Barn Raising: Reassembled Barns as Modern Dwellings
Heritage Barns raise the bar on adaptive reuse: Based in Waco, Texas, the company finds disused barns from across the country, which they then dismantle, restore, and re-erect—the best bit, of course,...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Best Architect's Lamps
Originally designed to illuminate blueprints and drafting papers, architect's lamps have a no-nonsense industrial vibe and work well in a variety of settings; here are our 10 favorites (a mix of...
View ArticleManor House Stables, A Champion's Home Reborn
On April 25th, 1946, a postwar crowd gathered on a lovely spring day to cheer on "Lovely Cottage" as he galloped across the finish line at UK's Grand National. It was a day of triumph for Manor House...
View ArticleLast Chance to Vote for Your Favorites in the Remodelista Considered Design...
We're thrilled to report that we received more than 500 entries to the inaugural Remodelista and Gardenista Considered Design Awards. After lengthy deliberation, our editors have chosen the finalists....
View ArticleSteal This Look: Messana O'Rorke Town House Kitchen
When New York architects Messana O'Rorke approached the renovation of this mid-19th-century town house, their "design intent was to respect and restore the surviving existing detailing, but introduce...
View ArticleDesign Sleuth: Gas Light Pendants from Ize
Spotted (and admired) in a kitchen remodel in West London by architects Feilden Fowles; a pair of deceptively simple GAS Light pendants from hardware purveyor Izé. Designed by architect David Kohn...
View ArticleArchitect Visit: Pivot Door Roundup
A pivot door to an architect is like a gull wing door to a car enthusiast; completely unnecessary but capable of transforming the ordinary to the sublime. Originally found in ancient stone building...
View ArticleGift Guide for the Architect
Architects are a discerning bunch and that can make it tricky when it comes to buying them gifts (I know, I have two in my family). Here are six ideas that should pass muster. Above: "The ubiquitous...
View Article5 Favorites: The Ultimate Architect-Designed Sofa
Is the B & B Italia Charles Sofa the ultimate modernist sofa? Some of our favorite spaces feature the Antonio Citterio-designed classic, which can be configured in a variety of ways (sectional...
View ArticleA Renovated Victorian in Chicago's Landmark District
We've long admired Wheeler Kearns Architects' dramatic overhaul of an 1870s Victorian house located in a landmark district of Chicago. Although exterior changes were restricted by landmark guidelines,...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Architect-Designed Flatware
Most of us are not destined to live in a domicile designed by an internationally celebrated architect. But you can add world-class architecture to your daily life with flatware by alive notables such...
View ArticleAn Artful Restaurant for the Basel Bound
Heading to Art Basel in June? Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron recently finished work restoring a classic 1925 building in the heart of the city. Volkshaus Basel, a onetime concert hall now...
View ArticleJohn Pawson Tables from Matin in Los Angeles
Earlier today we posted on architect-designed flatware; the next step up: architect-designed dining tables, specifically, the minimalist designs of British architect John Pawson. In the US, the tables...
View ArticleArchitect-Designed Storage, from Portland, OR
Oregon-based architect Brendon Farrell's wall storage pieces focus on versatility and balance: our favorites are a coat rack with the capacity for multiple configurations, and a wall shelf whose...
View ArticleShopper's Diary: Peter Miller Books in Seattle
Every summer, when I head back to my hometown of Seattle, I visit Peter Miller Books (and I always tell my design-minded friends heading to Seattle to do the same). This summer, there's even more...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Winners of the 2013 Remodelista Considered Design Awards
We're thrilled with the results of our first annual Considered Design Awards: you entered more than 500 projects, voted more than 40,000 times, and tweeted your favorites faithfully. Thanks to all who...
View ArticleA Lion in Winter: A Midcentury Masterpiece in London
London-based architect John Winter, who died in 2012 at the age of 82, was known for his quiet modernist designs. His most celebrated project was his own house, built in 1969, which featured the first...
View Article10 Questions for SF Architect Peter Pfau
Peter Pfau, a principal of Pfau Long Architecture, was born and raised in San Francisco, studied fine arts at CCA and architecture at UC Berkeley and Columbia (along the way he worked as a carpenter,...
View ArticleSteal This Look: The Perfect Color Palette
This post is brought to you by Sherwin-Williams®. Turn your inspiration into reality with Sherwin-Williams Color Selection Tools. For years, we've been recreating spaces that inspire us on Remodelista...
View ArticleDomestic Hardware from an Architectural Superstar
We may never live in a house designed by iconic Seattle-based architect Tom Kundig of Olson Kundig, however, we do plan to install a set of his custom-designed hooks in our own houses (prices start at...
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