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 manipulated—in some cases through addition, in others through subtraction—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 Medellín for a Pablo Escobar-inspired tour. But few book their trip for the accommodations alone. Although Colombia’s reputation as a cartel enclave is long established, it’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: 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 couple’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 it’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: Pine Tree Location: Miami Beach Architect: 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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