Category: Art

The garage, if it had one, would be at the back property line, accessed from the alley or via long driveway at the right side of the house. That makes most sense with the location of the kitchen door.

I don’t like the idea of guests having to traverse either of the bedrooms to get to the bathroom. Perhaps they were expected to use the Maid’s Room’s Bathroom?

In fact, the more I look at it the more convinced I am this floorplan would take a major reorganization to make it livable for anyone in 2026.

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Honestly, I do.

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I don’t care for the exterior, but I don’t see any obvious flaws in the floor plan.

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Ignoring my previous post about the disappearance of color from modern life, you’d be forgiven if you thought most of these photos were shot in black and white…

Voice Of Mountains By NOVU Classic Interior

“Our project is a private house with an area of 700 m², located in the Moscow region. The interior idea was born from the first dialogue with the clients. To the question, ‘Where do you feel truly happy?’ the answer came instantly: ‘Our place of power is the mountains, the forest, and nature.’ This feeling became the starting point for the entire concept.

We created a house where nature seems to have entered inside and become part of the space:

• • In the entrance hall, guests are greeted by a rock composition of “rocks and a waterfall”;
  • In the corridor — a corner of the forest;
  • In the kitchen — a rock complemented by “stalactite” lamps;
  • In the living room — a chandelier-waterfall and a striking corner bio-fireplace against the panoramic window;
  • In one of the bathrooms — the Moon, and in the children’s bathroom — the story of its conquest;
  • The main corridor leading to the master zone is decorated with the phases of the Moon.

Each zone of this house reflects nature and its magic — water, stone, forest, sky, and cosmos.

Thus, the interior became not just a living space but a true universe of feelings and symbols, where the clients can return to their main source of power — nature.”

Is it the Russian winters? The local construction standards? Is that why the walls in every plan I see from the region has these thick wall?

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I’m just not sure about some of the finishes or furnishings.

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Honestly, that front roof line could be either one, but to me it looks late 60s.

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QUADROS House / gruta.arquitetos
Bauru, Brazil
333 m² = 3584 ft²
Photographs: Daniel Santo

The house design was developed to accommodate a couple and their three children. On a 620m² lot within a gated community, care was taken to ensure the layout was compartmentalized in a way that the required setbacks could integrate the social spaces.

By densifying the private areas into a longitudinal block, it became possible to understand how to configure the layout, and the starting point emerged.
The family shares an integrated dynamic, practicing music, visual arts, and gastronomy. Occasionally, the activities occur simultaneously, and the suggestion of a permeable social environment facilitated the communion between the practices.The social area encompasses virtually the entire functional program of the house, with an office/studio and living/music room separated by a clearing with a jaboticaba tree and an adjoining kitchen/barbecue area, transitioning to the back where the swimming pool and television room are located.

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There would be no separation between the Living Room and Kitchen/Dining. I like the idea of walking in and being able to see all the way to the back of the house.

Also, that Jack-and-Jill bedroom/playroom arrangement wouldn’t fly. I can think of nothing worse than growing up and having to share a room with my sister. I mean, I love her to death and all, but c’mon.

At least this one has a chimney! 🤣

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