With people flying overseas on a more regular basis than before, staying at a hotel is no longer the only option when finding accommodation abroad. Couch-surfing, backpacking and now home-stays are becoming the newer, trendier and cheaper options for all those wanderlust individuals.
Home of Sevilla architects
Photography by Fernando Alda
Launched just last year and now providing a special home exchange program for designers and visuals artists, Behomm was created by Spanish graphic designers Agusti Juste & Eva Calduch.
Home of Sevilla architects
Photography by Fernando Alda
Home of Sevilla architects
Photography by Fernando Alda
A TV executive producer’s house in Sydney, Australia
Put together by Architect, David Boyle
(Pictured also below)
Wanting to design a space that would ignite their passion for travel within a secure community of friends – Behomm was born on the basis of giving what they call the “accommodation site of choice..for the most visually demanding of guests.”
An architect couple’s home in London, England
An architect couple’s home in London, England
A sample room in Calgary, Canada
Photography by Lori Andrews
With over a thousand members in 40 countries listed, Behomm hosts a stunning range of homes for all different functions and tastes.
A sample room in Calgary, Canada
Photography by Lori Andrews
An architect’s home in Vienna
Photography by Herta Hurnaus
Besides from swapping houses, owners are matched with one another by their similar interests, allowing them to not only share their space but also their ideas. A journalist passionate about design could stay at another’s to write a piece, an artist could visit another’s for inspiration… & so forth.
An architect’s home in Vienna
Photography by Herta Hurnaus
Locations for magazine shoots, work spaces and family homes for the luxury and practical are all available on their website.
City loft style apartments and holiday villas are also options for those interested.
An architect’s home in Vienna
Photography by Herta Hurnaus
An architect couples home in Barcelona, Spain
Photography by Tiia Attala
An architect couples home in Barcelona, Spain
Photography by Tiia Attala
The two parties agree to exchange homes temporarily for a set price and then the trip begins. However, to be a member of Behomm, an invitation from either the founders or friends within the community is required, making it an exclusive hub for house-swapping for those involved in the creative industry.
An architect couples home in Berlin, Germany
An architect couples home in Berlin, Germany
An architect couples home in Sant Pere, Barcelona
An architect’s home in Marebbe Enneberg, Italy
An architect’s home in Cambridge, England
An interesting intersection of travel and conveniency, Behomm is reinventing the phrase – mi casa, tu casa.
An architect’s home in Cambridge, England
A designer’s home in Brooklyn, New York City
Photography by Ksenya Samarkaya
For more information, visit www.behomm.com
