Clean lines and a minimalist design aesthetic define Mid Century Style. The house set the tone for much of mid-century modern architecture by incorporating indoor and outdoor spaces. Mid-Century Modern explores the interior decor of this seminal decade, concentrating on all aspects of a home’s decoration-walls, flooring, surfaces, lighting, and, of course, furniture. (more…)
Second of two parts.
During the middle decades of the 20th century, St. Louis was home to a group of modernist architects who produced distinguished examples of private homes, social housing, offices, churches and other building types.
“There was an abundance of talent,” says Carolyn Toft, executive director of the Landmarks Association of St. Louis. “Especially considering domestic architecture, this region really had something to crow about.”
Now that legacy, which stretches from the city to the outer limits of St. Louis County and beyond, is at risk of erasure. New values that are at heart old values have displaced modernism’s idealism, and clients and developers who don’t understand or appreciate the often intentionally modest structures demolish them without a second thought in order to erect swollen “McMansions.” (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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