#mansion-architecture

#mansion-architecture

"There was so much beauty, so much more than enough for everyone, that it did appear to be a vain activity to try and make a corner in it." This quote captures the essence of Villa Beatrice, where beauty and luxury converge in a breathtaking setting.

This contemporary residence offers a clean look with wire-brushed wood floors, LED lighting and a modern kitchen with a tiled backsplash and custom cabinetry. A glass-enclosed staircase leads up three floors to a private rooftop deck plumbed for a gas barbecue and a spa.

George Washington Smith, widely regarded as the founder of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, designed scores of houses in and around Santa Barbara during an architectural career that lasted only a dozen years before his death in 1930. Today those houses, with their signature mix of whitewashed walls, red-tiled roofs, balconies, courtyards, fountains, elaborate carved woodwork and wrought iron, are keenly sought after, according to area real estate agents.

I like to create a small universe. From the master plan to the doorknobs, from the trees planted outside to the way people will sit and eat and dance inside, you create and control a whole microcosm.

Gleaming woodwork, cozy window seats, and shimmering stained glass windows contribute to the lush Gilded Age atmosphere inside this 1890s Queen Anne in Kingston. All those details do come at a price, but the interior looks lovingly cared for with restored original elements and period sympathetic updates. The dwelling on the market at 77 West Chestnut Street is within the Chestnut Street National Register Historic District, which includes substantial dwellings originally constructed for the influential and affluent of Kingston.

The penthouse residence by Metaphors is defined by a balance of extremes, where bold neo-classical elements are combined with the raw mass of brutalism. The architectural program rejects a singular aesthetic, instead opting for a material collision that pairs deep-veined, sculpted marbles with intricately detailed ceilings and embossed wall panels. This allows the residence to function as a versatile home, shifting between an expansive stage for high-society hosting and a series of intimate, quiet sanctuaries for family life.

This Craftsman home, set on a roomy three-quarter-acre lot, has the rolled roof edges, deep overhangs and protruding rafter tails characteristic of the style developed by brothers Charles and Henry Greene. Originally built for Packard dealer Earle C. Anthony, the shingle-clad house was moved from Los Angeles to Beverly Hills in the early 1920s by silent-film star Norman Kerry.

The Crocker-McMillin mansion, an opulent estate overlooking northern New Jersey's Ramapo Mountains, has a fascinating history, stretching from its 1907 construction by a railroad baron's son to its 2024 bankruptcy seizure from notorious fraud convict Miles Guo. The 50,000-square-foot home - embellished throughout with wood and marble carvings - is now for sale for $19 million, and includes its original floor-to-ceiling Aeolian brand player pipe organ, a thundering symbol of Gilded Age excess.

Pulling off a new build that feels convincingly like an English estate requires more than cosmetic gestures. "The architecture of the home starts with authenticity," says Paragano, who begins projects like this by focusing on the home's massing-its overall form and proportions-and by reestablishing the traditionally defined spaces of a historic house. "Then we reinforce that with authentic detailing through materials," he adds.

The mansion is so iconic and instantly recognizable, but it was definitely ready for an upgrade. The bones were always there, but the house needed to evolve the way the show has evolved—more layered, and reflective of how people actually live and gather now.

Designed by noted residential architect Roland E. Coate, the home was built in 1926 for Annie Wilson, daughter of pioneering Southern California businessman and politician Benjamin Wilson, for whom Mt. Wilson is named. The gently sloping 1-acre-plus property was once part of the vast holdings of George S. Patton, father of the famed U.S. general.

The Mayfair Garden Residence is a refined interior design project by Indian designer Ashmit S Alag, located in the leafy neighborhood of Mayfair Garden, . Conceived as a contemporary home rooted in classical sensibilities, the responds to a desire for timeless luxury that feels both calm and current. The project explores how traditional design language can be reinterpreted through modern planning, natural light, and advanced detailing to create a serene yet expressive domestic environment.

My hope was to create spaces that felt unique and interesting, while at the same time offering a natural sense of ease and comfort,