Jenn Thornton, Author at Digs.net

Kwong Von Glinow: Breaking the Mold with Ardmore House

Jenn Thornton January 25, 2023

Kwong Von Glinow’s residential project Ardmore House breaks the mold of traditional Chicago residential homes which prioritizes light and connection with the surrounding environment.

Angkor Wat: The 900-Year-Old Monument in Cambodia that is Too Stunning to Believe

Jenn Thornton January 25, 2023

Take a journey to Cambodia and explore the 900-year-old marvel of Angkor Wat, a temple complex of two religions and a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Spiegel Aihara Workshop’s Middle Ground

Jenn Thornton January 11, 2023

San Francisco-based design firm SAW // Spiegel Aihara Workshop tackled the challenge of transforming a 1962 house with a dated floor plan and created The

Among the Pines: Olson Kundig

Jenn Thornton January 11, 2023

A stunning residential showpiece designed by Tom Kundig FAIA, RIBA from Olson Kundig architecture firm and with fellow architect Greg Faulkner in the mountain town

Ludwig Godefroy’s Concrete Jungle: Casa TO

Jenn Thornton December 14, 2022

This cleverly abstracted concrete oasis by architect Ludwig Godefroy is a bold reinterpretation of an ancient Oaxacan temple, fusing tradition and modernity with seclusion and

St. Michael’s Mount: The Tides of Time

Jenn Thornton November 30, 2022

St. Michael’s Mount, a tidal island in Mount’s Bay, Cornwall, England, is a centuries-old citadel of history and lore, with strong ties to both.

23456 Malibu Colony Road #88: Pacific Bliss

Jenn Thornton November 16, 2022

With all the makings of a multimillion-dollar listing—$21.5 million to be specific—23456 Malibu Colony Road is prime for the limelight and therefore in precisely the

Rock Formation: OPEN Architecture’s Chapel of Sound

Jenn Thornton November 16, 2022

Located in rural Chengde, China, at the base of a valley with ruins of the Great Wall, the almost alien-looking performance venue Chapel of Sound,

Ensamble Studio’s C’an Terra: Set in Stone

Jenn Thornton November 3, 2022

In converting the ruins of a deserted rock quarry into a minimal subterranean dwelling in the scrubby Balearic landscape, Ensamble Studio has given fascinating new

1166 Corsica Drive: Riviera Refined

Jenn Thornton November 3, 2022

Life is good in the Lower Riviera, but at 1166 Corsica Drive in the Pacific Palisades, it’s absolutely fabulous. Re-envisioned to incorporate new design elements,

Wiseman Group’s 11,000 Sqft Nouveau Modern

Jenn Thornton October 19, 2022

It’s a behemoth, not just in size but also in standards—the taste level is as high as the view is magnanimous. And for Paul Vincent

Carvalho Araújo’s Otiima House: Playing With Scale

Jenn Thornton October 19, 2022

Originally designed as a family residence for José Maria Ferreira, Carvalho Araújo’s architectural practice behind one of Portugal’s most talked-about buildings, Otiima House.