A Coastal Dream Home That Appears to Hover Above the Landscape Tucked into Sydney’s Northern Beaches, this newly built home by Watershed Architects is perched with a sweeping north-easterly view across Curl Curl Beach. Designed to maximise every bit of sunlight, ocean breeze, and coastal outlook, it balances open, sociable spaces with a grounded, private retreat above.
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With Large-Scale Events in Mind, Trump Goes Full Steam Ahead in Revamping the White House Grounds 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is beginning to recall Mar-a-Lago with the recently paved-over Rose Garden and plans for an ‘exquisite’ 650-person ballroom off the East Wing.
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KPMB Maximizes a Narrow Site to Add State-of-the-Art Facilities to a Storied Toronto Concert Hall With its curtainlike facade, the seven-story Allied Music Centre provides vital back-of-house functions for the restored Massey Music Hall.
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Terraces and Japanese Maples Shape This Zen Backyard Behind a 1964 townhouse in Berkeley, California, a narrow, sloping backyard has been turned into a peaceful garden retreat. Designed by Mary Barensfeld Architecture, the space now draws on Japanese design principles to turn a tricky elevation into an experience of movement, texture, light, and reflection.
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A Sunken Kitchen and Lofted Play Area Reinvented This Apartment When a Japanese-Italian couple with two children set out to renovate their duplex apartment in Amsterdam, their main goals were clear: more sunlight and a better sense of connection throughout the home. Designed by MAMM DESIGN, the renovation of this 85-year-old unit blends clever spatial planning with thoughtful architectural interventions that respond directly to the family’s lifestyle and cultural background.
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