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Kartwheel Studio “honours and revamps” mid-century Texas beach motel

August 7, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Austin-based design agency Kartwheel Studio has renovated a structure to preserve the mid-century modern atmosphere of the 1960s seaside motor lodge in Galveston, Texas. Originally constructed as the Treasure Isle Motel by Kotin & Beerman Architects in 1963, the low-slung, two-storey building reopened in November 2023 as Hotel Lucine. Kartwheel Studio and the owners worked to

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An Extension To This 1933 Home Creates A New Kitchen And Outdoor Terrace

August 7, 2024 Erin 0

Heliotrope Architects has shared photos of a contemporary extension they completed for a home in Seattle, Washington, that was originally designed and built in 1933 by Norwegian boat captain Ole E. Nelson. The new addition added 500 square-feet to the home and created space for a new kitchen and dining area, while the exterior finishes […]

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An Extension To This 1933 Home Creates A New Kitchen And Outdoor Terrace

August 7, 2024 Erin 0

Heliotrope Architects has shared photos of a contemporary extension they completed for a home in Seattle, Washington, that was originally designed and built in 1933 by Norwegian boat captain Ole E. Nelson. The new addition added 500 square-feet to the home and created space for a new kitchen and dining area, while the exterior finishes […]

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IM Pei retrospective shows “architecture and life to be inseparable”

August 7, 2024 Christina Yao 0

A retrospective of architect IM Pei at the M+ Museum in Hong Kong, aims to examine his architectural projects in social, cultural and political context. Named IM Pei: Life is Architecture, the exhibition, which according to the museum is the first full-scale retrospective of the Chinese American architect, documented Pei’s seven-decade long career. Curated by

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Benjamin Hale Architects extends light-starved Victorian home upwards and outwards

August 7, 2024 Natasha Levy 0

Welsh practice Benjamin Hale Architects has added two modern extensions – one made from pale brick, the other from black zinc – to a Victorian-era home in south London. The end-of-terrace house is located in Dulwich and previously featured a dim and dated interior. Working alongside local interior designer Hamish Vincent, Benjamin Hale Architects set

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Dezeen Debate features “an elegant melange and a triumph of design sensitivity”

August 6, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a refurbished apartment in Milan by design studio David/Nicolas with interior details by architect Gio Ponti. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. David/Nicolas has redesigned the interiors of a 1920s Milan apartment, originally designed by architect Mario Borgato and refurbished by Ponti, blending contemporary details with original

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Walker Warner Architects includes recycled-plastic thatch in Hawaii hut resort

August 6, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Winding pathways and thatched roofs made of recycled plastic are among the features at the Kona Village resort in Hawaii, which Walker Warner Architects designed to replace a 1960s hotel destroyed by a tsunami. Located on Hawaii’s Big Island, the property replaces a resort of the same name that was decimated by a 2011 tsunami. The

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Hallmarks of British pubs and French brasseries meet in Henri restaurant interior

August 6, 2024 Jennifer Hahn 0

French interior designer Dorothée Meilichzon has converted the restaurant of London’s Henrietta Hotel into an homage to Parisian bistros for chef Jackson Boxer. Set on the ground floor of the hotel’s 19th-century townhouse in Covent Garden, Henri serves classic French dishes with a British twist – and British produce – from grilled snails on skewers

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