H-House – not just another letter…
Last Updated on May 3, 2016 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 June 22, 2017 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 June 22, 2017 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 June 22, 2017 by Team Ideas24 Bridgehampton NY Â – Â Bates Masi Architects Lot size: Â Â 4,000 m2 Â (1 acre) Built area: Â Â 600 m2Â (6,500 sq. ft.) Bridgehampton and surrounding areas are no strangers to large homes. Â In fact, the area boasts some of the largest and most luxurious homes […]
Ken Johnson’s Incatrole
Last Updated on January 28, 2017 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 February 13, 2018 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 10, 2016 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 August 27, 2015 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 June 22, 2017 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 November 2, 2016 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 […]