20th Street Row House

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Architecture/Design: BFDO Architects Location: Brooklyn, NY Photography: Francis Dzikowski/OTTO This 20-foot-wide wood frame townhouse, located at the end of a row along a narrow side yard, had existing front and rear extensions. The building volume was selectively manipulatedโ€”in some cases through addition, in others through subtractionโ€”to improve room sizes, sequences and adjacencies. Generously sized skylights,…

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Colombia Uncovered: Inside Casa Legado

Some people travel to Colombia for its Caribbean coast, while others hit the historic streets of Medellรญn for a Pablo Escobar-inspired tour. But few book their trip for the accommodations alone. Although Colombiaโ€™s reputation as a cartel enclave is long established, itโ€™s only in recent years that the country transitioned from political discord to a…

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Mountain Lakes Residence

Interior Architecture & Design: KNOF Design Location:ย Mountain Lakes, NJ Photography: Sean Litchfield KNOF Design has created an elegant, colorful and layered interiors scheme for a private family home that merges a recently married coupleโ€™s tastes, in the form of classic French interiors and the geometry of the Art Deco period. The new scheme is for…

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How to Redesign a Room with Goldalamode

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If HGTV has you daydreaming about all the things your home could be, take that as a sign that itโ€™s time to renovate. In some cases all you need is a small change here and there, while other times it can turn into an utter overhaul. From planning and measuring to buying and installing, we…

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Miami Dreaming

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Project:ย Pine Tree Location:ย Miami Beach Architect:ย SAOTA Florida’s warm climate and landscape potential is what inspired South African architecture firm SAOTA, to build their first project in Miami: an expansive, waterfront home that creates the ultimate indoor-outdoor living experience. Aptly named Pine Tree, the easy-living family residence is located on a linear site that stretches between Pine…

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Cope: Handmade for the Home

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Nearly five years ago in a small Brooklyn studio, husband-and-wife duo Rachel and Nick Cope came up with a concept for custom wallpaper. Their designs incorporated Japanese and Turkish marbling techniques that looked more like large-scale mural abstractions than wall-coverings. Together, they found a new way to elevate interior spaces beyond the borders of a…

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