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This week’s collection: a Historic Victorian turned modern family home, a rooftop in the desert, a St. Moritz-style cabin retreat, +4 more
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A study in restraint and evolution, Kesterson House, by Bunston, transforms a former architecture office into a warm, modern family home, adapting an 1800s Heritage Victorian for contemporary life while preserving its historic bones.
Shaped by the desert and open to the sky, Altar Rooftop at Casa Arca by TANAT channels shifting light, dry heat, and passing storms into an immersive and tactile experience, connecting Mexico’s dunes to the city below.
Red Hill Barn, by TYPE Studio is a study in respectful reinvention, reviving an 1810 stone farmhouse into a contemporary dwelling that echoes the rhythm, restraint, and elemental beauty of traditional agricultural buildings.
Moden Café is a quiet ode to baking as craft. Designed with textured floors that recall flour-dusted dough and a restrained monochrome palette, it invites you to slow down, stay present, and savor the beauty of simplicity.
Crestline Cabin, redesigned by Warkentine Associates, transforms a 1949 structure into a grounded retreat inspired by the alpine modernism of St. Moritz. Quiet, minimal, and deeply tied to its setting, it’s designed for solitude, reflection, and a slower pace of mountain life.
Hotel Saint Augustine, by Lake Flato, Post Company, and Bunkhouse, brings bold color and eclectic warmth to Houston’s arts district. Meant to feel like a curator’s private home, its lobby mixes vintage and custom pieces, creating intimate nooks for drinks, conversation, and unexpected inspiration.
Channeling midcentury Manhattan through a Wes Anderson lens, Atelier 130 designs Father & Bun to be an eclectic, high-design take on the American diner. It’s playful, but grounded, rooted in its Beirut site and shaped by the hands of local Lebanese artisans.