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Klopf Architecture updates San Francisco home with “modern inversion”

March 13, 2022 James Brillon 0

Klopf Architecture has reconfigured a San Francisco home to create an open-concept living space that faces onto the backyard. After spending a few years in a spec house and eager to improve their living arrangement, the owners of this San Francisco residence looked to local studio Klopf Architecture to see if they could renovate their

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Wanda Ely completes Scandinavian-inspired retreat outside of Toronto

March 12, 2022 James Brillon 0
Wanda Ely Toronto Summerhus

Toronto-based architect Wanda Ely has completed a country home for a Danish family, combining the Scandinavian principles of “simplicity, functionality, and restraint” with the local design style. The Sommerhus project (Summer House) is located in Mulmur, Ontario, roughly 100 kilometres outside of Toronto. It sits in rolling wheat fields, on land that belongs to a

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A+I and Unionworks raise Bridge House to protect sensitive Hamptons environment

March 10, 2022 James Brillon 0
AI Union Works Bridge House Long Island

New York studios A+I and Unionworks have completed a house near Long Island’s Sagaponack Pond with two volumes connected by an enclosed bridge, allowing the site’s native shrubbery to grow beneath. Bridge House is the first ground-up residential project by A+I, or Architecture+Information, which typically works on office interiors. The studio collaborated with Unionworks on

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Toronto beach house by Odami resolves “contradictory” context between waterfront and city

March 6, 2022 James Brillon 0
Beach houses Odami

Canadian studio Odami has completed the interiors of a split-level home in Toronto, using light tones that nod to the nearby beaches of Lake Ontario. The Beaches House was completed for a client living near the city’s waterfront, which is lined with long stretches of sandy beaches. Odami’s design for the interiors drew inspiration from

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Mesh canopy shades California desert retreat by Kovac Design Studio

March 5, 2022 James Brillon 0
Madison Desert Club

Guest suites cluster around an expansive living area at this California mansion, which Kovac Design Studio designed to emulate a boutique hotel. The Madison Desert Club residence is named after the exclusive golf club where the 9,220-square-foot (856-square-metre) home is located in La Quinta, California, near Palm Springs. “Inspired by the concept of a boutique

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The Ranch Mine designs Arizona desert home informed by surrounding boulders

March 1, 2022 James Brillon 0
Boulders by the Ranch Mine

The organisation of this home in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert was inspired by a rock formation that architecture firm The Ranch Mine noticed during a site visit early in the design process. The project is located on an arid site north of Scottsdale. Phoenix-based firm The Ranch Mine drew influence from the site’s rocky topography while

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Mid-century Phoenix home receives updates and expanded living space

February 27, 2022 James Brillon 0
Phoenix home

This home at the foot of Camelback Mountain in Arizona has been thoroughly renovated by 180 Degrees Design + Build and CBTWO Architects with updated finishes and a new double-height living room. Located in Phoenix, the Brandaw Residence was originally built in the 1960s, and in need of a refresh. Local architects 180 Degrees Design

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Gluck+ covers Hollywood Hills home with an angular roof

February 24, 2022 James Brillon 0
California house by Gluck+

A faceted roof on slender columns tops this home by Gluck+ in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills neighbourhood, covering the residence “like a parasol”. Simply named California House, the single-family residence was completed by New York City firm Gluck+ on a “spectacular” steep site overlooking LA. From the property, residents enjoy panoramic views of the surrounding

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Grassy courtyard forms heart of Brazilian house by Shieh Arquitetos

February 21, 2022 James Brillon 0
Interior of São Paulo house

Shieh Arquitetos Associados has organised this residence in Brazil around a lush courtyard so that its residents can “step onto grass from the bedrooms”. The Courtyard House for Two Boys was completed for a family with young sons in Vinhedo, a city roughly one hour’s drive from São Paulo. The family needed to remain close

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Lucas Maino Fernandez completes Casa Un Patio in dense Chilean forest

February 15, 2022 James Brillon 0
Casa Un Patio

Native ferns and trees grow within the centre of this home in Molco, Chile, which architect Lucas Maino Fernandez designed to establish continuity between the living spaces and the surrounding forest. Casa Un Patio, which roughly translates to Courtyard House, is located near Lake Villarica in central Chile. It sits between the lake and a

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