Welcome to our weekly property digest. This week, we have a quick-build prefab cabin and a new breed of holiday lets in the centre of Porto that put contemporary design into focus.
Topol-27 prefab
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POA via Dubldom
Garden pods, AUDs and cabins gained popularity during the pandemic but Topol-27 seeks to bridge the gap between workstation, weekend getaway and permanent home. The 27 sqm prefab is manufactured off-site and can be constructed in under 24 hours as a year-round residence. Moscow practice Bio Architect designed the dwelling.
Porto Apart-hotel suites
8 suites; from €130 per night via Welcome Beyond
A 19th-century townhouse in the centre of Porto has been turned into an eight-suite aparthotel that places 2oth century furniture in historic, though reimagined settings. Soaring ceilings, crown mouldings and tiles feature across Baumhaus, serving as the backdrop for contemporary interventions and a modern material palette. See all of the suites.
Modernist East Hampton home
7 bedrooms; $28m via Corcoran
Art and architecture converge at this daring East Hampton home by late ‘New York Five’ architect Charles Gwathmey, designed in 2005 at the end of his career. The Sagaponack village property reads as an assemblage of geometric shapes, with gallery-like interiors and floor-to-ceiling glass walls overlooking 2.44-acre grounds. Get a closer look.
Melbourne live/workspace
5 bedrooms; 4.4-4.9m AUD via Marshall White
This Melbourne property belongs to an interior designer, who tricked it out as their very own home-turned-showroom. Spaces are designed to be flexible and take on multi-roles, such as the entertainment bar/kitchen and myriad office/lounge spaces. Peek inside.
Midcentury trailers in California’s Joshua Tree
Name a more iconic mobile home than the ‘silver bullet’ Airstream. Some 47 of these glistening midcentury trailers have parked up in the Joshua Tree desert – Autocamp’s latest outpost. The campsite has soft-launched with a Quonset Hut-style clubhouse at its heart that will offer a programme of chef-residencies over the coming months. Read more about this desert retreat.
