Sumare

Sumare is the coolest house I've seen in months.

Situated in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sumare was designed to function as a live-work space for a contemporary graphic designer. This is an amazingly simple yet modern design, and architect Isay Weinfeld really made the most of the space, allowing for three levels of living in a two story house.

The main level of the house houses the kitchen, dining room, and living area. Large walls of glass allow for great daylight and amazing scenery. The second level is amazing. Weinfeld has managed to include bedrooms, the awesome swimming pool you'll see below, even a ballet studio. Even the basement has direct access to the outdoors, really showing that this entire house is connected to its site.

The exterior of Sumare is so sleek and simple, yet so interesting. The combination of the grid wall system with the wood and the bright yellow surely makes this house stand out among its neighbors. A roof top deck adds that extra touch, giving back to the site and allowing for great skyline views.

Seriously.

Landcarpet

YES! Never in my life did I think I would be blogging about carpet, but times sure have changed.

Austrian design company Florian Pucher recently released Landcarpet. Carpets come in the style of aerial photo maps. They currently have layouts for Europe, USA, Netherlands, and Africa.

BTW

Sorry I have taken a major hiatus from my blog. Work and school have basically taken over my life, but now that the weather is nice I promise to be better about sharing awesome spaces with you fine folks :]

Skybox House

This little beauty was created by Primus Architecture. The house sits on a partly wooded lot on the coast north of Zealand, Denmark.

The main focus of Primus was to "add spatiality and experience of light." It gets its name "Skybox" from the many box-like sky lights throughout the space, giving it light and air. Large sliding doors really allow the house to become one with its site.

The exterior facade is amazing. It is made of oak lists treated with iron sulfate giving it its color and appearance.

Enjoy!