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My Furniture Designer-Dealer Is the Unsung Hero of My Renovation

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The wardrobe is by far the biggest splurge of my renovation, and it’s also an item I didn’t know that I needed, until my cabinetry dealer-designer, Ezio Mattiace, first showed it to me on his design software. These companies have sets of parts that Ezio combines and configures to make into unique solutions for each client.

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Salem Public Library Renovation by Hacker

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The Salem Public Library’s downtown location was due for a renovation to bring its structural resilience and building systems up to modern standards. The 96,000-square-foot concrete structure was originally designed by in 1970 by San Francisco architect George Rockrise with Salem architect of record Donald Richardson and built in 1972.

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Beijing Chang’an Huijing Twin Towers Renovation by CLOU

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Renovation of Beijing’s Landmark Office Complex Located on Jianguomenwai in Chaoyang District of Beijing, the Huijing Twin Towers are situated in the heart of the CBD area, surrounded by international institutions such as embassies, China offices of foreign companies and multinational financial agencies with a very high-end business atmosphere.

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Leong Leong transforms 1970s Los Angeles ranch house into "suburban sanctuary"

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New York studio Leong Leong has renovated a 1970s ranch house in Los Angeles by adding a large wall, outdoor spaces and a polycarbonate panel-wrapped second storey. Due to local historic preservation guidelines, the team only renovated 50 per cent of the existing house.

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This Walden Pond–Inspired Writer’s Studio Holds a Trove of More Than 1,700 Poetry Books

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Eric had worked with this client before and was intrigued by the request to step outside of his preferred design sensibilities and to venture in a seemingly opposite aesthetic direction. Project Details: Location: Greenwich, Connecticut Architect: Eric J. To bring his vision to life, the poet called upon architect Eric J.

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This Coastal New Zealand A-Frame Looks Like a Floating Prism

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However, from the water or the beach, its silhouette is evocative of a harbor marker, upright on the dune, guiding its seafaring clients home. Its owners asked for it to be a modestly-scaled holiday bach with three bedrooms and a social family gathering space.

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Elliott Architects uses dramatic cantilever for House on a Bay

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The client was not beholden to the prevailing style of houses in the area, most of which are traditional, vernacular, New England wood-framed structures," the studio said. "He Read: Fuse Architects renovates pyramidal 1960s coastal house in California. "We Structural engineer: Thorton Tomasetti. Lighting design: Peter Knuppel.

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