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LAMAS builds contemporary Canadian farmhouse with reclaimed timber walls

July 29, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

The old agricultural buildings of Quebec informed this modern farmhouse near Montreal, which features walls of reclaimed wood, steeply pitched roofs and a secluded inner courtyard. Called Townships Farmhouse, the property was designed by Toronto firm LAMAS for a working farm in the town of North Hatley, about an hour-and-a-half’s drive east of Montreal and close to the

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Sea Bright House by Jeff Jordan Architects overlooks the Jersey Shore

July 28, 2017 James Brillon 0

This beachfront house designed by Jeff Jordan Architects for a Manhattan-based couple comprises boxy, cedar-clad volumes that create expansive outdoor spaces overlooking the New Jersey coastline. Located within walking distance from the beach, the entire structure of Sea Bright House is lifted on stilts and incorporates storage areas beneath. From the street, a stone walkway leads

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10 countryside cabins with interiors that reflect their remote locations

July 28, 2017 Trudie Carter 0

From a woodland hut clad in recycled timber to a snowy cabin with light-toned interiors, we’ve sought out tiny retreats that emulate their natural surroundings for this week’s roundup of popular images from Pinterest. Half-Tree House, US, by JacobsChang To prevent this single-room cabin from feeling confined, Manhattan studio JacobsChang specified three floor-to-ceiling pivoting windows that offer extensive views of the surrounding

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Courtyard provides focal point for Seattle home by MW Works

July 27, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Seattle architecture firm MW Works has helped a couple to self-build this home, which is organised around a courtyard and clad in weathered reclaimed timber. MW Works designed the Helen Street house for a couple and their two dogs, who wanted to return to the city from their rural property and downsize. The corner plot

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Concrete ribs cradle brickwork walls at Bloco Arquitetos’ Brasília residence

July 27, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Concrete ribs extend across the brick walls of this house on the outskirts of Brasília, Brazil, which Bloco Arquitetos has designed as two pavilion-like structures linked by an outdoor path. Casa Vila Rica is located 40 kilometres away from the centre of the Brazilian capital city on a gentle slope overlooking a valley filled with native vegetation. Bloco Arquitetos designed

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Shore House by Leroy Street Studio overlooks a Long Island bay

July 26, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

US firm Leroy Street Studio has designed this cedar-clad retreat in Suffolk County, New York, to provide glimpses of nearby water on arrival and expansive views from inside. The local architects designed Shore House for a sloped plot in North Haven, a village at the eastern end of Long Island. The aim was to maintain the link between the forest

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Bestor Architecture creates Malibu beach home for Beastie Boys rapper

July 26, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

US firm Bestor Architecture has overhauled rundown buildings in an exclusive southern California neighbourhood to create a spacious, beach-style residence for musician Mike D from the Beastie Boys. The Malibu Beach House is located in Point Dume, a promontory that juts out into the Pacific Ocean. Known for its scenic beaches and rocky coves, the

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Revamped London house features white surfaces and concrete details that match a brutalist neighbour

July 26, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

William Tozer Associates has overhauled a Victorian terraced house in north London, introducing a white, modern living area that faces out onto a neighbouring brutalist estate. London-based William Tozer Associates refurbished and reconfigured the house in Highgate, which forms part of an Italianate terrace. Immediately behind the terrace is the Abbey Road housing co-op – a brutalist estate designed in the

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Tsuruta Architects designs staircase in London house from thousands of plywood pieces

July 25, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Nearly 2000 pieces of plywood slot together like a puzzle in this staircase, which features in a London home that has been overhauled by local studio Tsuruta Architects. The architects were tasked with reconfiguring the layout of a seven-bedroom 20th-century house to create an open-plan living, kitchen and dining room; two bathrooms; and four bedrooms on the upper three

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DCPP arranges dark-walled Mexico City house around two courtyards

July 25, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Pale mud bricks, teak wood and a textured black coating are all used to front this house in Mexico City, which architecture studio DCPP has designed around a pair of patios. Casa Campestre 107 is located in the city’s San Angel Inn neighbourhood, where the local studio has completed another residence around a network of courtyard gardens. This time, the architects

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