If you love contemporary design combined with classic comfort, you’ll love the Brook Bay Residence By SKL Architects ($NFS). The home is located on a hillside on Mercer Island in Washington. It’s two story’s showcases work by local craftsman, reflected in both design and choice of materials like blackened steel, wood, and concrete. The home is about 4,200 square feet and features upper-level sleeping and living areas, with supporting spaces on the lower level to take advantage of views toward Lake Washington and Seward Park.
Designed in celebration of a friend’s 30th birthday, Tipping Point by Christophe Benichou ($NFS) breaks up the organic flow of its impressive surroundings. Simulating a precariously balanced cube, this minimalist sculpture sits upon an impressive viewpoint that overlooks the Mediterranean and the Cévennes. Designed to normalize the feeling of vertigo, the mesh metal cube features […]