The Cooper Hewitt, America’s National Design Museum, has unveiled design plans for an enlarged and enhanced facility to house its vast collection. The $64 million project, which is slated to begin construction in January 2009, is being led by Gluckman Mayner Architects with Beyer Blinder Belle Architects on board as Executive Architect.

This project represents the transformation of a traditional 2,300 square foot Manhattan apartment into a spatially complex modern loft. Assymetrical interventions create dynamic spatial tensions that counterpoint the original structure and frame. The apartment includes living, formal dining, eat-in kitchen, study, library, and a master bedroom suite with two dressing rooms, two bathrooms and a [...]

This two-story, 127,000 square foot addition to and renovation of the existing 240,000 square foot Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana creates a monumental civic building that integrates the best aspects of the existing library and acts as a revitalizing influence in the downtown area. The design identified the basic urban and architectural [...]

Z House is a three level house with great outdoor terraces in 2 different levels. The unique view towards the sea is enhances both from the living rooms and from the outdoor terraces. Ramps lead from the surrounding garden to the indoor areas. The basement includes garage, storage, wine cellar, game rooms, bathrooms and a large indoor swimming-pool area with direct access to the garden. Plan 0 includes the main entrance hall, a utility room, bedrooms, bathrooms, an open kitchen and a large living room with direct access to the lowest roof terrace. The top floor includes master bathroom, master bedroom with walk-in closet and a smaller living room with a fireplace. The top floor has a unique panoramic view towards the sea and access to the top roof terrace surrounded by a hedge of bamboo. In the central part of the house a large wall painting underlines the triple high entrance hall creating a great vertical connection through the house.

The Modern Architecture Yarra House located in Melbourne, Australia provides a beautiful view for interior design and architecture inspiration. Often used interchangeably with interior decorating, architecture design, interior design draws on several other disciplines in addition to interior decorating such as: environmental psychology, architecture and product design.

A fluidity of surfaces is witnessed in the Modern [...]