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Regional Modern: Seattle's Modern Homes Feature Spectacular Views

Regional Modern: Seattle's Modern Homes Feature Spectacular ...

My Regional Modern series now moves to the West Coast, the home of Houzz and therefore a good deal of the houses on the website. We start in the Northwest, in Seattle, a city that is "blessed with a setting unsurpassed in natural spl [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Regional Modern: Metro New York Homes Showcase Clean Lines

Regional Modern: Metro New York Homes Showcase Clean Lines

My last post on regional modern architecture presented urban interiors in New York City, mainly lofts. Architects practicing in and around Manhattan will gladly work on these and other small-scale interior commissions, since ground-up bui [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern Seattle Homes For Sale – Searching For Modern Architecture in Greater Seattle

Modern Seattle Homes For Sale – Searching For Modern Archite...

Modern architecture aficionados are a very discerning group.  They appreciate the nuances and small design touches in the creation of a modern home that can take a look from cold and sterile to stunning and edgy with a slight adjustm [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern Seattle Homes For Sale – Searching For Modern Architecture in Greater Seattle

Modern Seattle Homes For Sale – Searching For Modern Archite...

Modern architecture aficionados are a very discerning group.  They appreciate the nuances and small design touches in the creation of a modern home that can take a look from cold and sterile to stunning and edgy with a slight adjustm [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

A modern country home - kid and pet proof

A modern country home - kid and pet proof

Robin Ward is a furniture designer, working mostly with wood through her own company, Element 55 Designs. When she and her husband, Alexander Stickler, decided in 2009 to build a home for themselves and their three young children (plus th [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Dubai home shows an ultra-modern approach to Arabic architecture

Dubai home shows an ultra-modern approach to Arabic architec...

It's not what most people would describe as Arabic architecture. With its sleek, minimalist lines and stark geometry, it bears none of the hallmarks that we have come to associate with local design. There are no wind towers or mock ma [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

In Cambodia, a Contemporary Home in a Pastoral Setting

In Cambodia, a Contemporary Home in a Pastoral Setting

As a young Cambodian architect in the 1960s, Borath Ros never imagined it would take nearly half a century before he would see his tropical dream house come to fruition. Nor could he have predicted that his son and daughter would help him [...]

Posted On : Sep, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Grey County home rides an uncompromising landscape

Though busy Torontonians have turned it into a popular getaway destination, southern Ontario’s Grey County hardly fits the usual definition of cottage country. It offers a rolling, rural landscape of farms, orchards and timbered hil [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Tom Dyckhoff: Britain’s buildings and homes are bad for our health

Tom Dyckhoff: Britain’s buildings and homes are bad for our ...

For a man who makes a living as an architecture critic, Tom Dyckhoff is breezily dismissive of his craft. “It’s like glorified tourism, in many ways,” he says. “Everyone’s an architecture critic, we’re [...]

Posted On : Aug, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Restoration Home: nostalgia, architecture and murder

Property shows run on a simple formula: the bigger the challenge, the better the pratfalls. It’s a notion that has powered the genre’s favourite series, from Grand Designs to Help! My House Is Falling Down. Watching a plucky o [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Oakley home tour is lesson in Victorian architecture

Oakley home tour is lesson in Victorian architecture

OAKLEY - Faded orange brick marks most of the historical homes in Oakley, and you won't need help picking them out among the ordinary bungalows and modern homes that line the town's roads. Still, some details of Oakley's Victo [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

In the doghouse: Pooch owners treat pets to modern homes so they don't have to live ruff

In the doghouse: Pooch owners treat pets to modern homes so ...

It’s a good chance to buy a new house without taking out a crippling mortgage. But the only problem is you won’t be able to live inside - as it’ll be for your dog. Trent Tesch, of Kohn Pedersen Fox, in New York, is just [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

White Rock Home Tour showcases modern architecture in East D...

Springtime in North Texas means that the flowers start popping up, and so do the home tours. If traditional designer showcases and 100-year-old historic stunners aren’t your speed but modern architecture is, the White Rock Home Tou [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern Lafayette home on large cul-de-sac lot

Modern Lafayette home on large cul-de-sac lot

Twice a week, The Chronicle features a local home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. See more photos at www.sfgate.com/ZHQD. Address: 3131 Gloria Terrace, Lafayette Asking price: $1.195 mil [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

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