H-House – not just another letter…
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 Trosa, Sweden – Widjedal Racki Bergerhoff Built area: 240m2 (2,600 sf) Year built: 2006 Photography: Åke E:son Lindman Concrete, corten steel and pine have been used to create this low-maintenance, ocean-side villa. The site, on an archipelago near Stockholm is very scenic but […]
Stoned and Green in Vietnam
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 Dong Trieu, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam – Vo Trong Nghia Architects Built: 2011 Photography: Hiroyuki Oki If you have looked at ‘Wind and Water’, you’ll know why we really like the work of this firm of architects. Their use of natural materials makes every […]
A Modern Chalet
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 La Moraleja Madrid Spain – Architect unknown Lot size: 2,627 m2 (28,372 sq. ft.) Built area: 875 m2 (9,450 sq. ft.) We saw this on Knight Frank’s site quite a few months back. Our memory may be faulty but we think it was listed […]
Sam’s Creek
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 Bridgehampton NY – Bates Masi Architects Lot size: 4,000 m2 (1 acre) Built area: 600 m2 (6,500 sq. ft.) Bridgehampton and surrounding areas are no strangers to large homes. In fact, the area boasts some of the largest and most luxurious homes […]
Ken Johnson’s Incatrole
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 Byron Hinterland – NSW Australia – Designed and owner-built by Ken Johnson Site: 2 hectares (5 acres) Built area – main home: 540 m2 (5832 sq. ft.) The Byron hinterland has one of the world’s best climates with mild winters and comfortable summers. It’s a […]
Enclosed Open House – Singapore
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 East Coast Singapore – Wallpaper Architecture + Design Year built: 2011 I confess that I first visited Singapore way back in 1974. It was a vibrant, colourful, very Asian city. I tramped over most of the island for a fortnight and loved it. It’s […]
The Lima Residence – Calabasas
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 Santa Monica Mountains CA – Abramson Teiger Architects Built: 2008 Area: (4,500 sq. ft.) It’s big, it’s bold and it’s certainly not inexpensive. But it offers a lot of nice features and sits very well in its location. The raw concrete walls and […]
Kona Residence – it’s all in the details
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 Kona Hawaii – Belzberg Architects Built: 2010 Area: 740 m2 (8,000 sq. ft.) While a home of this size and in this location may not be on the bucket list for everyone, we think that there are so many innovative ideas, that it is a […]
Hadaway House
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 Whistler, British Columbia — Patkau Architects Project Duration: 2007-2012 Photography: James Dow / Patkau Architects Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. Another unusual home that you might enjoy viewing is the Dutch Underground…
M-House – Japan
Last Updated on October 7, 2025 by Team Ideas24 Nagoya Japan – D.I.G. Architects We’re fascinated by a lot of modern Japanese architecture. It’s incredibly innovative. It has to be. There is not a lot of available building land in Japan. Every square centimetre that can be farmed, is farmed. The rest is mountainous. Add […]