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How Gilded Age Families Mansion Hid Their Servants

Inside The Elms, a Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, an elaborate network of hidden staircases and service spaces allowed domestic workers to move almost invisibly through the home. Feeling inspired? Subscribe to AD and get a free tote…
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Paola Lenti’s São Paulo Flagship Turns Architecture Into a Living Frame

For Paola Lenti’s São Paulo flagship, Armentano Arquitetura (AARQ) designed a building that knows when to recede. Wrapped in glass, dark metal, and a growing veil of vegetation, the three-story showroom acts less like a conventional retail interior and more…
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Lucy Hale Read Pretty Little Liars Before It Was a Show

Lucy Hale shows off her collection of Pretty Little Liars books which she read before they became a show. Feeling inspired? Subscribe to AD and get a free tote with your subscription! → https://bit.ly/4jBCUMl Still haven’t subscribed to Architectural Digest…
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A Paul Rudolph Original Is Rebuilt for Modern Coastal Living

Most home renovations begin with a brief. However, this 1955 Paul Rudolph original, located in Delray Beach, Florida, began with a discovery. When Nina and Michael Marco of Casa de Marco Design purchased the former Sewell C. Biggs Residence in…
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What Architects Wish You Knew Before Building a Home (Design Masterclass)

Understanding what architects wish you knew before building a home can transform the design process from a daunting series of decisions into a considered collaboration. For The Up Studio, an architecture and interior design practice specialising in custom modern homes,…
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Architect Designs a Modern Farmhouse Connected to Nature (House Tour)

An architect designs a modern farmhouse connected to nature in New York’s Silo Ridge Field Club community, where Oak Tree House by Ralston Architects responds to an established landscape of mature maples, exposed stone and expansive valley views. Conceived as…
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Elizabeth Herrmann Clads a Cornwall Home in Gendai Yakisugi

The charred cedar cladding on the Milo House, in Cornwall, Vermont, has been brushed once after its flame treatment, a step that softens the soot layer and exposes the grain still visible beneath the char. Architect Elizabeth Herrmann, of Elizabeth…
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Lucy Hale’s Morning Tarot Routine

Lucy Hale starts her mornings by pulling a tarot card, so naturally she asks what the cards have to say about her Open Door. Feeling inspired? Subscribe to AD and get a free tote with your subscription! → https://bit.ly/4jBCUMl Still…
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Villa Nouvelle Vague

Villa Nouvelle Vague sits half buried in the dunes of Oostduinkerke, on the Belgian coast, where Magalie Munters Architecture cast the staircase, the kitchen island and the bathroom fixtures from a single pour of concrete, fusing three separate installations into…
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Elliot March Finds Inspiration From Miami to Taos

When Elliot March was a student at the University of Edinburgh, a chance meeting led to a successful partnership. “James White and I were late to the same class,” he says. “We immediately connected over a shared curiosity about architecture…
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Inside the Beautiful Homes of Famous Models | Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest takes you inside the beautiful homes of some of the world’s most famous models. Step inside Kendall Jenner’s cozy mountain home and serene L.A. home, Naomi Campbell’s idyllic beach villa in Kenya, and more. 0:00 Inside Kendall Jenner’s…
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The Unexpected Things in Architect Steven Harris’s Own New York Home

The unexpected things in architect Steven Harris’s own New York home reveal a deeply personal approach to architecture, where family histories, collected objects and an appreciation for how others see the world shape a Tribeca loft. Located in Manhattan, the…
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Leibal — Retreat House

Retreat House occupies a leftover gap between a detached house and an apartment building in the Tokyo metropolitan area, Japan, on a site no wider than a single parking space. Arii Irie Architects fit an eight-foot-wide single-family home into that…
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Laneige Takes Personalized Skincare to Architectural Scale

Laneige’s Seoul flagship is more than a conventional beauty store. Across four floors, oversized architectural installations transform the Korean skincare brand’s bespoke services into physical experiences, while a sculptural red tube spirals from the lobby through the building and toward…
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Architect Designs a Home That Disappears Into the Hill (House Tour)

When an architect designs a home that disappears into the hill, the relationship between architecture and landscape becomes central to the experience. Murray River Residence by Rob Mills Architects responds to an exceptional sloping site in Albury, overlooking the Murray…
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Inside the ‘Practical Magic 2’ Set with Nicole Kidman & Sandra Bullock | Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest joins Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman on the set of ‘Practical Magic 2’ to tour the iconic Owens house, recreated more than 25 years after the original film. Production designer Tom Burton reveals how his team rebuilt the…
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Outside In and Nature of Things Rethink Beauty Retail in NYC

Beauty retail increasingly asks stores to do more than simply display products. At a new SoHo concept from Outside In and Nature of Things, shopping is only one part of the program: Makeup and skincare share an address with fragrance,…
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How an NYC Ballet Dancer Maximizes a 345-Sq-Ft Apartment | Small Spaces | Architectural Digest

New York City Ballet principal dancer Chun Wai Chan opens the doors to his 345-square-foot studio apartment, just minutes from Lincoln Center. With the help of designer Josh Greene, Chan transformed the small space with clever built-in storage and multifunctional…