A contemporary and minimalist design that allows for a feeling of open space, relaxation, and comfort, the luxurious residence is much more pleasant than you would expect because it is crafted to maximize the spacial feel it emanates. With alabaster white walls offer a bright atmosphere, high ceilings and large glass windows that offer natural light and a breathtaking view of the entire yard, that’s a house we’d move in today. Nic Bochsler designs Brighton House in Melbourne (more…)
The Daily Telegraph / House & Garden Fair 2007 is the UK’s most prestigious event for interior and garden design. From bathrooms to bedrooms, gourmet food to garden furniture, the Fair brings you an unprecedented line up of exhibitors all carefully handpicked by House & Garden to ensure the highest quality products, most of which you will not find on the High Street.
For anyone passionate about interiors and gardens, the Fair is an excellent opportunity to see the very latest classic and contemporary designs from many of the country’s most prominent designers. And with numerous interactive seminars and talks going on throughout the Fair, visitors can gather a whole host of expert tips and advice to take home with them.
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Raleigh architect Frank Harmon uses steel, pine as high-tech design meets low-country culture
Today’s Home of the Month is reviewed by Geoffrey Barton, a master’s candidate at N.C. State University’s School of Architecture and graduate research assistant with the College of Design’s Home Environments Design Initiative. Home of the Month, a collaboration with the College of Design, shows possibilities for constructing a living space built with homeowners’ living patterns and preferences in mind. Each month we profile a new home, selected by an expert panel, from designs by area architects. The goal: to offer inspiration and knowledge that can be applied to any living space. (more…)
While there are hopeful signs of new modernism around the city, there also are some flops
If you had asked most architects 25 years ago whether modern architecture could make a good city, the answer would have been a rousing “no.” Wounded by spiritless steel-and-glass boxes and the social tumult at notorious public housing projects such as Cabrini-Green, the dominant style of the 20th Century was in full retreat, even in Chicago, the nation’s pre-eminent stronghold of steel and glass.
Today, however, modernism is back, powered not only by the shifting winds of architectural fashion but also by things that have precious little to do with high design, including the drop-dead views — and higher prices — that floor-to-ceiling glass makes possible. Yet this revival, it turns out, is far from triumphal. (more…)
WCI Communities has introduced the 2006 Model Home Collection at several of its master-planned communities in Southwest Florida. Homebuyers can choose from more than a dozen designer-furnished and ready-to-move-in models with year-end occupancy.
Tiburón features mid-rise condominiums, single-family homes, villas, and estate and single-family homesites.
Limited to 44 villa homes, Tiburón’s Serafina enclave showcases a pair of designer-furnished, two-story golf villas.
Jinx McDonald Designs has created the interior of the Granada model at 2958 Tiburón Blvd. E. as a departure from traditional Tuscan style. It has a modern flavor, clean simple lines in the furnishings, and a rich palette of spice tones and natural textures.
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