House Design

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

30/08/2024
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…
Renovation

Winther Heide Renovation | UW-Whitewater

11/08/2024
March 06, 2024 Written by Jeff Angileri | Photos by Craig Schreiner Wisconsin’s future educators will have a significantly upgraded home to earn their teaching licenses thanks to an upcoming renovation project at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Nearly $78.5 million is designated for the project as part of a capital budget bill, approved by the state legislature on Feb. 22 and signed into law by Governor Tony Evers on March 6. The project will transform two 1960s-era buildings on the southeast side of campus. The bulk of the funding will go toward a complete renovation of Winther Hall, home to…
House Design

Interior Design Trends 2024: 5 Looks That Will Define the Year

04/08/2024
We’ve ridden the waves of 1970s revivals, wall-to-wall carpeting, the rise and fall of the Ultrafragola, and bouclé upholstery. When we type “interior design trends 2024” into our crystal balls (or indeed, into Google) what are we likely to find? AD PRO consulted the experts, and 2024 promises to be a year of thoughtfully chosen offbeat colors, a mix-and-match approach to the designs of different time periods, and a return to romanticism, with jewel tones and florals offering a flirty, old -fashioned respite from the onward march of technology. Stone Fruit Chic: Peach and Apricot Soft, sweet, and just a…
House Design

Strawberry box homes? How Ottawa plans to make an old strategy new – National

19/02/2024
The federal government is looking to create a roadmap for the future of housing policy in Canada. Federal housing minister Sean Fraser on Tuesday confirmed Global News’ report from Monday that the minority Liberals were taking a nearly 80-year-old program off the shelf and revamping it. When thousands of veterans returned to Canada after the Second World War, Canada was facing a housing crisis. To cut through the red tape and accelerate the building and approval process, Ottawa released a catalog of pre-approved home designs that builders can start constructing straight away. Hundreds of thousands of new homes were built…
Renovation

The CN Tower is undergoing renovations and it will soon look completely different

14/02/2024
If you gaze up at the CN Tower this month, you might notice that it’s undergoing something of a facelift, with tarps and boards up around the. Main Observation Level. This isn’t particularly new news — portions of both the Lower and Main Observation Levels have been closed and reopened since late 2023, due to a major renovation being done to the lower level. Building upon the last major renovation to the tower in 2018, the lower Terrace level will feature a modernized design, extended indoor viewing, and a brand-new glass floor. A rendering of the CN Tower renovations. With…

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