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Budget Breakdown: In London, a Midcentury-Inspired Kitchen Update Leads to a $229K Home Revamp

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The clients originally wanted teak cabinets, but 4 S Architecture suggested an alternative. "We The client was really pleased with the result." Nicola and Patrick Kendall‘s new kitchen features green kit kat tiles, a terrazzo-effect rubber floor, white cabinetry, and cherry veneer cabinets.

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Oliver Leech Architects adds skylit extension to London home

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Read: Polysmiths refurbishes Walden basement flat to evoke woodland cabin In the extension, a second skylight provides additional natural light for the dining table and kitchen, where deep green kitchen counters are finished with veined marble tops. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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TW Ryan Architecture clads pyramidal Montana house in weathering steel

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Inside, one finds bright rooms with earthy finishes such as oak and stone The house is topped with a series of pyramidal roofs that mimic the surrounding mountains. The steel cladding helps protect against wildfire Within the dwelling, one finds bright rooms with earthy finishes such as oak and stone.

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The Gorgeous Walls in This London Kitchen Renovation? That’s Hempcrete

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Project Details: Location: London, United Kingdom Architect: Cairn / @ cairnarchitects Footprint: 750 square feet Builder: David Sheard Ltd Structural Engineer: Structure Workshop Cabinetry: Xylo Photographer: James Retief / @ james_retief From the Architect: "House Made By Many Hands is one of the first building structures in the U.K.

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Oliver Leech Architects extends Pink House with materials that "age gracefully"

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Called Pink House, the project transforms the five-bedroom dwelling into a "private city oasis", informed by memories of the client's favourite holidays in Provence, Morocco and New York. Raw plaster walls coated in a sealant to keep the original pink finish provide a textured backdrop that runs throughout the ground floor.".

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Loader Monteith and Studio SJM create woodland school in Scotland

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In the classrooms, large skylights and glazed doors open onto the external patio, while the fittings and finishes have been kept deliberately simple with a neutral palette of pastel colours. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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Arsenit nestles one-legged "treehouse" in Estonian pine forest

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"Using steel as the load-bearing truss-like-carcass minimised the building size – important for transporting modules – helped achieve a cantilevered structure, resulted in a system of modules for quick assembly on site, and could be done by the client, a metal manufacturer, in-house," Timofejev explained. "At