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This House Had to Stop Being a House

How do you save a family home without freezing it in the past? Casa Sabina began as the childhood home of its owner in Cuenca, Ecuador. Instead of demolishing it or preserving it as an empty memory, Atempo Arquitectura transformed…
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Inside the 480 square foot Prefab Home with a Cozy Cottage Look!!

Inside a 473 square foot manufactured home with a cottage look. This is the Duck ADU, a1 bedroom 1 bathroom home with a covered porch. In this video I tour the home from front to back and talk about some…
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What If the Bathroom Was the Center of the Home?

Located in Barcelona’s Turó Park neighborhood, this 635-square-foot apartment by SIGLA Studio challenges one of the most deeply ingrained conventions of domestic architecture: the idea that certain functions must remain hidden. While kitchens have gradually evolved from enclosed service spaces…
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the right to rest: how cities make room for play

architecture for unclaimed time At the top of SESC 24 de Maio, swimmers circle a rooftop pool above downtown São Paulo, where towers press close and the street runs far below. Paulo Mendes da Rocha and MMBB placed the water…
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Inside Celebrity Homes With the Most Beautiful Backyards | Architectural Digest

From sprawling gardens and resort-style pools to peaceful farms and beachside retreats, Architectural Digest rounds up the most stunning celebrity backyards. Tour the incredible outdoor spaces from Jennifer Garner’s orchard and Benny Blanco’s vegetable garden to Nate Berkus and Jeremiah…
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This Sculptural Vase Reimagines the Bantu Knot in Glass

Leslie Rivers didn’t set out to start her own modern African home decor and art brand. But when the founder and curator went looking for high-quality pieces available locally and came up short, she decided to take on the challenge…
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Leibal — Courtyard House

Courtyard House is a minimalist house located in Melbourne, Australia, designed by Office MI-JI. A covenant drawn up in 1918 still governs what this site can present to the world, restricting every visible wall and roof to tile, brick, or…
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Before & After: Real Room Makeovers by an Online Designer

How do you create a home that feels connected when every room serves a different purpose? In this multi-room transformation, a Decorilla designer brought an organic modern vision to life across four distinct spaces: a home office, two bedrooms, and…
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This Los Angeles Home Lets Nature Become the Architecture

In Studio City, a Los Angeles neighborhood known for its blend of privacy and lush greenery, sits a modern sanctuary. Here, architecture, landscape, and interiors were conceived to strengthen the connection between nature and residential space. Designed by Shlomi Sfadia…
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Touring a New Prefab Home Built with Fire Resistant Panels! #hometour

Inside a Fire Resistant Prefab Home built with Concrete Panels. This is the Medium Bungalow from Commonplace: a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom prefab home. Click the link below to watch the full tour: Read another article:Design Trends for Creating a…
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Leibal — Avenue

Avenue is a minimalist house located in Oise, France, designed by Cent 15 Architecture. The most consequential material in this house is the one nobody will ever see. Straw bales, packed into prefabricated timber box sections, do the thermal work…
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Gillian Gillies Reimagines Sustainable Design as a Warm Embrace

In the rapidly densifying landscape of Toronto, where a growing array of boisterous architectural statement pieces compete for attention, a new home designed by interior designer Gillian Gillies stands as a welcome reprieve. Sustainability, so often associated with clinical engineering,…
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MUJI Has Transformed a Harvard Square Landmark Into a Lifestyle Destination

Retail stores often take a more-is-more approach, filling their spaces with an overwhelming array of goods, so when one has just the right combination of products and aesthetic appeal, it can give the retailer an edge. That’s what MUJI in…
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Dostea Brings Thoughtful Industrial Design to the Chai Ritual

Chai keeps its own time. Milk climbs to a boil while tea and spices steep loose in the pot, and the strength shows itself in color, deepening shade by shade until the foam begins to rise. The traditional method of…
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First Look at the New Prefab Home built with Fire Resistant Panels!!

Thanks to Monarch for partnering with me! Start your free trial and get 50% off your first year of total money clarity using my link https://monarchmoney.yt.link/gugkwNm or code kerry50 for 50% Off Monarch Core tier. Last week I went to…
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MVRDV Imagines a Towering “Bioutopia” for Rotterdam, Winning an International Design Competition

The Rotterdam-based architecture firm MVRDV recently won the Shift International Architecture Competition with Rotterdam Rocks!, a “bioutopia” that invites visitors to live among nature. The sustainable landmark takes the form of seven giant, stacked rocks on the banks of the…
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Welcome to Sarah Paulson’s Beach House

Sarah Paulson welcomes AD into her snug Malibu beach house. #SarahPaulson #ArchitecturalDigest #CelebrityHomes #Malibu #HouseTour Read another article:Botany as an Artistic Practice: Anna Atkins’ BlueprintsFeeling inspired? Subscribe to AD and get a free tote with your subscription! → https://bit.ly/4jBCUMl Still…
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Casa Batlló Reveals Gaudí’s Hidden Residential Interior After a Three-Year Restoration

For more than a century, one part of Barcelona’s iconic Casa Batlló remained hidden from public view. While millions of visitors explored Antoni Gaudí’s flowing interiors and sculptural rooftop, the building’s famed Third Floor continued serving its original purpose: a…