Extreme temperatures can be a considerable hindrance to a good night’s sleep. This is particularly true in areas that are prone to bitterly cold winters and blisteringly hot summers.
Turning Your Bedroom into a Comfortably Cool Summertime Sleeping Space
By Sophie • Aug 28, 2020
Getting a comfortable night’s sleep during the balmy summer months can be quite the undertaking. Few things are less conducive to a good night’s rest than extreme heat, and despite the abundance of gorgeous weather summer days bring, summer nights can be a trying time for sensitive sleepers. In addition to difficulty functioning, poor quality of sleep is conducive to a wide range of health and behavioral issues. Fortunately, while maintaining a high quality of sleep throughout the summer months may be challenging, it’s not nearly as daunting as you may think. As you’ll find, turning your bedroom into a comfortably cool summertime sleeping space is well within your abilities.
How To Choose A Ceiling Fan To Create The Perfect Personalized Cooling Space In Your Home
By Sophie • Jul 30, 2020
The summer is in full swing and you know what that means: it's sweltering hot outside. The air inside your home is getting a bit stuffy and you need better air circulation. It's time for a new ceiling fan. But how do you choose a ceiling fan that's right for you?
Get the Best Sleep You’ve Ever Had on an Organic Mattress
By Sophie • Jun 11, 2020
Do you need a new mattress? When most people shop for a mattress, they consider things like price, durability, warranty, and, of course, comfort. But have you ever wondered what materials are used to make your mattress and whether they’re healthy or safe?
How to Update Your Old Home While Preserving Its History
By Sophie • May 15, 2020
To many homeowners, older properties are just more fun than new construction. While some buyers focus on the flaws of a 50-year-old home — the inefficient windows and doors, the outdated appliances and light fixtures, etc. — others revel in the property’s unique quirks, believing them to be beloved relics of the past. Older homes have history, and it is a homeowner’s duty to honor and preserve the history that first attracted them to a particular home.
Have you ever looked at your pet and realized you are so in love with them that you'd do essentially anything to make sure they're safe and happy? Well, that's precisely the thought process some homeowner's in the Netherlands had when they asked the designers of their new house to work with them on building a home that would let them watch their dogs play in the yard from any angle. They meant it, too; the finished home is completely circular, providing the owners with a 360 view so that they can keep an eye on and enjoy the site of their dogs while the animals play happily outside and get plenty of exercise.
House Design in Brazil with A Large Pergola For a Family With Two Dogs
By Sophie • Apr 29, 2020
This project involves (for leisure use) the extension of an existing house, located in a quiet and surrounded by trees neighborhood in Brasilia-DF. The family (composed of a couple, three children and two dogs) loves to receive friends at home. They felt the need for a larger space, outside the main house, for social events.
Family Mamurbaba House in Turkey
By Sophie • Mar 25, 2020
Mamurbaba House by Orkun Nayki Architecture is a family house designed on a 817 m2 parcel. It was designed with the living standards of a family as our focus. Considering the dynamics of the region in the project design, the functionality, simplicity and sustainability of the structure were prioritized. A minimal, simple and transparent style is adopted in the design without compromising the modern line. In this direction, the content, naturalness and compatibility of the spaces, orientations and materials used are provided. It is completely compatible with nature, sustainable and timeless.
2inOne Aframe House in Austria by Haro Architects
By Sophie • Feb 27, 2020
2inOne is an integration exercise within the urban fabric. The plot is located in Gneis, a suburban area of the city of Salzburg characterized by a dense fabric of single-family homes. Over time and as a result of successive segregations, “residual” plots have emerged which, due to their size, proportions or orientation, are less attractive for real estate development.
Sloped Villa With Green Roof in Belgium Studio Okami Architects
By Sophie • Feb 20, 2020
Prefab Norway Skogbrynet Houses by R21 Arkitekter
By Sophie • Feb 19, 2020
Three houses situated in a row, replaces an old villa. The houses share a driveway, while parking and entrances are solved separately on the ground floor in each volume. Designed by R21 Arkitekter
Concrete DenPaku The Beachfront MIJORA Villas
By Sophie • Feb 14, 2020
Australia Family River House by studioplusthree
By Sophie • Feb 13, 2020
A single-storey bungalow with an unsympathetic later addition previously occupied this sloping site, facing south along the Cooks River.
Modern Ryokan Kishi-ke Guest House In Japan
By Sophie • Feb 12, 2020
Modern Ryokan kishi-ke operated by Kishi-ke Co., Ltd is a coastal small ryokan in Kamakura, the former capital of Japan, in the suburbs of Tokyo.
