広いビーチスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (青い壁、クッションフロア) の写真

グルノーブルにある中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (黒い壁、コンクリートの床、暖炉なし、テレビなし) の写真

The custom media storage brings the warmth from the kitchen to the living room and accents the neutral furnishings, while the teal blue adds a soothing pop of color (project completed while I was Lead Designer at Urbanspace Interiors).

The Narrabeen House is located on the edge of Narrabeen Lagoon and is fortunate to have outlook across water to an untouched island dense with casuarinas. By contrast, the street context is unremarkable without the slightest hint of the lagoon beyond the houses lining the street and manages to give the impression of being deep in suburbia. The house is new and replaces a former 1970s cream brick house that functioned poorly and like many other houses from the time, did little to engage with the unique environmental qualities of the lagoon. In starting this project, we clearly wanted to re-dress the connection with the lagoon and island, but also found ourselves drawn to the suburban qualities of the street and this dramatic contrast between the front and back of the property. This led us to think about the project within the framework of the ‘suburban ideal’ - a framework that would allow the house to address the street as any other suburban house would, while inwardly pursuing the ideals of oasis and retreat where the water experience could be used to maximum impact - in effect, amplifying the current contrast between street and lagoon. From the street, the house’s composition is built around the entrance, driveway and garage like any typical suburban house however the impact of these domestic elements is diffused by melding them into a singular architectural expression and form. The broad facade combined with the floating skirt detail give the house a horizontal proportion and even though the dark timber cladding gives the building a ‘stealth’ like appearance, it still withholds the drama of the lagoon beyond. This sets up two key planning strategies. Firstly, a central courtyard is introduced as the principal organising element for the planning with all of the house’s key public spaces - living room, dining room, kitchen, study and pool - grouped around the courtyard to connect these spaces visually, and physically when the courtyard walls are opened up. The arrangement promotes a socially inclusive dynamic as well as extending the spatial opportunities of the house. The courtyard also has a significant environmental role bringing sun, light and air into the centre of the house. Secondly, the planning is composed to deliberately isolate the occupant from the suburban surrounds to heighten the sense of oasis and privateness. This process begins at the street bringing visitors through a succession of exterior spaces that gradually compress and remove the street context through a composition of fences, full height screens and thresholds. The entry sequence eventually terminates at a solid doorway where the sense of intrigue peaks. Rather than entering into a hallway, one arrives in the courtyard where the full extent of the private domain, the lagoon and island are revealed and any sense of the outside world removed. The house also has an unusual sectional arrangement driven partly by the requirement to elevate the interior 1.2m above ground level to safeguard against flooding but also by the desire to have open plan spaces with dual aspect - north for sun and south for the view. Whilst this introduces issues with the scale relationship of the house to its neighbours, it enables a more interesting multi- level relationship between interior and exterior living spaces to occur. This combination of sectional interplay with the layout of spaces in relation to the courtyard is what enables the layering of spaces to occur - it is possible to view the courtyard, living room, lagoon side deck, lagoon and island as backdrop in just one vista from the study. Flood raising 1200mm helps by introducing level changes that step and advantage the deeper views Porosity radically increases experience of exterior framed views, elevated The vistas from the key living areas and courtyard are composed to heighten the sense of connection with the lagoon and place the island as the key visual terminating feature. The materiality further develops the notion of oasis with a simple calming palette of warm natural materials that have a beneficial environmental effect while connecting the house with the natural environment of the lagoon and island.