This rural home in the North Island of New Zealand designed by Studio John Irving. Called New Northland Home, is a farmhouse for a very busy family with 4 young children. The design responds to this as three separate blocks for sleeping, living and working with its own separate farm entry. The house provides a backdrop to the theatre of this family’s daily life, and will adapt well to their changing needs. [Read more...]

Designed by Manuel Ribeiro, the Aveleda’s House is located in Braga, Portugal. Aveleda´s House is a villa designed to accommodate the light as a source of inner experience of housing. The basic idea of the project, parts from the concept of being located near by the old Roman city of “Bracara Augustae”, where the ancient Roman houses, the Domus, were built around an internal square.
The residence has a complex architecture plan and houses 4 bedrooms, a gym, two large bathrooms with an impressive design. Outside there is a giant pool, typical for this type of building. The interior design is modern, with contemporary furniture and interesting decorative items. [Read more...]

I am talking about big, bright and beautiful houses. The Rua Alabarda house design by Affonso Risi architects, is located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. [Read more...]