At 727 West Madison in Chicago, project designer FitzGerald & Associates Architects has created a … [+] innovative design making excellent use of a delicate floor plan. Jim Tschetter Many people love conformity. For others, similarity is anathema. For them, as well as like-minded developers and designers, unusual floor plansRead More →
Artist Shelly Jack commutes from her home to Nolensville at her workshop every day, but she does not travel by car. She goes down a staircase. Jack has a live-work Townhouse with commercial space on the first floor and living space on the last two floors. It’s a design thatRead More →
Remember the chintzy and pimp McMansions that were a staple of the long running MTV series Cradles? The Toronto home of mega recording artist Aubrey Drake Graham is something else entirely. Measuring 50,000 square feet, with amenities such as an NBA regulation-sized indoor basketball court crowned by a 21-square-foot pyramidalRead More →
Apr 3, 2020 Sponsored by: Cedreo Photorealistic visualizations can build customer confidence and help close deals, but they have traditionally been the domain of architects or home designers with complex software and expensive hardware. Now home builders without 3D design skills can create 3D renderings in a web browser instead.Read More →
Putting together an architectural “best of” list is a daunting task, especially when your choices include 100 years of buildings. So gathering her new book Best buildings Brittany (ACC Art Books, $ 25), author Matthew Freedman decided to take a different approach. Rather than making the list himself, he askedRead More →
BONNEY LAKE – For the first time in several years, new homes priced at $ 300,000 are available to buyers in Tehaleh, the state’s top-selling new home community. Tehaleh builders are rolling out over 25 new floor plans spanning all price points. They include Tehaleh’s very first row houses, asRead More →
Tzu-Chin Yu Legohouse and Blue Boy, Billund, Denmark The American Institute of Architects Los Angeles (AIA | LA) selected 15 winners from over 300 nominations at its 2020 AIA | LA Architectural Photography Awards. These winners, which included 13 still photographs and two Instagram feeds, illustrated “photographers who reinterpret theRead More →
Who knows what classicism ultimately means, but the draft decree makes it seem terribly primitive and petty. No matter how much its proponents say the application wouldn’t be dogmatic, the Order provokes inevitable allusions to authoritarian regimes of the past that imposed their own architectural marching orders and unearthed imagesRead More →
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WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 04: President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the … [+] House Chamber February 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump is delivering his third State of the Union address the night before the US Senate vote on his impeachment trial. (Photo byRead More →
by ANGELA ROWE from DECORATING DEN INTERIORS Angela Rowe is the Owner and Interior Designer at Decorating Den Interiors provided The High Point, North Carolina Furniture Market is THE place designers from around the world come to see the latest trends in furniture. The market, open only to commerce, consistsRead More →
Anyone with a keen interest in homes will know the value of a good floor plan. And anyone with a keen interest in TV shows will likely appreciate the gorgeous floor plans created by interior designer Iñaki Aliste Lizarralde, which depicts the homes inhabited by characters from popular series andRead More →
Any loyal HGTV viewer is familiar with open floor plans, in which areas like a kitchen, living room, and dining room come together in one large space. The style has been especially popular on shows like “Fixer Upper” and “Property Brothers,” which take viewers on a journey from buying aRead More →
ZenShui/Frederic Cirou via Getty These days when you walk into a room, you are actually in multiple rooms. The popularity of open floor plans obliterated virtually all interior walls; rooms with closing doors are practically a thing of the past. Open floor plans are the result of nearly every homeRead More →
Del Webb, the pioneer in more than 55 active adult communities and America’s premier new home builder for retired and retired baby boomers, introduced three exciting new series of GenYou floor plans at Del Webb Naples at Ave Maria. Del Webb Naples’ new GenYou series will feature ten new floorRead More →
Older consumers seem to be getting tired of the open floor plan, which refers to a home design where the kitchen, dining room, and family room are located together in a wide-open space without any dividing walls. Pin The open floor plan concept was popularized more than a decade ago,Read More →
Adobe Stock Adobe Stock Open floor plans have been a popular preference for several years, and designers say they will continue to dominate home designs in 2019, Post and courier reports. Likely inspired by the renovation programs on television, homeowners remain captivated by the airy, well-lit areas of their home.Read More →
PARADISE – A group of interior design students from the state of Chico are designing new floor plans for residents who lost their homes in the camp fire to aid the rebuilding process. They work under the guidance of their professor Rouben Mohiuddin, who also owns a studio, Design SI,Read More →
Director Bong Joon Ho Parasite is a film that defies genres. Both hilarious, thrilling and spellbinding, this year’s winner of the highest accolade at Cannes Film Festival is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece with an ending (which won’t be spoiled here) that will leave you speechless. . “It’s a Bong Joon HoRead More →
Homebuyers looking for a 25-minute drive to downtown Nashville and an even shorter walk to a clubhouse with a pool, fitness center, community meeting room, and other amenities have a new choice in Hendersonville. Grandview Custom Homes, a local builder active in the Nashville area, has been selected as DurhamRead More →
Sample floor plans made available free of charge by San Diego County. San Diego County is now offering for freePre-approved floor plans for Grandma’s apartments, officials said Wednesday. The county has released two free, ready-to-use floor plans of 600 and 1,200 square feet. More floor plans will be added inRead More →
IMPORTANT UPDATES FROM VA PITTSBURGH In-person visits are limited at this time and outpatients cannot bring anyone to clinic visits or procedures unless they need a support person. A support person is an adult the patient needs to help manage care during the visit or at home, to help communicateRead More →
A few years ago, city officials in Phoenix, Arizona were looking for a way to meet the need for more sustainable architecture in their hot, arid environment. Phoenix is ​​the fifth largest city in the United States and, therefore, has a significant environmental footprint. But in 2016, the authorities launchedRead More →
Since it was announced right here on WDWNT.com (and Disney confirmed it a few months later), there has been a lot of talk among Disney fans regarding the arrival of the Star Wars hotel in the Disney’s Hollywood studios, and so far we’ve released the expected pricing. , as wellRead More →
Architecture studio Wallgren Arkitekter and Swedish construction company BOX Bygg have created a parametric design tool called Finch that can generate floor plans that fit the constraints of a site. The tool is designed to help architects understand a site’s constraints and potential early in the design process. Finch willRead More →
Would you rather live in the Carters’ house than the Queen Vic pub in EastEnders, or DI Alec Hardy’s home in Broadchurch? The homes of characters from TV’s most popular soap operas and dramas have become so familiar over the years that, in a real-life setting, you could probably spotRead More →
Kara and John Higney were ready to downsize a big house but didn’t want to leave Hendersonville. After discovering Waterford Village, they realized they could stay close to friends and familiar places. “I grew up here and love Hendersonville,” said Kara Higney. The couple bought a two-storey country house builtRead More →
Archibnb draws architectural floor plans for your Airbnb listings Courtesy of Archibnb To share To share Facebook architectural-floor-plans-for-your-airbnb-listings&via=archdaily”> Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Mail Or https://www.archdaily.com/914268/archibnb-draws-architectural-floor-plans-for-your-airbnb-listings Drawing service Archibnb started creating architectural floor plans for Airbnb listings. By swapping out sketches for professional plans, the team aims to make Airbnb listings moreRead More →
The open concept design has long been on the must-have list for homebuyers, but for some all the romance has gone and the reality of all that togetherness has set in. A recent Globe report by Beth Teitell revealed that there are a lot of people who really miss theRead More →
As Phase 1 of Moorings Park Grande Lake nears sale, sales of Phase 2 of the New Community Living Plan (CCRC) remain strong, in part thanks to the large habitable floor plans. Moorings Park Grande Lake, located on the south side of Golden Gate Parkway, between Airport-Pulling and Livingston roads,Read More →
Wes Hinton was ready to downsize his 3,300 square foot home and large yard in Franklin, but needed room for his guests and his furniture. A new townhouse in the Durham Farms neighborhood of Hendersonville was the solution. “The openness (of the floor plan) was a deciding factor for me,”Read More →
Somewhere in the early 1990s, “bedroom” became a dirty word. This is when American automakers began to eschew the notion of separate parts designated for separate purposes. Instead, they began to tout the “open plan,” a concept that would become increasingly ubiquitous over the next few decades to culminate inRead More →
Most homes are designed with regular rectangular-shaped floor plans. Here are 10 designs that skip convention and instead look like sausages, stars, and even eyeballs. The throwing star The three equal-sized volumes of this Y-shaped house in Mexico, designed by Cadaval & Solà-Morales, each point to a different view. CasaRead More →
Editor’s note: Alice Charron is a real estate agent at Keller Williams. An earlier version of this story misspelled his name. Despite the fact that most buyers interested in buying a home in Williamson County are looking for interior features such as open floor plans, a master bedroom with anRead More →
Above: David Kaihoi and Miles Redd pose in front of their respective wallpaper designs for Schumacher. Top: The bedroom from a project designed by the two for Bailey and Pete McCarthy in Texas, directed by Trevor Tondro Photography Inc. Photo: Ryan Burke About 15 years ago, Miles Redd met DavidRead More →
Amazon said on Tuesday it would split its second head office project, which it calls HQ2, in two with locations in Queens, New York, and Arlington, Virginia. Jeff Bezos bought a residential property in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, DC, for $ 23 million in 2016. The two structures onRead More →
Apparently, boring and stripped down student accommodation is a global phenomenon. “They’re all basic IKEA and white walls,” says Ana Arana, co-founder of the local design company. Plutarch with Enrique Ventosa, options in Madrid. So when a good friend hired the duo to turn an abandoned doctor’s office into aRead More →
Williamstown, Massachusetts. Bauhaus and Harvard Five architect Marcel Breuer built the Robinson House in 1948. The three-bedroom house exhibits many of Breuer’s signature principles, with its butterfly roof, binuclear floor plan, and use of stone , glass, wood and steel. The 42.5-acre property includes a guesthouse, swimming pool, Hoosic RiverRead More →
When you think of Asheville’s unique architectural design, which building comes to mind? Is it the Jackson Building, Biltmore or St. Lawrence Basilica? Since the era of Buncombe Turnpike in 1828 (a 75 mile trade route between NC, SC + TN) a new visitor flow happened to WNC who changedRead More →
Whenever we get ready to hear a new color of the year, we get a little nervous. What if we don’t like it? What if it was difficult to use? Behr must have listened to our hearts pounding as she decided on her just-announced Color of the Year 2019. It’sRead More →
Well over a decade into the architectural trend, it’s obvious to me that, from an aesthetic standpoint, open floor plans were a bad idea. Nonetheless, like any bad idea that entire branding strategies have been devoted to, it is hard to kill; a quick browse through Zillow yields a samplingRead More →
Recently, we determined the hottest large home markets in the country by cross-referencing data from Metrostudy with analysis from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). This week, we’re heading in the opposite direction, highlighting the most popular markets for small houses in nine regions of the country. A growingRead More →
Frank Betz Associates specializes in homes that achieve the ideal size and have an inviting curb appeal. Inside, you’ll also find the kind of contemporary amenities families will love, like open kitchens, generous closets, and multi-purpose spaces. A changing room for pet owners Photo by Pete Williams Filled with convenientRead More →
Learn About Open Floor Plans Via These 6 Iconic Residences Villa Tugendhat / Mies van der Rohe. © Alexandra Timpau To share To share Facebook Twitter pinterest WhatsApp Mail Or https://www.archdaily.com/897525/learn-about-open-floor-plans-via-these-6-iconic-residences Le Corbusier’s “Five Points of Architecture” functioned in the 20th century as the essential guide to architectural production; itRead More →
Welcome to Thomas Insights – every day we post the latest news and analysis to keep our readers up to date with what’s happening in the industry. Sign up here to receive the best stories of the day straight to your inbox. With the old: the growing population of agingRead More →
Courtesy of Taylor Morrison The builder’s new Godwin firm-style model Taylor Morrison introduced new, more flexible floor plans to adapt to changing market demands and improve the company’s entry-level options. The new homes, available in the Chicago area, are suited to customers who want flexible and more practical home designs.Read More →
From entry-level to luxury and everything in between, homebuyers overwhelmingly favor a laid-back lifestyle plan that highlights the most used daily living spaces, such as the kitchen and family room. A dearly deceased friend, Charley Clark, went so far as to say he could afford to take his family toRead More →
20 examples of floor plans for social housing To share To share Facebook Twitter pinterest WhatsApp Mail Or https://www.archdaily.com/894746/20-examples-of-floor-plans-for-social-housing As an extension of their city block flashcard series, Spanish publisher a+t architecture publishers in 2018 launched a new set of cards featuring collective living floor plans as part of oneRead More →
The Old Textile Museum in Washington, DC, salvaged by Jeff Bezos from Amazon. (Photo Trulia.com) If Jeff Bezos is going to be a Washingtonian in the DC sense of the word, he is apparently going to have to face the Washingtonian, a magazine serving the national capital. Thursday, the monthlyRead More →
Jeff Bezos has quietly taken to Washington over the past few years, becoming quite the city’s hobnobber (for full details of his local life, click here). Soon Washingtonians could see it even more. In 2016, the founder of Amazon and Washington post owner paid $ 23 million in cash forRead More →
For decades, Zaha Hadid has dazzled the world with striking and oversized buildings designed to be noticed. His elegantly flamboyant designs seemed to stand out more as a force of nature than as an artificial structure. While it has been two years since Hadid’s untimely death, a steady drop ofRead More →
Despite all the walls knocked down on HGTV, it turns out that the open floor plans that have been so popular lately have some downsides. “There has been a slow but steady change,” says Andrew Cogar. “The idea was that an open and informal plan would create a sense ofRead More →
Photo credit: Sivel Group In the past, buying a house meant buying a pre-designed location, and the closest thing to customization was choosing the furniture and painting the walls. But today’s buyer wants something more, and with the advent of customizable homes, which offer increased functionality and a unique personality,Read More →
Geri Giagnorio never has to worry about traffic making her late for an appointment with a client. Her commute, if you can call it that, is down the stairs from her house to her skin salon. “My business is on the first floor and we live upstairs. It’s wonderful, saysRead More →
Have you ever wondered about the layout of your favorite TV houses? How do the rooms actually connect and how big are these places? Clarendon Serviced Apartments, a real estate company in London, England questioned the same and decided to use their housing skills to answer the question. The companyRead More →
Talis Park has announced that an expanded collection of floor plans is now available for construction at three housing sites specifically earmarked for release during the final phase of Distinctive Communities’ Watercourse neighborhood, an enclave of 29 single-family villas maintenance-free homes built by Artisan Associates, the exclusive builder of homesRead More →
Like many homeowners, Anna and Jeff Berry decided to completely update the interior of their 10-year-old home. But unlike most homeowners, the Berrys invite crowds of strangers into their home to take a peek. The Berry home is one of eight homes that will be open to the public duringRead More →
Perhaps one of the most appealing aspects of the tiny house movement is mobility. Many tiny houses can be built on a trailer, allowing for easy transportation from place to place. A small house on wheels allows those who are not quite ready to put down roots to have theirRead More →
If you’ve spent any time in the tropical paradise of Kerala, that humid corner of the Indian peninsula, you know that summer in these parts always seems to be talking about monsoons. Thunder and lightning in the middle of a balmy February afternoon may be surprising for the rest ofRead More →
In honor of the 100th anniversary of architect IM Pei, we dive into the history of the Louvre: a cultural center that predates it by some 700 years, but which owes much of its current dynamism to its renovations in the 1980s. . But first, let’s go back in time.Read More →
Imagine being a young architect, about to complete your first solo project. Only, it is not a standard building, and it is not an ordinary place. It is a six storey, 10 bedroom villa called Villa Punto de Vista, in a spectacular tropical rainforest by the sea in Costa Rica.Read More →
The first two floors of the old Travis County Medical Examiner’s office will be the site of the new Travis County sobriety center. Floor plans for the upcoming Austin / Travis County Sobriety Center were approved for construction on Wednesday evening. The Austin / Travis County Sobriety Center Local GovernmentRead More →
E3 2017 is still a long way off, but you can bet that won’t stop the chatter surrounding the event. With the exhibition actively selling public tickets for the same event as the media, it promises to be a crowded and rather exciting event this year. This could be important,Read More →
The open floor plan is perhaps more predictable than the cotton branches, word signs, and planks that appear in a “Fixer Upper” makeover. It’s the first thing that’s usually addressed during a renovation, as it’s a (relatively) easy way to completely change the look of a home. Of course, theRead More →
At Roll ‘Bama Roll, we receive a lot of marketing materials for products available to Alabama fans, and we receive even more requests to advertise Bama themed products to you. You come here for the #content and those #hot #takes, not for us to sell you stuff. We are thereforeRead More →
Inevitably, you’ve probably followed one of the cult TV shows on this list – and probably binged it too (just me?). And as someone who’s worked in real estate, you’ve probably wondered how some of these places are laid out. (Also just me?) Check out these eight floor plans fromRead More →
On the tenth anniversary of its annual Future Concept series of superyacht designs, Dutch company Feadship unveiled its latest concept, the aptly named Choice. Described by the company as the “most daring plan to date,†the 244-foot-long concept boat features a mothership, a detachable beach house, a two-person drone andRead More →
While some artists like to be in nature to feel inspired, you’ll find Iñaki Aliste Lizarralde in his living room watching popular TV shows and movies as he prepares for his next project. This is because his work is hand-drawn floor plans of the houses of famous people, and itRead More →
We blame the Property Brothers. For what, you ask me? Well, lots of things. To play bait and trade with awesome new houses at the start of each episode. (“Do you like this house? Well, you can’t afford this house!”) For abusing the color blue and all its shades. ToRead More →
Open House Agenda: 3 apartments with open floor plans to view this weekend Show full legend MANHATTAN – For those who like to entertain, there’s no better layout than a wide-open living room, dining room and kitchen. Here are three open floor plan configurationsRead More →
Opinions are divided on the virtues of demountable classrooms Opinions are divided on the virtues of demountable classrooms Made from plywood and fibreboard, the collapsible classrooms in New South Wales were only built to last 10 years. Half a century later, 6,000 of them are still in service. In manyRead More →
San Juan Capistrano artist Robert Redding has a knack for merging the everyday with the extravagant and offering something as sentimental as it is humor. And it all started with a fascination with blueprints – which began in 2009 when Redding remodeled his family’s home in San Juan Capistrano. HisRead More →
The famous bulbs of Saint Basil’s Cathedral, which have become the standard for Orthodox churches. The famous bulbs of Saint Basil’s Cathedral, which have become the standard for Orthodox churches. Located next to the Kremlin in Moscow, Saint Basil’s Cathedral is one of Russia’s most recognizable symbols. Built by IvanRead More →
The architectural plans have reached many hues on the easels of artists, from SH Raza to Sudarshan Shetty, from FN Souza to Anish Kapoor. An exhibition, “Constructs / Constructions†at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in Delhi, brings together their works in a dialogue that addresses various concerns,Read More →
Dunster House’s new floor plans, currently undergoing refurbishment, include the elimination of single-storey bedrooms, a great mix of studio-style and common-room-style suites, and a move from en-suite bathrooms to shared bathrooms in the hallways. Floor plans, made available to Dunster House residents online last week as part of the house’sRead More →
Completion of the Sagrada Familia is expected to coincide with the centenary of Gaudi’s death in 2026 Picture: Diogo Salles / Getty Images Completion of the Sagrada Familia is expected to coincide with the centenary of Gaudi’s death in 2026 Picture: Diogo Salles / Getty Images Although the construction ofRead More →
The White House is one of the most iconic buildings in the world. Picture: Diego Cambiaso; Flickr.com/CC/by-nc/2.0 The White House is one of the most iconic buildings in the world. Picture: Diego Cambiaso; Flickr.com/CC/by-nc/2.0 Perhaps the most famous residential building in the world, the White House in Washington DC hasRead More →
After several years, you may decide that it’s time to remodel your home so that it feels like a new place. Depending on the size and weight of your furniture, you don’t want to start moving it around without a plan for where it’s all going to end. This isRead More →
Do you know the Monuments Men? I’m not talking about the George Clooney movie with mediocre box office numbers. I mean the male geniuses, according to the squeaky conventional wisdom of architecture, who drive the profession forward with one expensive and daring building after another. The Monuments Men have ruledRead More →
anchor The Brilliant (1980). Image via Co.Create Interiors is a magazine devoted to the study of architectural designs for film sets. Creators Mehruss Jon Ahi and Armen Karaoghlanian explain how they deconstruct these fictional spaces down to a plan level. […] It begins with a detailed essay on how spaceRead More →
If you’ve recently visited a newly built model home, you might have noticed a few missing elements: a formal living room or the once-popular two-story family room. Today’s new homes are a bit more practical and reflect the way people live: in their “family center” — a large, open, oversizedRead More →
A new competition has been launched, offering £250,000 to the person who can create the best design for a new garden city to help solve Britain’s housing crisis. Lord Wolfson, managing director of the Next chain of stores and founder of the Wolfson Economics Prize, said Tomorrow blue and green“BritsRead More →
Longtime watchers of the Washington-area new home market will tell you that some designs are truly “new and original” while others touted as “new” are actually newer versions of floor plans that appeared again and again. What explains this perennial category of bestsellers? Do the designs resonate with buyers inRead More →
Inaki Aliste Lizarralde is an interior designer and artist based in Spain who combines his professional life with his personal hobby drawing the floor plans of popular TV houses. He mapped Charlie Harper’s two-story beach house from two and a half men and Ted Mosby’s bachelor pad from how IRead More →
Floor plans of BATMAN, THE FLINTSTONES, FRIENDS, SEX AND THE CITY and THE BIG BANG THEORY TV houses. Plans for Friends apartments. It has become a meta joke on TV that struggling young professionals always seem to manage to live in exceptionally large apartments in some of the more expensiveRead More →
Bob Aaron in buying condos, legal A Superior Court ruling last month underscores the importance of reviewing condominium floor plans before finalizing a unit purchase. The trial of the action lasted 42 court days and involved nine lawyers representing the parties. I was one of many expert witnesses called toRead More →
“I went back there time and time again,” he said. “I tortured myself.” Mr. Joseph eventually withdrew his offer and bought a duplex with a floor plan that revealed lots of open space. This one had a great view of Broadway. What matters to him, says Joseph, are the threeRead More →