Tag: renovation projects

This house had two empty rooms until a bold redesign gave it a sense of purpose – and some elegant new furniture |

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Fun fact about this Georgia home: two of its reception rooms were empty for almost a year and the kids used to ride their tricycles through them. It’s hard to believe but this family home, now one of the world’s best homeswas once a bit of an empty shell, lacking design direction and practical purpose. The young family of five had upsized, moved from DC to Atlanta and had prioritized getting to know their new house and neighborhood before thinking about furnishing and décor. After almost two years, however, they felt it was time to get the professionals in for…Continue Reading

Architecture and Design News | Architectural Digest

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Inside a Minimalist Capsule Home Overlooking the British Coastline Today Architectural Digest travels to the Isle of Wight on England’s south coast to tour Saltmarsh House, a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) House of the Year 2023 shortlisted project. Sitting on the edge of a vast tidal marsh, this stunning pavilion home, designed by architect Níall McLaughlin, floats above the ground on a lightweight steel frame. Truly ingenious is the property’s structure, which was prefabricated off-site and lifted into place to minimize disruption to the surrounding nature reserve. Offering uninterrupted views of the marshes and bay beyond, this impressive…Continue Reading

Multi-million dollar boardwalk renovations in Wildwood, New Jersey almost complete

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WILDWOOD, New Jersey (WPVI) — The boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey is pretty quiet due to the chilly March air. One exception is the stretch from Schellenger to Spicer avenues, where boardwalk renovations are ongoing. “I love it. I love it. It looks like a boardwalk again,” said Mary Stevens of Williamstown, who has been keeping track of the progress. The new boards are part of a multi-stage renovation that began prior to the 2023 summer season. Workers were installing new railings and a new ramp outside the Wildwood Visitor’s Center on Thursday. City officials said they had to choose…Continue Reading

University of Kentucky can’t move ticket holders’ seats after Rupp renovation, judge rules

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A Franklin Circuit judge has stopped the University of Kentucky from changing the seats of two UK men’s basketball ticket holders. Under a proposed change, those tickets would have been given away to the highest bidder. Judge Phillip Shepherd granted the order to John Meyers and Kathy Walker. Both of them sued UK after they were told they would lose their current tickets and get new ones handed out in order of donations to the K Fund, a sports booster organization. In January, UK told 178 lower arena and courtside ticket holders that aging infrastructure required them to rebuild the…Continue Reading

A composition of stacked masses and voids, this house by AANGAN Architects draws on traditional typologies for a house full of light and spontaneity

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Surat, India Located in Gujarat’s diamond hub, Surat, India, The Breathing House by Vishal Shah and Vishal Desai of AANGAN Architects features unique in-between spaces that maximize light and breezes.The Breathing House in a “ફળીયા” sits on a 300-square-meter plot within a residential neighborhood. The design of this linear house in the traditional village street now engulfed by urban development is an attempt to create a balance between the traditional lifestyle of the user as well as their modern aspirations. The heart of the house is a court punctured in the center of this linear space which brings in…Continue Reading