by LWW on September 9, 2010
The stark contrast of black and white really works in this modern interior by Suzanna Vento. She’s chosen each piece of furniture and accessory carefully, with an eye toward harmony and minimal design. A bold, vaguely botanical graphic in the dining room is repeated in the kitchen backsplash, tying the rooms together without being too obvious.
The predominantly white interior looks spacious with just the right amount of black for depth and interest in this modern house. The flat black wall is an unexpected and dynamic accent. We notice that the black stops a few feet below the ceiling, keeping the dark shade from overwhelming the room.
Small doses of grey and green add punch and keep the rooms of this white house from being too sterile.
Via: emmas designblog
Romolo Stanco’s Hi Fi Modern House is small in size but is an incredible example of the power of a white interior in home design. The second floor bedroom is a box suspended over the larger main floor and reachable only by a set of stairs that seem to hover along the wall like a child’s zig-zag drawing. The white walls, ceiling and floors give you the sensation of relaxing in a wash of light.
Each piece of furniture in this modern house becomes a crucial design element in the cocoon of white. The bold red sofa, pink retro refrigerator and other pieces are like bold splashes of pure pigment on a white canvas. We love the slender, leggy, chocolate brown bathroom sink. The Verner Panton dining room chairs are strong enough to hold their own in white because their iconic shape is such a powerful statement they don’t need any color.
Each room in this minimalist’s dream has a punch of color that highlights the beauty of white without overpowering it.
More on this stunning white modern house visit Romolo Stanco.
via DigsDigs.
This is just the most interesting project by Jean-Pascal Flavien. He created a house that purposely creates problems for it’s inhabitants! The experiment is creatively titled the No Drama House.
The white house emerges by way of it’s layout as a series of successive problems. The problems interfere with the possibility of living comfortably and of things running smooth. The house is designed in an awkward fashion where you have to enter it by positioning a ladder and climbing through a small back opening. The narrow construction and distant location of the power outlets constantly makes you problem solve and figure things out. The original white art models offer several other architectural possibilities.
It’s a very thought provoking and interesting concept but I wouldn’t personally volunteer to live in the No Drama House! What’s your take on the concept?
More on the No Drama House.
The location and design of this Beach House is Breathtaking! This stunning white house boasts the Pacific Ocean to the south, a gorgeous courtyard to the west, and the Pacific Coast Highway to the north.
There’s a perfect harmony between the straight ‘boxed’ and organic designs of this modern house. The architecture is very interesting and fully loaded with detail. The bright white interior offers a grand space for dining and entertaining, where residents and guests are surrounded by floor to ceiling windows and a collection of rooftop skylights.
I really like how the courtyard provides a visual and spacial link to the entry, the highway and the ocean beyond. Plus the white modern interior complements the house perfectly. What a truly magnificent dream home!
The Southern California White Beach House by Richard Meier & Partners Architects.
