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Japanese and Modernist Architecture Come Together in Kidosaki’s Yokouchi Residence
In the Yokouchi Residence, Tokyo-based architects Kidosaki Architects Studio have produced a delightful fusion of traditional Japanese and modernist home architecture.
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Architect Jose Juan Rivera Rio’s Modernist Casa Caucaso
Casa Caúcaso is the striking, well-poised family home of architect José Juan Rivera Río. Located in Mexico City, it was made using regionally-sourced concrete, wood, marble, and glass.
This Mid-Century House Designed by Saul Zaik Gets a Remodel
This home’s interior design is so fresh that it feels like it could easily have been built in the past few years. It was in fact completed in the 1950s by celebrated Portland-based architect Saul Zaik.
Casa Boaçava, São Paulo: Contemporary Modernism
To say that the Casa Boaçava celebrates the right angle would be to state the obvious. Indeed, in this São Paulo-located house, completed in 2011, cubes and cuboids abound in different iterations throughout the structure.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s La Miniatura, The Millard House
Frank Lloyd Wright built the Millard House (La Miniatura) in Pasadena, California, after experiencing the use of concrete with the Unity temple in Illinois. But he was dissatisfied with it as a construction material. Frank …
Mid-Century Houses
Contemporary Living Needs and a Modernist Aesthetic, Meet in The Glencoe Residence
The newly built Glencoe Residence, designed by architect Mason Miller, successfully joins the contemporary living needs of the clients with a modernist aesthetic.
A Portland Mid-Century Home is Right Out of the Eichler Playbook
This house is a lovely period piece. Built in 1950, it looks right out of the original Eichler playbook.
And yet, being as its location is Portland, Oregon it couldn’t possibly be.
This Kemper Nomland Jr. Designed Mid-Century House is a Real 50s Time Capsule
Case Study architect Kemper Nomland Jr. designed this house in the early 1950s.
Located in Altadena, California, it still captures the spirit of the Case Study era…
3 Gorgeous Mid-Century Houses For Pool Lovers
It’s difficult to imagine the ideal mid-century home without a gorgeous pool.
This is probably on account of the fact that many of the places where modernism really took hold in the mid-century period were hot.
Frank Lloyd Wright Houses
California Romanza in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House
The Hollyhock House is architect Frank Lloyd Wright in full monumental mode. This is perhaps no surprise given it was his first project in Los Angeles. East Hollywood no less.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Penfield House Displays Unmistakable Genius
The Penfield House was built for the painter Louis Penfield. Penfield was a tall man, fortunate for him the architect who built the house in 1955, Frank Lloyd Wright, had his so-called Usonian homes built according to the specific needs of the user.
Frank Lloyd Wright in Arizona: the Norman Lykes House
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Norman Lykes House is an excellent example of the architect’s technical prowess. Situated in Phoenix, Arizona, it was designed by the architect in 1959 for Norman and Aimee Lykes.
Eichler Houses
3 Mid-Century Eichler Homes Renovations Blend Old and New
Considering the persistent appeal of Robert Eichler’s original homes, it’s no surprise that many have undergone renovations to bring them into the new century.
A Lovely Eichler Renovation in San Carlos, CA, by Klopf Architecture
This original mid-century Eichler house in San Carlos, California, benefits from a host of bright ideas. Following decades in which its reclusive former owner shuttered off the house to the outdoors, its subsequent owners spied a potential gem.
Eichler House renovation by Klopf Architecture
This classic Eichler house looks like it was built last year. Renovated by Klopf Architecture, in partnership with Growsgreen Landscape Design, Flegel’s Construction, and the owners themselves, the space is filled with contemporary fixtures and fittings while demonstrating the same ethos of the original mid-century period.
A Recent Update Makes this Eichler House Even Better
For an original Eichler this home looks remarkably new, and remarkably unique. Property of Usha and Mike Kreaden and situated in Sunnyvale, California, it was completed in 1958. It could have just as easily been built last year.