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Restored 120-Year-Old Cottage In Cape Town

Restored 120-Year-Old Cottage In Cape Town
Douglas & Company Architects recently renovated a 120-year-old Victorian home in Green Point, Cape Town. The single-story cottage takes its name from when it was previously part of a series of three identical cottages called Arklow I-III. The new structure is predominantly made from South African Pine timber, brick, and natural stone, though original features... 
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Contemporary Double-Height Extension With Much Light

Contemporary Double-Height Extension With Much Light
Originally built in 1876, this dark home got an extension with an open layout. Architecture practice Timmins + Whyte has added a double-height gabled extension to it illuminating its formerly light-starved living spaces. The owners wanted to live, cook, gather, lounge, read and socialize in one sunny, externally connected space. The studio created a contemporary... 
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Contemporary Family Dwelling In Washington

Contemporary Family Dwelling In Washington
American studio MW Works has created an “intentionally modest” dwelling in the Pacific Northwest that serves as a nature retreat for a multi-generational family. The project, called Whidbey Island Farm, sits on a perch overlooking a meadow where cattle graze. The dwelling serves as a country home for a senior-aged couple, their three adult children... 
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Country home designs Home design

Cozy Brick Barn Home Clad With Shingles

Cozy Brick Barn Home Clad With Shingles
Blee Halligan architects has transformed a nineteenth-century brick barn on a rural location on the very edge of the Suffolk coast in the east of England. A new building wrapped in cedar shingles and topped with a sculptural roof, whose undulating form gives a dynamic shape to the duplex interiors of each room. Located near... 
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An Abandoned Shed Turned Into A Barn Home

An Abandoned Shed Turned Into A Barn Home
Architect Louis Beliveau of La Firme studio has overhauled a decrepit barn in Quebec by turning its hollow core into a holiday home for two city dwellers. The architects disassembled an old shed and moving it to a new location on a farmhouse property. Because the foundations had to be reworked, every salvageable piece of... 
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Home design Modern home designs

Spanish Colonial House With A Bold Modern Interior

Spanish Colonial House With A Bold Modern Interior
California firm Síol Studios has maintained the historical character of a 1920s dwelling while adding contemporary elements, including an eclectic array of furnishings and artwork. the Genesee project encompasses 1,848 square feet (172 square meters) and is a second home for the family. The Spanish colonial revival-style house has white-painted stucco facades and a red-tile... 
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57 Cool Outdoor Deck Designs

57 Cool Outdoor Deck Designs
We’ve already told you of some terraces, porches, ponds and fountains to design your garden. Now maybe you need a deck – a place covered with wooden planks, kind of a terrace somewhere in your garden. What’s cool about a deck? You may walk barefoot and enjoy natural wood under your feet which is always... 
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