residential

Stripy rammed-earth walls curve through holiday home on Californian walnut farm

November 11, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Red and grey tones run through the rammed earth walls that US firm Feldman Architecture has used to build this retreat on a farm in California’s Central Valley. The San Francisco-based practice designed Spring Ranch within the grounds of a walnut farm to provide a rural vacation home for a family. Three main walls follow

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New roof and clerestories bring light into renovated Texas bungalow by Murray Legge Architecture

November 11, 2017 James Brillon 0

Removing interior walls and expanding the roofline of this bungalow in Austin, Texas, allowed Murray Legge Architecture to create a light-filled living space for a local newspaper editor and her family. The interior renovation of Skyview was completed in 2015 for the editor-in-chief of the Texas Tribune, Emily Ramshaw, and her filmmaker husband David Hartstein.

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10 city apartments that take skyline views to new heights

November 10, 2017 Alice Finney 0

This week, we’ve scoured our Pinterest archives for high-rise apartments with vertiginous views of city skylines. From a luxury penthouse in Manhattan’s tallest tower to a 30th-floor condominium in Kiev, here are some of the best from around the world. R1T flat, Israel, by Paritzki & Liani Architects Israeli firm Paritzki & Liani Architects installed a PVC ceiling in this

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Productora adds steel-frame extension to pink bungalow in Los Angeles

November 10, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Mexican architecture studio Productora has attached a two-storey steel unit onto the back of a bungalow in California to add more living space. Fleischmann House is located in Echo Park, Los Angeles, on a sloped lot that was previously underused. The entire project, which measures 2370 square feet (500 square metres), included a complete remodel

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Productora adds steel-frame extension to pink bungalow in Los Angeles

November 10, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Mexican architecture studio Productora has attached a two-storey steel unit onto the back of a bungalow in California to add more living space. Fleischmann House is located in Echo Park, Los Angeles, on a sloped lot that was previously underused. The entire project, which measures 2370 square feet (500 square metres), included a complete remodel

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Checa Romero Architects “makes the most” of small brick house by extending in every direction

November 10, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architect Curro Checa Romero has refurbished and extended a 1980s house in east London, more than doubling its interior dimensions and creating a series of light-filled spaces with an improved connection to the rear garden. The Grim House was named for architect Checa Romero’s partner, Deborah Grim, who bought it over three years ago and

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Checa Romero Architects “makes the most” of small brick house by extending in every direction

November 10, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architect Curro Checa Romero has refurbished and extended a 1980s house in east London, more than doubling its interior dimensions and creating a series of light-filled spaces with an improved connection to the rear garden. The Grim House was named for architect Checa Romero’s partner, Deborah Grim, who bought it over three years ago and

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Zaha Hadid Architects begins work on Mexico City’s “highest residential tower”

November 10, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Construction has begun on Zaha Hadid Architects’ residential high-rise in the Mexican capital, set to become the city’s tallest apartment building. The Bora Residential Tower is being built in Santa Fe, a major business district in the west of Mexico City – home to tech companies Microsoft, Apple, Sony, Roche and Amazon, as well as

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Zaha Hadid Architects begins work on Mexico City’s “highest residential tower”

November 10, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Construction has begun on Zaha Hadid Architects’ residential high-rise in the Mexican capital, set to become the city’s tallest apartment building. The Bora Residential Tower is being built in Santa Fe, a major business district in the west of Mexico City – home to tech companies Microsoft, Apple, Sony, Roche and Amazon, as well as

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GRT Architects creates fluted glass stairwell for skinny Brooklyn townhouse

November 8, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

A glazed stairwell brings light from a roof window down through this narrow townhouse in Brooklyn, renovated by New York studio GRT Architects with splashes of colour. The brick residence is located in Fort Greene, a tree-lined neighbourhood in the New York borough that is popular with young families. The townhouse is three storeys and

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