Dekleva Gregorič Arhitekti builds wooden house with chimney-shaped skylight

May 1, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

In a play on Slovenia’s traditional wooden barns, Dekleva Gregorič Arhitekti has extruded the shape of a chimney along the top of this house to create a continuous skylight. Ljubljana studio Dekleva Gregorič Arhitekti designed the 830-square-metre Chimney House for a couple living in the Slovenian town Logatec. Clad in oiled larch panels, the gabled residence bears many similarities to local wooden

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Carl Hansen & Son builds faux apartment to explore how furniture makes a home

May 1, 2017 Emma Tucker 0

Danish homeware brand Carl Hansen & Son built a mock apartment featuring rich colours and mid-century furniture for its Salone del Mobile installation during Milan design week. Called Milan Home, the set was designed to explore what makes a space liveable, and the role furniture plays in transforming a domestic environment into a sanctuary. The brand reconsidered the role of different

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Alma-nac slots angular openings into timber-clad gables of House in the Woods

April 30, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Triangular windows are set beneath the pitched roofs of this house in England’s South Downs National Park, which London studio Alma-nac designed to sit discreetly in its wooded setting. Alma-nac was asked to design the house for a plot within an area of outstanding natural beauty in the county of Hampshire, where it replaces a bungalow

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Tents create guest bedrooms with panoramic views at Peggy Deamer’s New Zealand retreat

April 30, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

The main living areas of this compact holiday home near New Zealand’s Kaipara Harbour are arranged perpendicular to a platform that provides space for three tents used to accommodate guests. Yale School of Architecture professor Peggy Deamer often works in nearby Auckland and wanted to build herself a simple and affordable rural retreat that was

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Studio Bergtraun perches black cabin on steep slope in the Sierra Nevada mountains

April 29, 2017 James Brillon 0

California-based Studio Bergtraun has completed a holiday home in Tahoe, nestling a simple black volume clad in corrugated metal into the steep landscape. Alpine Meadows Cabin was completed for a family of outdoor sports enthusiasts in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range. “The clients desired to create a fun-filled, cozy and informal cabin for family and

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Pitsou Kedem adds white plaster and black iron surfaces to vaulted Jaffa apartment

April 29, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Israeli architect Pitsou Kedem has updated an apartment in the ancient port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv, adding arched windows and door frames that echo the form of the traditional vaulted ceilings. The building is located in the oldest part of the Israeli city and Pitsou Kedem’s studio was tasked with refurbishing its interior to create spaces

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CCY Architects uses weathering steel and locally quarried stones for Colorado ranch

April 28, 2017 James Brillon 0

US firm CCY Architects has divided this low-slung Colorado home into private and public zones, encasing the former within weathering-steel boxes that define the property’s layout. Gambel Oaks Ranch is a three-bedroom residence that encompasses 5,687 square feet (528 square metres), nestled within the mountainous topography of Eagle County, Colorado. “The property is a working ranch with horses, chickens,

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CCY Architects uses weathering steel and locally quarried stones for Colorado ranch

April 28, 2017 James Brillon 0

US firm CCY Architects has divided this low-slung Colorado home into private and public zones, encasing the former within weathering-steel boxes that define the property’s layout. Gambel Oaks Ranch is a three-bedroom residence that encompasses 5,687 square feet (528 square metres), nestled within the mountainous topography of Eagle County, Colorado. “The property is a working ranch with horses, chickens,

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CCY Architects uses weathering steel and locally quarried stones for Colorado ranch

April 28, 2017 James Brillon 0

US firm CCY Architects has divided this low-slung Colorado home into private and public zones, encasing the former within weathering-steel boxes that define the property’s layout. Gambel Oaks Ranch is a three-bedroom residence that encompasses 5,687 square feet (528 square metres), nestled within the mountainous topography of Eagle County, Colorado. “The property is a working ranch with horses, chickens,

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10 homes from Dezeen’s Pinterest boards that take mezzanines to new heights

April 28, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

This week we’ve found 10 homes from our Pinterest boards that feature space-maximising mezzanines, including a Russian residence with elevated net hammocks and a lofty extension in a Parisian apartment. Barn House, Portugal, by Inês Brandão The upper level of this former barn has been converted into a quiet living and office space by Inês Brandão. The

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