Brooklyn Couple Colorfully Renovates Townhouse on a Budget

As Giovanni Botta and Amanda Pinegar began planning their renovation of the house they bought in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, they knew one thing for sure: The kitchen would have to be pink. “We had already decided on the refrigerator, which is pink,” said Ms. Pinegar, 44, a ceramic artist. “And we wanted a kitchen that would enhance that.” To complement the pink kitchen, they considered lots of other bright colors, too. “Amanda wanted it really bold,” said Mr. Botta, 42, a software engineer at Waymo, the driverless car company owned by Alphabet. This was nothing new: In their previous home,…Continue Reading

BC housing: Standard designs to speed up builds

The BC government is hoping a new approach will help encourage people to build new homes. The province’s Standardized Housing Design Project lays out standard home designs that will enable builders to cut down on design costs and approval times. “We’re trying to get the building process moved faster so that anyone, whether they’re a new building or a very experienced builder, can take a set design and get it straight through the local government to get it approved,” Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon explained Thursday. Kahlon says the program is similar to the post-war CMHC Catalog of Homes, adding BC…Continue Reading

Board of Trustees approves strategic plans, renovations during March meeting – USC News & Events

Posted on: March 18, 2024; Updated on: March 18, 2024By Collyn Taylor, [email protected], 803-777-3691 The University of South Carolina’s Board of Trustees approved two strategic plans and several maintenance projects at its meeting Monday (March 18). Approvals of strategic plans The board approved strategic plans for two system campuses: USC Aiken and USC Upstate. In his presentation, USC Aiken Chancellor Dan Heimmermann prioritized five different initiatives: Delivering a flexible and relevant curriculum Addressing the pressing needs of the region Reimagining the composition of the student body Enhancing the campus experience Bolstering a sustainable foundation USC Upstate Chancellor Bennie Harris also…Continue Reading

Neighbors Sue to Halt Massive FDR Park Renovation

News The $250 million project is already underway, but critics worry about the environmental impact. Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee! Haason Reddick fans are having a blast in this detail of the FDR Park renovation plan. / Image via myphillypark.org Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly Mag reporters, please direct it here. You can also use that form to send us reader mail. We love reader mail!…Continue Reading

Firm to pay accountant RM15,000 for unfinished Johor Baru house renovation

A RENOVATION company has to pay an accountant RM15,000 for unfinished work on his home in the Johor capital. Johor Baru Consumer Claims Tribunal president Lee Chee Thim ordered the respondent to pay Phua Wei Kian in two installations – RM7,500 on March 30 and RM7,500 on April 30. Phua said he was forced to fork out extra money to hire a new contractor to finish work at his new double-storey terrace house. On May 28 last year, he signed an agreement with an interior design company-and-contractor to renovate his house in Taman Sutera Danga, Johor Baru. “The quotation was…Continue Reading

Atelier Gratia’s Star House is a monolithic concrete residential structure that stands out of the Kaohsiung’s urban landscape

Kaohsiung, Taiwan “Different living quarters are connected like stars in a constellation through intermediary spaces that offer buffer and transition, where a balance between family unity and individual privacy can be maintained,” says Grace Ming-En Chang, lead architect of Atelier Gratia. “The house is like a giant sundial where the passing time and changing seasons are noted: planetary movements are constantly felt through the ever-changing shadow play below the skylights, while the colors of the sky are captured on the kaleidoscopic surfaces of the panoramic glass façades that wrap around the courtyard.” Grace Ming-En Chang of Atelier Gratia has designed…Continue Reading