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3 Years and Over $2 Million: What It Costs to Restore a Frank Lloyd Wright Home

Dwell

America’s most famous architect inspires legions of fans. Weak foundations, leaky roofs, and poor insulation, among other problems, have reportedly caused headaches for homeowners again and again over the decades. But taking on one of his projects is a big, big commitment. Still, Wright’s structures are notorious for aging poorly.

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Sculptural roof helps Taihang Xinyu Art Museum blend into mountainside

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Chinese practice Wang Chong Studio used rustic stone walls and a sloping roof to help this art museum blend into its rocky site in China's Henan Province. Taihang Xinyu Art Museum was designed by Wang Chong Studio The architects also topped the museum with a sculptural tiled roof designed to appear to grow out of the landscape.

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Architectural Drawings: 6 Architectural Roof Walks Reaching New Heights

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Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters. These “roof walks” are a response to unique environmental, social and urban conditions. Drawn from a diverse range of scales and programs, the following roof walks reimagine the roof plane in projects both large and small.

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Webber + Studio restore a 1960s midcentury home in Austin

The Spaces

It also has a double-aspect master bedroom and a sunroom capped with roof trusses that capture elevated foliage views. Frank Lloyd-inspired Vancouver home lists for $5m CAD. The post Webber + Studio restore a 1960s midcentury home in Austin appeared first on The Spaces. Photography: Kuper/ Sotheby’s International Realty.

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Stavros Tis Minthis – a modern relic restored

Hotel Designs

The task of recreating a village aggregation of buildings is inspired by principles of community assembly. The mythology of the cross is resurrected in the cruciform planning of the double-height spa building, concealed under a planted wild grass roof.

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Vintage Christmas Collectors Have Inspired a Revival

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I like how it looks, and I like the whimsy it inspires." If we’re talking about preservation and about restoring these homes to what was correct in the ’50s and ’60s, then the holiday decor has to look correct," he explains. I just like the old stuff," Romanaggi says. "I

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Loci Architecture Beautifully Restores 1886 Facade and Modernizes 61 West 23rd Street

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61 West 23rd Street – As part of a team tasked with modernizing a building for new commercial tenants, we restored the aging facade of the seven-story 1886 cast iron building in the Ladies’ Mile Historic District, adding a new insulated roof, and replacing the original windows with new energy-efficient units, customized to retain historic details.