Just because you work from home doesn’t mean you should be lying on the couch in your pj’s til noon. Sure, it can also mean that—no judging—for some professions fuzzy slippers just don’t count as proper work attire, whether you commute to an office or to your dining room table. In fact, the latest project from Synthesis Design + Architecture proves that even small home spaces can be snazzy, at least if you have $11,000. That’s what it cost to turn a London investment advisor’s home office, a modest 8′ x 11′ room, into a sleek, CNC-milled birch work space.

The birch wood ribbing serves the very functional purpose of hiding storage (files, paperwork, supplies etc.), office equipment and electrical cords from sight. See if you can spot the “hidden” cabinets and panels in the curved wooden surface. The horizontal spacers you can see in the images that hold the ribs together are in the shape of a world map “created by converting an image into a high contrast graphic bitmap.”

Synthesis collaborated with woodworkers, swapping 3D renderings back and forth until all the structural concerns were addressed and the final product was reached. This may be out of reach for many homebound workers, but allow it to serve as inspiration for creating an office that feels separate enough from your living space so that at the end of a long day you don’t feel like a shut-in.

Spanish company BM makes some of the coolest furniture for babies all the way through young adults. Their original designs are made for all types of young people and will grow with the child through the years until you’re practically married. The pieces have clean, modern lines and can be personalized in the color or colors of their choosing. You can mix and match the pieces depending on the room size and age of the child. All of the designs are contemporary and timeless, easily be transformed into the next stage when your child outgrows it.

Above, an example of a “Junior” set, which is from ages 12 to 18

Below: Baby (0 – 6 years)

Below: Kid (6 – 12 years)

Below: Junior (12 – 18 years)

Dutch Most Architecture were commissioned by amsterdam company brandbase to design a temporary space for their new office location. the client wished to furnish the space with recycable material which gave the architects the idea to use pallets.

The pallet structure is designed in such a way that besides being merely a workplace, the entire element invites you to stand, sit or lay down on the pallets. this open office concept was created to suit the creative advertising agency, with an additional, informal atmosphere…

bureau^proberts designed this three-story modern family home in Newmarket, Queensland, Australia. The Patane Residence is concrete construction with an open and airy floor plan that features cantilevered balconies offering views of the Brisbane skyline and Mount Coot-tha.

The indoor/outdoor feel is achieved with each floor having various types of floor to ceiling windows and doors that open up to the outdoor pool, terraces, patio and yard space. The smooth, finished white floors are a sleek continuation of the white walls inside and out. The white throughout balances well with the warm wood ceilings and trim work, as well as the fence, shutters and other outdoor features. It definitely has a tropical, almost Brazilian feel.

Japanese architect Kazuhiko Kishimoto, of architecture firm acaa, designed the Wind-Dyed House overlooking the ocean on a cliff in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. The structure becomes almost embedded in the terrain because of the low-lying nature of the house, which also allows for the least amount of impact on the environment.

Each floor is composed of different materials to allow the residents a different view to the outside. Stone floors and plaster-coated concrete walls on the first floor are juxtaposed with the soft shadows created by the outside landscape through the paper screens. The open concept living space of the second floor is vastly different with its ability to open up completely to the outdoors with sliding glass doors. To maximize the ocean views, glass and slotted screens along the perimeter of the top floor of the house give a sense of transparency.

The California Roll House is a futuristic concept design for a prefabricated house that Christopher Daniel of Violent Volumes has created. The house was designed with a desert setting in mind with its exterior wrapped in an energy-efficient material that reflects heat from the sun. The house appears rolled to form a tube-like shape with glass on either end that is controlled electronically to change the transparency for privacy and light control. The modular nature of the design makes for easy assembly and disassembly on site.

To maximize space, doors are hydraulically powered and curtains provide privacy as a space divider in the bedroom.

The interior design is fairly minimal which allows for open, light-filled spaces.