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Glamourous Steel Addition to Stone Farmhouse in Quebec

Contemporary additions to rustic old farmhouses are not always successful, but here’s one by Quebec architect Henri Cleinge  that succeeds by emphasising warmth in both the older renovated interior and the new addition.

The renovation houses four generations in an interesting combination.

Living in the old stone farmhouse will be a great grandfather, the grandparents and the children.

The parents are to be housed in the new glass and steel addition.

The entire four generations can gather for shared time in its spacious open plan new living areas.

At the other end of the living room, the new addition also has a generous wood-lined kitchen.

Both kitchens are warm and homey, one rustic, this one contemporary.

The plan shows both kitchens are designed to accommodate everyone for meals.

For accessibility, all three members of the older generation; grand- and great grandparents sleep on the ground floor of the renovated barn. Read the rest of this entry »

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Happy Home for a Young Family in New Zealand’s North Island

The Brick Bay House has an unusual trellis facade in front of the windows.

This louvered frame to the walkway gallery provides shade in the summer and protection in the winter.

The house was designed by Glamuzina Paterson Architects for a young family of five in Snell’s Beach.

The clients wanted a house that had a relaxed feeling of connection to its rural surroundings, and followed the land contour.

Firmly dug into the earth and designed as a relaxed L plan, it has public spaces on one end, and bedrooms on the other.

At the far end of the public L, a built-in barbecue fireplace allows for outdoor cooking on balmy summer evenings.

The north deck opens to the east and west allowing afternoon sun to penetrate the living areas.

With the floor to ceiling windows open, a breezy kitchen feels almost as ‘outdoors’ as the barbecue seen through the living room. Read the rest of this entry »

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Scrupulously Spartan Gem on Ibiza

Is this heavenly place some kind of a Shangri La?

Here, all cares are cast aside.

Just blue skies, and blue waters.

Its pure and simple shapes and materials – just white stucco and black slate – are as soothing and refreshing as an island vacation.

The crispest purity of line is a perfect mind-emptying device.

Interiors mix white stucco, black slate floor and ancient, heavy rustic timber tables.

The black slate is simply continued up the wall in the clean lined bathrooms, for water resistance.

Its bold and stark shapes seem as eternal as its site. Read the rest of this entry »