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Ed Kaminsky’s Sky Pine Estate Offers the Total Package

Wendy Bowman August 20, 2020

From painstaking attention to detail to captivating lake views to impressive amenities and more. Definitely a one-of-a-kind personal retreat, this castle-esque property also offers the ultimate in privacy, ideal for detaching from the rest of the world.

Greg Warner, Kona, Hawaii, Walker Warner Architects, Philpotts Interiors, David Y. Tamura Associates, Marion Philpotts-Miller

Greg Warner of Walker Warner Architects Reinventing Hawaiian Tradition

Karine Monié August 5, 2020

Spread over a 1.5-acre site and surrounded by a field of lava and native grasses, Greg Warner, principal at Walker Warner Architects’ project was inspired by traditional villages of the island, usually organized in loose clusters.

Jim Cutler, Cutler Anderson Architects, Ohana House, Hawaii, North Shore

The Ohana House by Cutler Anderson Architects on Hawaii’s North Shore

Jenn Thornton August 5, 2020

On a generous plot of land where sugar cane was farmed for over a century, the wind blows unrelentingly. Here, on a hillside at the end of a road, the 2,000-square-foot Ohana House by Jim Cutler of award-winning Cutler Anderson Architects is a work of architecture as remarkable as the land upon which it sits.

Jim Olson, Olson Kundig, Hawaii, Anne Gunderson, architecture,

Architect Jim Olson of Olson Kundig is Inspired by Art & Nature

Karine Monié August 5, 2020

A unique approach guided the design of this 13,000-square-foot oceanside property—with an infinity pool running along its central axis—that belongs to a couple from California.

Mike Markkula, Linda Markkula, 35351 E. Carmel Valley Road, rana creek ranch, carmel valley, monterey, ranch, apple, Bill McDavid, Hall and Hall, Pete Clark, Clark Company

Apple Co-Founder, Mike Markkula’s 12,000+ Acre Rana Creek Ranch for $37.5M

Wendy Bowman June 25, 2020

Known as “Rana Creek Ranch,” the enormous property includes a 2,900-foot landing strip and helipad, large office building/conference center, private lake, a riding arena, two barns, and miles of equestrian and hiking trails.

Woolworth Building, Woolworth Tower Residences, Alchemy Properties, New York, New York City, Tribeca,

Alchemy Properties Goes Next-Level with Woolworth Tower Residences

Jenn Thornton June 24, 2020

The Woolworth Tower Residences gives rise to one of the more enticing real estate opportunities that one might imagine. That is, to own a piece of history while living like royalty in the luxury-condo equivalent of a “Castle in the Sky.” Is there a better, more spectacular prospect?

Brooklyn, Studio Tack,Japanese, Tsukimi, New York City, New York, NYC

Brooklyn-based Studio Tack Reimagines Japanese Design at Tsukimi in NYC

Karine Monié June 24, 2020

Located in Manhattan, New York City, both the exterior façade and the circa-1920 mosaic floor of Tsukimi were preserved, evoking a feeling of timelessness. Studio Tack meticulously chose andperfected every element of the space.

Jon Heinert, Wheeler Kearns Architects, Chicago, Penthouse

Wheeler Kearns Architects’ Jon Heinert on New Chicago Penthouse

Karine Monié June 24, 2020

One look at the beautiful panorama from this penthouse is enough to understand why the owners—a young family from California—fell in love with the space.

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

Jenn 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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