Showan Apartment Renovation / Pragmatica Architectural Design Studio

Showan Apartment Renovation / Pragmatica Architectural Design Studio © Majid Jahangiri + 19 Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest WhatsApp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1014146/showan-apartment-renovation-pragmatica-architectural-design-studio © Majid Jahangiri Text description provided by the architects. The Showan penthouse is located on the 6th floor of a classic building in the north of Tehran, Iran. A square-shaped plan with an area of ​​200 square meters and a height of 5.20 meters, totally fluid and without any divisions, encircled by a 400 square meters terrace. © Majid Jahangiri Plan After – Ground Floor Plan © Majid Jahangiri The ground floor of this project contains spaces such…

The Owyang House – Global Design News

San Jose, California, USA Category: Private Homes Year: 2022 Architects: Swatt Miers Architects Lead Architects: Robert Swatt Design Team: Swatt Miers Architects; RobertSwatt FAIA, Angie Gormas Client: King and Vivian Owyang Contractor: Denis Matson General Contractor Photographers: Tim Griffith, Tim Griffith Photography The Owyang House is a new two-story 6,000 square foot home in Atherton, California, that replaces a 2,700 square foot, one-story 1950’s post and beam structure that suffered from low ceilings (7′- 3” at bottom of beams) and dark, claustrophobic interior spaces. The new home features exciting interior spaces, an abundance of natural light throughout, and strong indoor…

Real Estate and Design Trends to Watch in 2024

©Tower Ridge, photo courtesy of Netze Homes Three Key Takeaways Advise buyers that nobody should copy trends for their popularity since they change over time; a better approach is to seek joy. Aging boomers have more options to choose among, from staying put with features that aid safety to going to a facility with specialized care. Landscapes that conserve nature and shelter pollinators and wildlife are designed for private backyards and shared communities. Staying aware of what’s new and innovative in design and real estate is important, not to be trendy but to learn about innovative materials, systems and products…

BarlisWedlick Architects designs a high-performance, sustainable modern home using a 19th century barn complex

New York, New York, USA Originally part of a 19th-century farm compound, the Meadow House designed by BarlisWedlick Architects is a 3,800-square-foot, single-story home situated on almost three acres in New York’s Westchester County. For its design, the Meadow House has been awarded a 2023 Future House Award by Global Design News and The Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design. Using 3 barn-shaped volumes the architects have arranged in an L-shape and connected by links with large windows overlooking the original barn on the property. Mirroring the barn’s L-shape, the two structures form a large courtyard between them. The…

House Judiciary sends altered Senate Intelligent Design Bill to full floor

Story by David Beard, The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate’s Intelligent Design bill took another step in its evolution on Tuesday, as the House Judiciary Committee took up and approved the fourth version, and sent it to the House floor. The discussion has also evolved since the origins of SB 280 in the Senate: from teaching ID in the classroom on the Senate side, to Judiciary’s exploration of teachers’ legal protections, diversity of thought and whether or not ID falls within the realm of science. The bill began in the Senate as one sentence: “Teachers in public schools,…

Shaynna Blaze’s Top Tips for a Stylish Modern Home Design

As a celebrated interior designer and judge on The Block, Shaynna Blaze knows a thing or two about nailing the ideal home style. She recently partnered with Montgomery Homes in NSW to create a Signature Collection of interior designs with a modern lifestyle in mind. Shaynna Blaze has curated a collection of interior styles for Montgomery Homes. Blaze curated each interior theme with distinctive design elements and smart functionality, which can be applied to any of Montgomery Homes’ 300-plus home designs. The Signature Collection Featuring styles such as Palm Springs, Boutique Hotel, Relaxed Bohemian, Australian Modernist, Mid Century Retro, Luxe…

Pacaso Marks Debuts in Rosemary Beach with Exclusive Collaboration Home with Serena & Lily

ROSEMARY BEACH, Fla., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Pacaso, the technology-enabled real estate marketplace that helps people buy, co-own, and sell a vacation home, today unveils’Rosemary Shores‘, signifying the company’s expansion into the vibrant seaside community of Rosemary Beach, Florida. The home also marks Pacaso’s first-ever collaboration home with a design partner, luxury interiors brand Serena & Lily. True to true to the brand’s distinctively optimistic point of view and timeless aesthetic, the 3,543 square-foot home features a curated selection of Serena & Lily’s heirloom-quality furnishings, proprietary patterns and iconic color palette – all thoughtfully arranged by Serena & Lily’s…

WAC’s most-read architecture news in 2023

As the new year is quickly approaching, we are starting our annual review for 2023. In this piece, our roundup will reveal the most-read and interesting architecture news of 2023. As we leave behind another year, World Architecture Community’s most-read stories include challenging and speculative architectural projects and news such as 12 Buildings We Look Forward To Opening In 2023, Srijit Srinivas – ARCHITECTS’ brick family house in Kerala, Eric Owen Moss Architects’ (W)rapper office tower in Los Angeles, the Egyptian Pavilion in the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale and Saudi Arabia’s new large-scale cube-shaped skyscraper in downtown Riyadh. Read WAC’s…