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Mies van der Rohe’s Lafayette Park in Detroit captured in new photographs

April 27, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0

A modernist housing development in Detroit designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is captured in photographs by architect and local resident Julio Alberto Cedano. Called Lafayette Park, the project was built by the German-American architect in 1959 and comprises two superblocks of differently sized buildings. Cedano photographed the development, which marks the largest collection

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10 homes designed for practising yoga and meditation

April 26, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0

We’ve rounded up 10 houses from across the globe with rooms dedicated to yoga and meditation – including a beachfront spot in Mexico and a plywood-covered nook in Canada. Hatley House by Pelletier de Fontenay and François Abbott, Canada This gabled house in the Canadian town of Hatley, Quebec features a minimally furnished room clad

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Green and yellow Eames chairs fill Tacofino Ocho restaurant in Vancouver

April 24, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0

This taco restaurant in Vancouver, designed by local studio September, is filled with fibreglass Eames chairs and stools, lush plants and curvy black tables. Located in the city’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, the Mexican eatery occupies a former factory building that Australian architect H H Simmonds completed in 1942. September designed the restaurant called Tacofino Ocho

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Colourful tiles and Mexican craft feature in Casa Hoyos hotel by AG Studio

April 20, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0

Mexico City’s AG Studio has turned a colonial house in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico into a boutique hotel featuring tiled archways and yellow walls that look like a “large corn cob”. The hotel, called Casa Hoyos, occupies a former Spanish colonial manor in the city, which is home to many colourful baroque-style buildings from

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Batay-Csorba Architects expands Arts and Crafts-style house in Toronto

April 19, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0

Baby Point Residence by Batay-Csorba Architects

A patchwork of wood shingles and stone form this Toronto home that local practice Batay-Csorba Architects has extended and renovated. Located in Toronto’s residential neighbourhood Baby Point, the two-storey house was built in the early 1900s with stones from the city’s Humber river, stucco and wood. The homeowners sought to preserve the characteristics of the

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Orange performance room stands out at Yale University’s radio station

April 18, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0

New York architecture studio Forma has created contrasting orange and grey-coloured rooms for Yale University’s student-run radio station. Forma, led by Miroslava Brooks and Daniel Markiewicz, designed the interiors with a simple but striking colour palette that covers the floors, ceilings and walls. A recording studio is painted top-to-bottom in pale grey and is joined

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Parasite house designed from “simple floor plan” sketched by Bong Joon-Ho

April 16, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0

Parasite film interview with production designer Lee Ha Jun

Production designer Lee Ha Jun created the house at the centre of the film Parasite based on a basic sketch drawn by director Bong Joon–Ho. In this interview, Jun explains how he designed the set that many people thought was a real house. The Korean film, which won four Oscars at this year’s Academy Awards,

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Coronavirus pandemic reveals “inequities” in New York housing say local architects

April 14, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the issues with housing in New York City that must be addressed following the crisis according to architects in the city. As people self-isolate in their homes to reduce the spread of Covid-19, private outdoor areas have become invaluable spaces for people to safely get fresh air. But, according to

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Five San Francisco house extensions designed to contrast the original architecture

April 12, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0

Alamo Square Residence by Jensen Architects

These five houses in San Francisco are traditional in the front and have contemporary extensions in the back. The California city is known for its hilly terrain dotted with charming, historic houses, and a number have been enlarged with rear extensions that contrast the home’s original architectural style. Read on for the examples of contrasting

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Worrell Yeung contrasts wood pillars and grey marble in Chelsea Loft

April 12, 2020 Bridget Cogley 0

Chelsea Loft by Worrell Yeung and Jean Lin

New York architecture studio Worrell Yeung has brought new life to a former artist’s studio in the city, stripping paint off wood pillars and adding a large kitchen island. Located in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighbourhood, the project is a two-bedroom apartment that spans half of a floor in an early 20th-century building. It was previously occupied

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