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Framestudio Reviving an Old Henry Hill Design

ByKarine Monié
December 17, 2020

During three years of hard work, Framestudio managed to preserve the soul of the Henry Hill house while simultaneously injecting the elements that now make it a contemporary home.

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Assembledge+ David Thompson’s Natural Connection

ByKarine Monié
December 17, 2020

When you are an architect and you tackle the challenge of designing your own home, it can easily become a little bit of an obsession.

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Geneseo Inn at Cass Winery

ByWendy Bowman
December 17, 2020
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At the newly opened Geneseo Inn, revamped industrial shipping crates bursting with stylish modern interiors meet with arresting vineyard views to create an eco-friendly bed-and-breakfast retreat unlike anything else in Paso Robles.

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Humbert & Poyet Discreet Hidden Havens & Retreats

ByJenn Thornton
January 4, 2021

Whether basking in sun or shrouded in shade, small environments made spacious present a case for cabin fever.

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Architect Eric J. Smith Works with Thoreau-inspired Poet—Designs Modern “Cabin in the Woods”

ByJenn Thornton
June 10, 2020

Having worked prolifically with more traditional typologies, from Cape Dutch to Georgian to French, Writer’s Studio—600 square feet of exquisite, undiluted design in forested Connecticut—marks a return to striking modern form for New York City architect Eric J. Smith.

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Montalba Architects LR2 Residence Where High-end Design Meets Mass Appeal

ByJenn Thornton
June 10, 2020

Dramatically dark, yet unambiguously modern building is not the type of architecture one necessarily expects to find in Pasadena. But the LR2 House, a remarkable 4,200-square-foot dwelling by Santa Monica practice Montalba Architects, is the very definition of unexpected.

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The Natural Beauty Of A Craftsman Style Home

ByAbigail Stone
June 16, 2020

If a refreshing afternoon swim in a saltwater pool sounds like the necessary prelude to a productive afternoon, or a symphony of birdsong the ideal chorus for dinner, look no further than 14410 Villa Woods Drive, Pacific Palisades.

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Expansions, Re-creations, and Installations— All Are on View at New and Notable Museums Worldwide

ByJenn Thornton
December 16, 2020

Artists and architects are the curators of our physical world. Leaders in each field are creating bold interactions between space and surrounds, challenging the landscape at some of our most revered museums to change how, and what, we see.

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Kirei Studio Reinterprets Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Design Principle Less is More—Behold the Modern “Log Cabin”

ByKarine Monié
June 18, 2020
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Through a collaborative work between Poss Architects and Kirei Studio’s founder and interior designer Nathalie Ryan, this traditional log house was transformed…

B.E Architecture, Broderick Ely, Jonathon Boucher, Andrew Piva, Melbourne, Australia

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B.E Architecture Connecting Past & Present In Melbourne

ByKarine Monié
December 16, 2020

Renovating a historic house is a matter of passion and dedication and the team behind Australian firm B.E Architecture—led by Broderick Ely, Jonathon Boucher, and Andrew Piva—know it.