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

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"We couldn’t get behind teak as a product, so we used FSC-certified European cherry that has less air miles than American cherry," explains architect Julia Hamson. The client was really pleased with the result." I really wanted a curved wall," says Nicola. "It It’s more grown up."

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Kéré Architecture designs community centre in Uganda to be "source of inspiration and pride"

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According to the studio, "the project aims to transform the community by becoming a source of inspiration and pride that in turn can create a sense of agency and ownership". Structural engineer: AECOM. Steel canopies shade its spaces. Read: Termite mounds inform Kéré Architecture's design of Kenyan education campus.

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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. Inspired by the mountains of the Bob Marshall National Wilderness adjacent to the site, four tented roof peaks climb organically above a shifting floor plan below," the team said.

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They Spent Almost Two Decades Renovating Their Silver Lake Home. It Finally Feels Like Theirs.

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They enclosed a balcony to create a larger living area, finished it in cedar and Douglas fir, and then peppered in beloved furnishings. The ceiling is covered in slats of reclaimed Douglas fir, providing a woodsy, Japanese-inspired charm that pays homage to Chinlund’s first New York apartment. Have one to share? Post it here.

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This Boxy Brick Home in London Has a Layout That Flows Like Water

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The simplicity and rawness of finishing are carried through to the internal spaces were brick walls, ash joinery, terrazzo tiles, and delicate metal balustrades contribute to a comprehensive vision. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners.

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Feldman Architecture Designs Site Sensitive Modern Atherton Pavilions

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The distinctly modern forms contrast with the organic surrounds they occupy but the materiality and scale of the structures make them ‘of the landscape’… like they fit right in. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? How have your clients responded to the finished project?

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Four Pines is a Wyoming home clad in cedar and local stone

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To design the residence, local firm CLB took inspiration from Swiss mountain chalets and the vernacular architecture of the American Mountain West. CLB took inspiration from Swiss mountain chalets and the vernacular architecture. Interior finishes include walnut. Civil engineer: Nelson Engineering (Dave Dufault).

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