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Set on the scenic slope of Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles, this perfect home design is a chic nature retreat. Designed by L.A.-based Assembledge, the renovation of Stoneridge transformed this estate house while preserving some of its characteristic features. The brick exterior is a warm, traditional contrast against the contemporary glass and steel. The glass walls are a must for this home, which overlooks the picturesque San Fernando Valley. Interiors are clean and contemporary, with a modern palette of white against natural materials like wood, marble and again, lots of glass. Not one to compete with nature, this perfect home incorporates rooms that open onto outdoor entertaining areas and magnificent landscaping. You could call the backyard "negative vegetation" – an Olympic-sized infinity edge pool taking center-stage and spilling into the valley below. Assembledge

If you're in search of an inspiring live work home – a forest book nook – try these digs on for size! The Scholar’s Library in Olive Bridge, New York by local architecture firm Gluck & Partners is an unusual raised house plan surrounded by lush, leafy woods. This simple but striking space sits perched among the treetops, with a study space enclosed in windows at the top, and the actual library – housing approximately 10,000 books – tucked in the windowless area below. At the very top, a wafer-thin roof appears to be floating in thin air. The glass panels supporting it slide open for an in-nature ambiance. Measuring 20 by 20 by 20 ft., this cube house in the trees is a true forest retreat. Gluck & Partners.
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This Hollywood Hills contemporary home by architects David Thompson and Kevin Southerland of L.A.-based Assembledge studio is clearly inspired by the surrounding landscape. This hillside villa offering the perfect vantage point to take it in the breathtaking 180-degree views of Los Angeles. Set on a rare, flat parcel of land in this slope site, the house plan features simple geometric forms with a horizontal, low-profile silhouette. The integration of indoor and outdoor living rooms really brings a new level of living to this home. Whether on the ground or upper level, there is always an outdoor connection, be it via a walkout to the garden or pool, along the balcony encircling the upstairs, or even just by virtue of the massive glass walls and skylights enclosing the space while letting the outdoors in. The only toss-up of this contemporary home is which views are tops – those by day or the glimmering lights at night! Assembledge

For the nature and architecture enthusiasts out there, check out this mountain dream cabin by John Maniscalco Architecture. This sweet cabin, aptly dubbed the Sugar Bowl Residence, is a wonderful, earthy blend of natural cedar and glass – a natural complement to its woody surroundings. Perched on a concrete platform, this raised house plan sits about the snow, its lower wood-clad volume housing the sleeping areas, mudroom and utility areas. The upper floors feature expansive windows that floor the living areas with natural light while framing the stunning mountain views. Like the facade, interiors boast lots of natural wood on floors, walls and ceilings, and the piece de resistance is the wood staircase with the sculptural suspended light installation dangling down. Contact John Maniscalco Architecture to design Your dream cabin.
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This chic lakefront cottage design makes an idyllic retreat – a gorgeous lake front location, flanked by trees and a killer view. The cottage is timber-clad, and the natural wood really blends beautifully with the surroundings. Located on Olympic Peninsula, Washington, this 1,920-sq.-ft. house designed by Seattle-based BjarkoSerra Architects was inspired by cabins in the Northwest, with a modern twist. There’s no shortage of rustic charms, with its Western Red Cedar wood-clad exterior, terraces and outdoor living areas, amazing windows and doors that invite the outdoors into every room. Fir tongue and groove boards, soapstone and concrete blend beautifully with this forest mountain environment. But the most unique idea is the observation loft, with the views to die for. In respect of the environment, no trees were cut and no land disrupted in the construction of this truly natural lakefront design. You got to build something like this too! Contact BjarkoSerra Architects.
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The house features beautiful scenery while being well integrated within its surrounding landscape. The balconies and floor to ceiling windows invite its guests to contemplate the beautiful garden outside and the exotic pool. Come on the living room design. It is a comfortable square enclave 3 steps lower than the ground floor, guarded by a heavy cast iron fireplace. The sectional roof of the Bowen Mountain House is part of its allure, with a pavilion-style design that creates an open living space below. What is so brilliant about this home is the look and feel of its design, and that it is intimately immersed into its natural environment. The exterior and interior design is diverse and this time we’ve posted lots of photos for you to check out and get inspired.

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All too often the garden becomes almost an after thought and the last priority in a restricted home improvement budget. For me this is a travesty, as the garden is probably the largest room of the house and deserves the same thought and design afforded to the kitchen, living room or bathrooms. It is very often the feature which can make the difference between selling a home or not.
Even small London or city gardens, where space is a premium, can be transformed into a haven of architectural foliage and fabulous areas for summer dining and entertaining, adding not only value to the home, but a new dimension to living space. Remember, the garden should not be considered as a separate entity, but more as an extension of the living room. In our short summers it should be a magnet drawing family and friends to it at every available opportunity, and in winter the view should be one which serves to remind that spring is not too far away.
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When my friend David asked me to check out the offerings at the big auction at Alex Cooper Auctioneers last week, I checked out the catalogue and then decided to join him for the preview.

One of the reasons that I was keen to go was that there were two oil paintings by Baltimore artist, Marie Tiffany. What made that so interesting is that she’s the person who introduced my English father to my American mother, almost 60 years ago. Marie is my mother’s second or third cousin, and was a fairly well-known painter here in town. I have some vague memories of her, and I remember seeing some of her paintings with her distinctive signature.

The other thing that was appealing about the two little oils was their subject matter. One is of Baltimore’s Tyson Street, a narrow street of tiny houses, each painted in a bright colour. For many years, my parents, along with a group of their friends, used to drive down to Tyson Street and go Christmas Caroling. When we got older, we went along, too. I have many happy memories of walking up and down this little street, singing carols right before Christmas on freezing cold and sometimes snowy nights. The second painting is of the Edgar Allan Poe house, just a few blocks from where I am living now. It’s a tiny house, and he didn’t live there for long, but it was his home when he died. I recognized the house immediately when I saw the listing in the auction catalogue, and the house looks exactly the same today. I love Poe, and two years ago, I shot a little video of his funeral procession. When he died, there was no service, so 160 years later, the City of Baltimore decided to give him an appropriate funeral, complete with horse-drawn hearse.

The strangest thing about one of the paintings was that it had Marie’s obituary taped to the back of the canvas. Now these two little paintings will become a part of my history.

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