In South Pasadena, An Architect Built His Home Inspired by the Villas of Capri. Now on the Market for the First Time
Built in 1978 on the grounds of a historic California estate, the residence draws on the walled villas of Capri, with Moorish influences, European antiques, and gardens dating back more than a century.
This $15 Million Lake House Is Bringing Tahoe-Style Luxury to Big Bear, California
Designed by husband-and-wife duo Beau Laughlin and Lindsey Gort of Framework Design + Build, this Big Bear lake house pairs pale oak, natural stone and expansive glass with warm, highly refined interiors that move well beyond the traditional mountain-cabin look.
High Above New Zealand’s Piha Beach: A Home Overlooking Lion Rock and the Tasman Sea
The Louises overlooks Lion Rock and the Tasman Sea, surrounded by native bush and subtropical gardens and set across 7 acres above Piha’s black-sand coast. One of New Zealand’s best-known surf destinations, Piha feels remote and raw, but sits less than an hour from central Auckland.
How Callender Howorth Renovated a Paris Apartment Into a Dream Home Near the Eiffel Tower
For a California family dreaming of a home in Paris, Callender Howorth transformed a stripped-back apartment overlooking the Eiffel Tower into a deeply personal residence, rebuilding it from the brick up within a historic 1910 building.
A 1902 Philadelphia Mansion Built for a Railroad and Sugar Heir Sells for $1.5 Million After Auction
Designed by Horace Trumbauer, whose work includes the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Gilded Age mansion retains a four-story Carrara marble staircase, Samuel Yellin ironwork, and original Louis XV-style salon rooms across more than 10,000 ft² / 929 m².
Mallorca Townhouse for Sale: A Design-Led Home in a Historic Market Town for €985,000
A beautifully restored townhouse in Felanitx, the historic market town often described as the “real Mallorca”, combines natural materials and a low-tox approach to construction, with quietly contemporary interiors and a rooftop terrace above village life, steps from the local market.
The Liminal House on West Vancouver’s Waterfront Is on the Market for C$40 Million
Set between a quiet residential street and West Vancouver’s exposed shoreline, Liminal House is built around what architect Matt McLeod calls “the shell and the belly”: a protective concrete exterior surrounding warmer, oak-lined rooms.
An Architect Built This House for Himself in 1973 Above a West Vancouver Marina
Barry Griblin built this West Vancouver home for himself in 1973, with six levels rising through the trees above Fisherman’s Cove Marina. Listed with West Coast Modern for C$2,175,000 in March 2026, it sold the following month for C$2,075,000.
A Space Age UFO-Shaped Cabin Designed as a Prefab Ski Chalet—That Could Fly?
Conceived in 1968 as an affordable, mass-produced ski chalet, Matti Suuronen’s Futuro House was designed to be transported by helicopter to remote locations. Fewer than 100 were built, and a fully restored example in California is now for sale as a collectible piece of Space Age architecture.
Former Abbey Residence with a 1970s Jacques Couëlle Fireplace Heads to Auction
Set in Andlau, a historic wine village on the Alsace Wine Route in eastern France, the house was updated in the 1970s around a sculptural fireplace by Jacques Couëlle, a distinctive figure in postwar French architecture known for his organic, sculptural houses.