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Chris Pratt’s destruction of Ellwood house in LA symptom of “systemic problems”

April 22, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Unprotected modernist houses are at risk of demolition as land often holds greater value than architectural heritage, says Docomomo US in response to actor Chris Pratt tearing down a home by architect Craig Ellwood. Pratt and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger drew attention online when news broke that the couple had begun work on a 15,000-square-foot

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OFIS Arhitekti clads geometric home in Slovenia with red-brick tiles

April 22, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has completed Frame House, a family home in Ljubljana clad in red-brick tiles that play on the area’s pitched-roof buildings. Frame House is located in the city’s suburbs and designed by OFIS Arhitekti with a footprint of 200 square metres so as not to intrude on the site’s large rear garden.

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Nine home interiors brightened with colourful window frames

April 21, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

Shades of green, red and yellow run throughout this lookbook, which collects nine home interiors enlivened by colourful window frames. Whether painted wood, plastic or metal, opting for colourful window frames is an easy way to brighten a residential interior. The examples in this lookbook demonstrate how they can be used to create a focal

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One At Palm Residential Building / SOMA

April 20, 2024 Hana Abdel 0

One at Palm will rise at the entrance to Palm Jumeirah, one of Dubai’s artificial archipelagos. It consists of 90 exclusive residences, ranging from 270 to 2,000 sqm. The project proposes a new standard of living through its unique design based on the culture in which it is set. The project takes full advantage of the panoramic views of the Palm to the North and the Dubai Marina to the South, while simultaneously providing a sense of arrival and iconography for the entrance to both the project and the entire island.

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Concrete columns frame Bury Gate Farm house by Sandy Rendel Architects

April 20, 2024 Betty Owoo 0

A “classical” two-storey colonnade characterises this family home in the South Downs National Park, completed by London studio Sandy Rendel Architects. Named Bury Gate Farm, the five-bedroom house replaces a 1950s bungalow on a sloped site on the outskirts of Pulborough, which overlooks fields and woodland. According to Sandy Rendel Architects, it is designed as a

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Concrete columns frame Bury Gate Farm house by Sandy Rendel Architects

April 20, 2024 Betty Owoo 0

A “classical” two-storey colonnade characterises this family home in the South Downs National Park, completed by London studio Sandy Rendel Architects. Named Bury Gate Farm, the five-bedroom house replaces a 1950s bungalow on a sloped site on the outskirts of Pulborough, which overlooks fields and woodland. According to Sandy Rendel Architects, it is designed as a

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Eight kitchens with striking material palettes of contrasting colours and textures

April 20, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

In this lookbook, we collect eight kitchens that contrast rough and smooth textures, glossy and grainy surfaces, and a variety of colours for an overall eye-catching interior. The kitchens in this roundup exemplify how a combination of seemingly clashing materials can create a rich and interesting palette. Some opted for contrasting a number of cool-toned

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Don’t Move, Improve! unveils London’s best house renovations of 2024

April 19, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

A dwelling with a “tin hat” by Nimtim Architects and a colourful extension by Charles Holland are among the 16 London homes named on the shortlist for this year’s Don’t Move, Improve! competition. A triangular house in a former garage by studio Brown Urbanism is also on the shortlist, alongside an extension by Cairn that

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Barrault Pressacco critiques “copy and paste” housing with home in southern France

April 18, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

French studio Barrault Pressacco has completed the 102LET house outside Montpellier, mimicking the area’s suburban architecture to conceal an interior defined by bright, open spaces. Positioned on a sloping site in the village of Pradez-le-Lez, the single-family home aims to challenge the typical standards of suburban housing, proposing a “new model” for the area. “Urban

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