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January 9, 2024
Bates Masi + Architects has sent us photos of a new home they recently completed in Bridgehampton, New York, that has its living spaces elevated above the ground. A coastal lagoon’s narrow shape and adjacent topography funnel storm surge and wave action onto the scenic but low-lying site. Therefore, the architects took these conditions into […]
January 7, 2024
Artistree, a company that creates treehouses and tiny homes, has shared photos of their design named “The Spyglass Treehouse”, which provides a unique window into the surrounding environment. Inspired by old-fashioned spyglasses used to magnify what is in the distance, this treehouse brings you up close to nature with its round spherical design and an […]
January 7, 2024
Avoiding the tired recreational ski resort style of log structures and gabled roofs, architect Omar Gandhi has nevertheless managed to create a “cottage” feel in the project he named White Rock after a community in the area. The Gaspereau River Valley is the agricultural centre of the province of Nova Scotia located on the extreme […]
January 5, 2024
Floating in a luxuriously classic Celine bathtub while viewing the Eiffel Tower is not an experience many people get to have at home, even in the opulent 16th arrondissement of Paris. However, at Apartment Henri-Martin, located along Avenue Henri-Martin, this is exactly what the owners can do now, after an extensive reconfiguration and renovation of their […]
January 4, 2024
ANACAPA Architecture has sent us photos of a home renovation they completed for a young family of four who sought to update their 1952 California Ranch home nestled in the San Roque neighborhood of Santa Barbara. The original home had an awkward layout that chopped up the interior, with the architects explaining, “To get to the backyard, you had to go […]
January 4, 2024
Emile Eve Architects has added a double-height atrium in an extension to a home in North London. Photos Taran Wilkhu Nestled in into the Highgate Conservation Area in London, Hackney studio Emil Eve Architects has toyed with scale and light to revamp this five-storey Edwardian terraced home. The biggest intervention to the property is the […]
January 4, 2024
Ian Dryden, National Specification Manager at SIG Design & Technology, discusses best practice for replacing fragile roof decks with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw. In association with Fragile roof decks occur for a variety of reasons, including unsuitable materials choices, poor detailing, unplanned alterations or additions over time, and lack of regular maintenance. Not […]
January 4, 2024
Steve Webb of Webb Yates Engineers has produced a learning module on stone for School of Specification. Here, he explains how the potato/tomato line provides a clue as to how stone construction might be developed in the UK. You’ve been involved in a number of conceptual installations exploring the structural and aesthetic possibilities of stone. […]
January 3, 2024
Architecture firm Wittman Estes has transformed an original house built in the 1940s, located on the eastern shore of Hood Canal near the Bangor submarine base in Washington State. Due to the complex constraints of the shoreline exemption, the architects kept to the existing footprint, expanding the house only from the existing structure. The new […]
January 3, 2024
Directional wind affects the performance of flashings. Rain, when blown into the leading edge of a traditional running stepped flashing, will seep under the leading edge, and in so doing will come into contact with masonry that is supposed to be kept dry. The masonry is external but becomes internal below the roofline, and once […]
January 3, 2024
Bringing to life the darkly shiny opulence of dining rooms of the past was the goal of chef-owners Craig Harding and Julian D’Ippolito when they set out to create Bar Prima in Toronto’s Queen West neighbourhood. Toronto-based Future Studio was entrusted with the owners’ retro ideas and they have delivered a stunning setting. It reflects […]
January 1, 2024
Architecture and interior design firm RA!, has shared photos of an apartment they recently completed in Mexico that features a monochromatic interior. The 861 square foot (80m2) apartment heavily features black and grey throughout its interior, with the walls showcasing a mixture of black Chukum, which generates a texture of different shades and tones. Existing […]
13 November 2026
