It’s the second most used area in the house — right after the kitchen — but is oddly reminiscent of your college dorm room. It’s a hub of household activity — home management tasks, kids’ school stuff, take-home work from your day job — all stored and filed in those ugly cardboard boxes. It’s wired — high speed Internet, a snappy new computer, a color printer — along with a nest of wiring all in a mess at your feet. The rest of your house looks great but your home office looks, well, neglected. Isn’t it time to do something about it? (more…)
Eager for more elbow room, Tina, Kulbir and their two children moved from the city to the suburbs. They renovated most of the rooms in their big, new house with ease, but they were stumped when they got to their cramped and dated basement. Both self-professed computer geeks, Tina and Kulbir wanted the room turned into an efficient home office space.
However, they also wanted it to function on several other levels: as a rehearsal space for budding musician Kulbir and his bandmates; as sleeping quarters for overnight guests; and as a TV and lounge area for the whole family.
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While many people gravitate to a particular condominium development because of its exterior architecture or fabulous location, it is the interior design that should really be the focus.
It’s true that in this era, with the allure of hot neighborhoods running high, that is tough to do. It’s a lot more fun to daydream about socializing in the wine bar across the street or luxuriating in the spa downstairs.
But if a person is really serious about condo living, she will think much more about her actual living space than what shops, restaurants and galleries are down the street.
Because there is immense truth to the cliché that home is where the heart is, interior designers focus their work on the abode itself. Yes, the neighborhood around the home — whether single-family or condo — is important and helps drive interior design. But ultimately, the living space is what residents will really bond with for years to come. (more…)
The Watermark’s developer believes the time has arrived for its cutting edge design. Will prospective tenants agree?
A Modern gamble The Watermark’s developer believes the time has arrived for its cutting edge design. Will prospective tenants agree?
The “aha” moment for Charlotte developer Ray “Rip” Farris III came when he spied on a colleague’s desk a book featuring a house designed by German architect Werner Sobek.
It had a steel frame and glass walls, transparency and openness. Perched on a hill, it reflected the colors and shapes of the surrounding trees. Farris was excited. Maybe, he thought, we can do something like this.
And he has working with his colleagues at Tuscan Development, architects at Perkins + Will in Charlotte, structural engineer Tripp Bulla and Cox & Shepp Construction. (more…)
The “aha” moment for Charlotte developer Ray “Rip” Farris III came when he spied on a colleague’s desk a book featuring a house designed by German architect Werner Sobek.
It had a steel frame and glass walls, transparency and openness. Perched on a hill, it reflected the colors and shapes of the surrounding trees. Farris was excited. Maybe, he thought, we can do something like this.
And he has — working with his colleagues at Tuscan Development, architects at Perkins + Will in Charlotte, structural engineer Tripp Bulla and Cox & Shepp Construction. (more…)
