So you’ve seen swimming pool mosaics before. Perhaps a dolphin, a sea turtle or a family of seahorses? Maybe it was a giant fleur de lis or some other element designed to add a regal touch. But if you’re going to add something to your pool other than chlorine, why not make it truly art. MEC Pool Mosaics has taken the swimming pool tile art to a new level with a range of custom glass mosaic pool designs. Read more
The Paul McClean Mascolo Estate is another jaw-dropping home now on the market for those with FU money. It’s got a flashy interior and an extraordinary pool – a lazy river outfitted with a Palm island. Read more
The new Forest Knoll Residence, an 11,184 square foot home in the Hollywood Hills inspired by architect Louis Kahn’s Kimbell Art Museum, is just gorgeous. Designed by Architects Silvia Kuhle and Jeffrey Allsbrook of Standard Architecture, the three gabled home is filled with light, white oak and travertine flooring. Read more
Sylvan Rock is the first of its kind. A micro compound luxury residential real estate development created by S3 Architecture and the first private residential estate designed by Aston Martin. Together they present this single-family home available for purchase with an asking price of $7.7 million. The new residential home in New York is a sophisticated and stylish 8,430 sq.ft. modernist structure that includes all the luxuries one might expect and then some. Read more
Liquidity is the name given to this enormous 12,000 square foot house by Barnes Coy Architects. In addition to the sheer size and the giant panels of glass that make up the facades, the open deck and transparent swimming pool make the home truly distinct. Read more
Mexican architecture firm Punto Arquitectonico renovated an old home in the historic center of Yucatan’s capital Merida and transformed it into Casa Xolotl, a beautifully designed romantic getaway you can rent for $220 a night through Airbnb. The home’s most compelling feature is the swimming pool area, created from a preexisting traditional cistern in the patio. Read more
Architects Parque Humano, the same firm behind this beautiful meditation sanctuary, also design homes, one of which has a specially designed water feature by two artists which is the highlight of the home. Read more
What really surprised me about this new home was not the outrageous size or intimidating asking price of $62 million, that’s become the price of entry for a mansion in LA these days, but the architecture firm behind it. It was designed by Olson Kundig, a firm whose work we’ve shared with you five times for their beautiful designs. However, this 15,642 sq.ft. home is uncharacteristically outrageous for the usually tasteful Seattle, Washington based firm. Read more