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- A curved tunnel provides an unexpected connection in a renovated, mid-century home Thu, 25 Oct 18, 5:30amWhen a well-traveled couple tapped Australian design practice Nic Owen Architects to renovate and expand their modest 1940s home in Hampton, the architecture firm channeled the clients’ love of adventure into a design that...
- A 1940s home gets an energy-efficient renovation for $250K Tue, 5 Jun 18, 7:00amWhen the homeowners of a small, Cape Cod-style home in Arlington Heights, Illinois wanted extra room for their growing family, they turned to DII Architecture for help...
- The Cornelia tiny house is a peaceful writer's studio built with reclaimed wood Fri, 20 Apr 18, 11:24pmOne of the best things to come from the tiny home trend is the peace of living in a quiet atmosphere - which is especially important for writers. At the request of renowned children's author Cornelia Funke, New Frontier...
- Michelangelo's former Tuscan villa hits the market for $9.3M Thu, 5 Apr 18, 5:42amIf you've been dreaming about living a new life under the Tuscan sun, now you can in Michelangelo's former villa — currently on the market for $9.3M. The famed artist bought the sprawling 12,916-square-foot home located...
- Gorgeous Dutch home in a converted church seeks buyers Sat, 24 Mar 18, 12:37amA stunning church-conversion just 15 minutes from Amsterdam has hit the market in Muiden, Netherlands. The adaptive reuse project kept its historical 1920s details intact –from vaulted ceilings to stained glass windows—while...
- This whimsical houseboat in Seattle is straight out of a fairy tale Thu, 1 Mar 18, 12:32amFloating on Seattle's East Lake, this fairy-tale houseboat - which is on the market for $850,000 - has more storybook features than you can shake a magic wand at...
- True North Detroit is an affordable live-work community made from prefab Quonset huts Wed, 23 Aug 17, 10:13pmA number of grassroots initiatives and organizations are revitalizing Detroit as a testing ground for urban innovation. Edwin Chan and his Los Angeles–based design practice EC3 recognized the potential of the city's underutilized...
- Centuries-old apartment in Israel transformed into a remarkable modern "cave" Tue, 25 Jul 17, 3:53amThis ancient apartment in Israel was skillfully renovated to unify its cavernous, centuries-old rooms into a modern cave-inspired residence that offers stunning views of the sea...
- 16th-century Czech home reborn as a guesthouse imbued with history Wed, 7 Jun 17, 8:11pmORA architects transformed a 16th-century home in the former Jewish quarter of Mikulov, Czech Republic into Štajnhaus, a beautiful bespoke guesthouse and residence...
- France’s 2015 World Expo Pavilion Challenges World Hunger with a Farm-to-Table Design Fri, 2 May 14, 11:00pmX-TU Architects describe the scheme as a "reversed and spectacular landscape," in that food is grown on the vaulted ceiling and walls rather than on the ground...