Jenna McKnight

Studio B creates rectangular brick home for historic Denver neighbourhood

October 9, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Colorado architecture firm Studio B took cues from Denver’s old bungalow homes to create this low-slung residence faced with handmade brick, walnut panelling and large panes of glass. The Brick City House is located on a corner lot dotted with oak, willow and maple trees. It is situated within the city’s Sunnyside neighbourhood, an older district dominated

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Studio B creates rectangular brick home for historic Denver neighbourhood

October 9, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Colorado architecture firm Studio B took cues from Denver’s old bungalow homes to create this low-lying residence faced with handmade brick, walnut panelling and large panes of glass. The Brick City House is located on a corner lot dotted with oak, willow and maple trees. It is situated within the city’s Sunnyside neighbourhood, an older district dominated

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Andrea Lenardin Madden adds cantilevering extension to midcentury LA residence

October 5, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

For a 1950s home in Los Angeles’ elite Bel Air neighbourhood, architect Andrea Lenardin Madden has added an angular volume with floor-to-ceiling glass that extends over the landscape. The project entailed restoring and expanding the Ward House, a landmarked residence designed by Rodney Walker, a notable midcentury-modern architect who conceived several Case Study Houses. Built

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Andrea Lenardin Madden adds cantilevering extension to midcentury LA residence

October 5, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

For a 1950s home in Los Angeles’ elite Bel Air neighbourhood, architect Andrea Lenardin Madden has added an angular volume with floor-to-ceiling glass that extends over the landscape. The project entailed restoring and expanding the Ward House, a landmarked residence designed by Rodney Walker, a notable midcentury-modern architect who conceived several Case Study Houses. Built

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Andrea Lenardin Madden adds cantilevering extension to midcentury LA residence

October 5, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

For a 1950s home in Los Angeles’ elite Bel Air neighbourhood, architect Andrea Lenardin Madden has added an angular volume with floor-to-ceiling glass that extends over the landscape. The project entailed restoring and expanding the Ward House, a landmarked residence designed by Rodney Walker, a notable midcentury-modern architect who conceived several Case Study Houses. Built

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Andrea Lenardin Madden adds cantilevering extension to midcentury LA residence

October 5, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

For a 1950s home in Los Angeles’ elite Bel Air neighbourhood, architect Andrea Lenardin Madden has added an angular volume with floor-to-ceiling glass that extends over the landscape. The project entailed restoring and expanding the Ward House, a landmarked residence designed by Rodney Walker, a notable midcentury-modern architect who conceived several Case Study Houses. Built

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New Affiliates creates asymmetric mountain cabin in Vermont

October 4, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Steep, pointy roofs and square windows that frame views of the landscape figure into this pine-clad retreat in the northeastern US, by design studio New Affiliates. The Turnbridge Winter Cabin is tucked within Vermont’s Green Mountains, on a wooded property covering 65 acres (26 hectares). The design team took cues from the area’s traditional architecture, notably the

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Studio 804 uses salvaged materials to construct sustainable home in Kansas

October 3, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Reclaimed metal panels and wood from railroad trestles were used to create an urban infill dwelling conceived by students in a design-build programme at the University of Kansas. The home, called 1330 Brook Street, is located in a working-class neighbourhood in the city of Lawrence. It offers convenient access to a cultural district, bike trails

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Omar Gandhi creates low-lying home along rugged Nova Scotia coastline

September 27, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architect has taken cues from local design traditions while conceiving this remote, cedar-clad holiday residence for an active Swiss family. The waterfront dwelling, called Sluice Point, is located in Argyle, a small town on the southwestern tip of Nova Scotia. The holiday retreat was designed for a family from Switzerland who

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Splayed shipping containers form Joshua Tree Residence conceived by James Whitaker

September 26, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

An office comprising a cluster of angled shipping containers, proposed for a site in Germany by James Whitaker but never realised, is now being built as a home in the California desert. Photo-realistic renderings of the proposed home by the London-based designer show a cluster of white cargo containers emerging like a starburst from a

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