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February 13, 2023
This Secluded A-Frame Cabin Was Given A Contemporary Design Update
Matiere Premiere Architecture together with its affiliated construction company, Nu Drom, has completed a contemporary update for an A-Frame cabin located on the shores of a lake near Montreal, Canada. Originally built in the 1950’s, the exterior was updated with natural white cedar siding, metal roofing, and aluminum windows. Over 150 steps required to reach […]
February 12, 2023
This Hurricane Proof House Was Built On Top Of 12-Foot Concrete Piers To Protect It From Flooding
Studio PEEK|ANCONA has designed a hurricane-proof home in New Jersey, as a result of the homeowners losing their previous house to hurricanes Sandy and Irene. The architects mention that “the challenge was to build a high-strength home with an efficient construction schedule, budget, and operating costs.” This resulted in the necessity of elevating all inhabitable […]
February 11, 2023
Phil Dixon talks to AT about the Sonify 3D Studio configurator from Zentia – ADC
Listen to the Ask the Expert podcast, in partnership with Zentia, exploring Sonify 3D Studio, a powerful online configurator for the company’s innovative new discontinuous ceiling system. In association with Click here to listen to the Ask the Expert podcast One of the principal aims of Zentia’s new Sonify discontinuous ceiling system is to combine […]
February 8, 2023
A Home Interior That Blends Japandi And Australian Design Inspiration
NAKO Design has designed a home in Edmonton, Canada, that’s influenced by both Japandi and Australian design styles. With a modern palette of black and white warmed with soft silver elm wood accents and texture, the home shows sophistication with a continuity of texture and tone throughout. In the living room, there’s an accent wall […]
February 8, 2023
Dukes Meadows Footbridge – ADC
Moxon Architects’ new footbridge in Chiswick, west London, rejuvenates a previously disconnected section of the Thames Path. PhotosSimon Kennedy, Aerial Essex Designed by Moxon Architects, in collaboration with structural engineer COWI, the Dukes Meadows Footbridge, is located in Chiswick, west London, and rejuvenates a previously disconnected section of the Thames Path. Forming part of the […]
February 7, 2023
These Nest-Like Cabins Are Perched On The Edge Of The Norwegian Coast
February 7, 2023 Norwegian architects Snohetta has been working with local entrepreneur Tom Bjarte Norland and Danish interior brand Vipp to develop four cabins on the edge of Lysefjorden on the Norwegian west coast. The project, which started in 2020 and is named The Bolder, grew out of the desire to create an experience that […]
February 7, 2023
Culture: Drawing on the future by Hamza Shaikh – ADC
Architecture has always depended on its ability to create narratives and communicate ideas. Architect and influencer Hamza Shaikh explains how social media is opening up new markets for these fundamental skills OMA’s 1972 collage Exodus or The Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture. Drawing Matter director Niall Hobhouse says “In the urgent need to express a powerful […]
February 7, 2023
Pacific Ocean Villa, Malibu, California, USA – ADC
Mixing several components relevant to the owners and highlighting the surrounding nature, interior designer Marc Berger of Los Angeles-based Hunterhouse Design, has created an informal and comfortable residence, located off the Malibu hills, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Maximizing the ideal seaside location, Los Angeles-based Abramson Architects designed a large, low-profile, two-level residence that allows the ocean […]
February 6, 2023
Before & After – An Interior Remodeled With A Soft Color Palette
Interior design studio Casework has designed a condo remodel for their clients, a couple who realized they needed more room and an updated look. Pulling inspiration from the client’s favorite art museums like The Walker in Minneapolis, the SFMOMA, Portland’s Snow Peak, and Stockholm’s Ett Hem, the interior was designed to have natural materials and […]
February 4, 2023
Into The Forest II – Jan Lenhardt – ADC
German-based photographer Jan Lenhardt often seeks nature as the subject of his work. In this piece, we’re again plunged into the depths of the forest, enveloped in its foliage, shrouded in a light mist hanging under the canopy, and concealed in another realm. In this composition, a diffusely lit path beckons as darkened trunks bolt […]
February 3, 2023
Pembury Pool by Knox Bhavan – ADC
London studio Knox Bhavan has completed a brick pool house project for the owners of a Georgian property in Pembury, Kent Knox Bhavan has produced a handsome pool and brick pavilion located in Pembury, a stone’s throw away from Tunbridge Wells in Kent. The studio was given an open brief to build an “unobtrusive pool […]
February 3, 2023
A Neutral Color Palette Creates A Calm Interior For This Apartment In The City
February 3, 2023 Jessica Gersten Interiors has completed the design of a home in New York, that has a neutral color palette throughout. The open living/dining space has views of the city, while the living room niche in parchment was inspired by the de Noailles residence in Paris designed by Jean-Michel Frank in 1925. The […]