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Sounds of Philadelphia Turns a Historic Facade Into a Living Playlist

Architecture has long shaped the way we move through cities. This summer in Philadelphia, it’s shaping the way people listen, too. Beginning Jul. 1, the historic facade of the Village of Industry & Art (VIA) at 320 South Broad Street…
Architecture

The Findling

The Findling is a minimalist retreat located in Austerlitz, United States, designed by Of Possible. Commissioned by two Manhattan psychoanalysts who had grown estranged from their bucolic property after a difficult earlier build, the project sets itself an unusual brief:…
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Tiny House Price Breakdown: $8K vs $100K | The Real Difference

A $5,000 tiny house and a $95,000 tiny house both arrive on a truck — but one is a metal shell, and one is a custom home on wheels with sage-green cabinetry and polished concrete countertops. The difference between them…
Property Blog | Property-design

A Clifftop Home Perched High Above the Ocean in New Zealand (House Tour)

Inside a clifftop home perched high above the ocean in New Zealand, Te Whau by Herbst Architects offers a deeply considered response to coastal living, where architecture heightens the rituals of retreat, gathering and connection to place. Located on Waiheke…
Architecture

Communal Living under One Roof: Plank Houses of the Pacific…

The Kwakwakaʼwakw Haida Nation, and Chinook Indian Nation are Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, inhabiting regions that extend from present-day British Columbia to Washington and Oregon. Their societies were traditionally organised around large extended kin groups and complex…
Architecture

Leibal — Hackney House

The Hackney House is a minimalist residence by the London-based architecture practice, Draper Studio. Located in East London’s Hackney neighborhood, the project updates a Victorian terraced house through a single-story rear and side extension designed to support the long-term needs…
Architecture

Schoolhouse

Schoolhouse is a minimalist studio and guest cottage located in Ghent, New York, designed by JG Neukomm Architecture. The brief began with a single question: what does a space for making look like when it is also a space for…
Property Blog | Property-design

An Architect’s Own Home With a Secret Courtyard at Its Heart (House Tour)

An architect’s own home with a secret courtyard at its heart reveals a deeply personal exploration of design, lifestyle and longevity. Designed by Shaun Lockyer Architects as a downsized residence for Shaun and Julie Lockyer, the Brisbane home reflects decades…
Architecture

Daylesford Hill House

Daylesford Hill House is a minimalist residence located in Daylesford, Australia, designed by Telha Clarke. The most telling decision here is what the house refuses to do. On an elevated north-facing site adjoining Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens, the obvious move…
Architecture

Mount Barker House

Mount Barker House is a minimalist residence located in Wānaka, New Zealand, designed by Nuku. Architecture that treats a site as a continuation rather than a blank slate has to reckon with what is already standing, and here that reckoning…
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F5: Amanda Martocchio Talks the Rockies, a Risom Stool + More

When Amanda Martocchio was 11 years old, and on a family outing to a museum, she began to sketch a work by Spanish Baroque painter Murillo when a crowd quickly gathered to watch her. “It was then that I realized…
Property Blog | Property-design

An Architect’s Own Home and the Journey of Designing and Building It Himself (House Tour)

An architect’s own home and the journey of designing and building it himself is often an opportunity to test ideas, challenge conventions and create a personal response to place. For Lachlan McArdle, director of Lande Architects, Hawksburn House represents exactly…
Architecture | Interior Design | Property Blog

The Titular Green Box at the Heart of This Greek Home

Bookshelves became hallmark backdrops during the pandemic when students and academics were cast off into the virtual realm for lectures. Receding into the flat space of digital grids, these libraries often served more as wallpaper for the person gesticulating in…
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Wayfair’s Best Kept Secret: 13 Affordable ADU Tiny House Kits Under $12K

We walk through all 13 backyard ADU and cabin kits currently sold on Wayfair, ranked by value from the absolute cheapest to the most premium. Real specs. Real prices. Real catches. No hype.Here’s what we cover: 1. Handy Home Cedarhill…
Architecture

Diplo’s Horses Have the Best Names

Diplo introduces the horses living on his Jamaican property and shares why horses are such an important part of Jamaican culture. #ArchitecturalDigest #Diplo #OpenDoor #Jamaica #CelebrityHomes #Horses Read another article:Botany as an Artistic Practice: Anna Atkins’ BlueprintsFeeling inspired? Subscribe to…
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Inside a Home Hidden in a Forest on a Steep Slope (House Tour)

Inside a home hidden in a forest on a steep slope, Belfountain House demonstrates a thoughtful approach to architecture that prioritises landscape, movement and connection to place. Designed by UUfie in Belfountain, Ontario, the residence sits within the dramatic terrain…
Architecture

Single-Story Villa

Single-Story Villa is a minimalist residential renovation located in Montézillon, Switzerland, designed by Noue Studio. The 1983 single-story villa arrives at Noue Studio as a proposition rather than a problem – its existing structure not a constraint to work around…
Property Blog

10 Budget Tiny Homes That Look Like Designer Masterpieces – From $35K

Our latest video ranks ten tiny homes by value, with some models starting under $40,000. We explore a variety of options, from a compact tiny house with two floors and a fireplace to other innovative small house designs. Discover how…