Often, when looking to buy a home, we look for a garage. Why? Extra space and extra security for our cars, tools, bikes, and other belongings. Then, two years down the line, the garage is completely full of junk that we don’t need, horribly disorganised, and becomes an all-around stressful situation.

Jaco Booyens Architect together with SAOTA restores Buffelsdrift, an award-winning farm located west of Ladismith in the arid Klein Karoo region of South Africa. SAOTA specialises in contemporary architecture and has designed luxury homes around the world, however, when SAOTA Director, Greg Truen acquired the farm in 2016 it was important to him to maintain the integrity of the heritage farm buildings and an adaptive approach to the conservation and restoration was taken. 

estled in these inlets are small terracotta homes, docks, and cafes. This project proposes a residential home that perfectly integrates with the surrounding ecosystem. It gives the resident panoramic views of the glistening, clear waters of the Calanques all while letting in the warm, bright Mediterranean sun.

Completed in 2018 by Colima-based architecture firm Di Frenna Arquitectos, Casa Hilca is a single-family home located in Colima City in Mexico. 

About thirty years ago, German researcher Dr Feist developed a prototype that would later be known as the Passivhaus or "Passive House". Passivhaus architecture is an architectural style that meets the standard for energy efficiency while minimizing the building's ecological footprint.

San Francisco architect John Marx, AIA, recently published Études, a book of his poetry and watercolors. It was recently awarded the James Gates Percival International Prize for Literature.

The Odessa-based architecture & interior design firm K&B Partners led by Kovtun Yuri and Burakov Egor have designed Shell House, a modern family recreation center planned to be built near the sea in Koblevo, Mykolaiv region, Ukraine.

Wallpapers are a great way to spruce up your walls. While regular paint on a wall is classic and timeless, design is all about new and contemporary advancements. The printed wallpaper we see today has been around since the 1700s where wallpaper was being manufactured in bulk.