Designed by Japanese architect, Shintaro Fujiwara, a house which was located in residential Showa-cho area of the city, Osaka, Japanese, was built to answer the need of a homeliving. The design of the residence has a narrow frontage, which is a part of a row house (17.89m ×3.94m). A big problem in the progress of the planning was that it could take only less than 3 meters for effective flange width inside when it was built in such a long narrow lot. The project aims to create a spacious atmosphere by leaving gaps between each floor and maintaining sight lines from front to back. Read more

One of the misconceptions in selling your home is to not put money into it. Often times, home sellers want to get out of their home quickly, and forget that marketing your home is crucial. So, the most important thing is how to use as little as money that you have to spend to make your home more valuable before selling. Here are ten ways to improve the value of your home, and boost you above your competition:

1. Curb Appeal: Homebuyers make up their mind about your home before they step in the front door. Ensure your landscaping, lawn, and flowering beds are free of weeds and debris. Walk around the entire house and remove toys, fix lighting, and sprinkler heads. At the front entry consider repainting the front door and adding a pot of fresh flowers. Read more

Designed by H Arquitectes , this building was created to answer some problems in architecture design such as small and lengthwise site. Usually, it’s very difficult to avoid alley in this type of site. The implication of this alley model is we got a lack of air circulation and natural light. Created on the 250 sqm in Barcelona, Spain, this house have a solution of the problem, by using the stairway as a important tool for natural light an ventilation. So, check this out for more detail. Read more

The owners of this house wanted to use the land for living space, a garden was inconceivable, they only want green. Therefore, one of the primary motivations of the team Formwerkz Architects was to look for spaces to try to correct this imbalance, and satisfy their customers. The result is a beautiful planter upright on the front gate and a green wall that doubles as a screen curtain on the second floor. The client, a mother of two young boys, wanted a house where she could keep an eye on their children without having to be in the same space. Read more

Designed by Parque Humano, an architecture company with a very captivating portfolio, offered beatiful combination between nature and design. This beautiful home, which is Located in a fascinating natural environment in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, Casa en el Bosue (or “the House in the Forrest”), is so perfectly integrated in the surrounding landscape and so elegantly camouflaged that it seems it has always been there. More information on the residence from the architects: “Two pavilions, unequal in size, are set in front of the pool area. The first and biggest one contains the living and dining spaces, kitchen and a working studio. The second one: two bedrooms. Each pavilion was carefully placed on the site, incorporating all the existing trees into the program and facing the most important views.Visitors are received under the protection of a steel enclosure, entering through a small door that leads to the living room, thereby emphasizing the contrast between the closed nature of the entrance and the full openness of the living spaces and the valley itself.” Read more

Design of indoor swimming pool, which requires effort even harder. Because the indoor swimming pool design must consider the factors of size, shape and fit with the interior of the residence. .It was a very enchanting collection of swimming pools, with an exquisite design and an original approach. Today’s set is a complementary treat, featuring fabulous looking pools, only this time they are located within the perimeter of the residence. Each indoor pool in the pictures below has its own personality and can be easily differentiated from the rest. Some of the interiors they are located in are enriched with elegant furniture items and interesting decorative elements. From our point of view, they all look incredible, which is why we would like to challenge you to pick your favorite. Read more