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Architectural Element: Board-Formed Concrete Walls
Both rough and refined, board-formed concrete plays an important role in architecturally significant buildings and residential interiors. It can warm up stark modern interiors and provide a cool...
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Architectural Detail: Norwegian Wood
Wood paneling may conjure up images of dark dens and libraries, but not in Norway, where architects and builders use the age-old practice of lye bleaching to create pleasingly pale wood surfaces....
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Architectural Detail: Butcher Block Stairs by Casper Mork-Ulnes
A while back, I toured the San Francisco home of Casper Mork-Ulnes (see Architect Visit: Mork-Ulnes in San Francisco) and was intrigued by the stairs made of close to twenty stringers sandwiched...
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Architectural Element: Corrugated Metal in the Bath
Low-cost and practical as a shower surround or wall treatment, corrugated siding in the bath adds a rustic, rough-luxe note. Above: A corrugated metal shower surround in a modern bath by DeForest...
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Architectural Detail: High/Low Sinuous Handrail
Admired recently: sinuous wood handrails that hug the contours of the stairwell, adding an organic note to otherwise traditional spaces. Above: A staircase by London-based architects 6a in the South...
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10 Elegant Stairs from the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory
Well, twelve, actually. We love stairs and know that you do, too. Here, a dozen elegant picks from members of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory. Above: A wood staircase was one of the few...
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Architectural Detail: Owl Hole Heating Vent
What a genius idea: forget dreary (and depressing) hardware store heating vent covers. Think like Lisa Collins of Studio One|San Francisco Interiors & Design, who based her design for these...
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Design Sleuth: Recessed Toilet Roll Holder from a Surprising Source
After spotting this recessed toilet roll holder at Bouchon Bakery in Napa, San Francisco-based architect Neal Schwartz convinced himself that it must have been a utensil holder set into the wall....
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Architectural Detail: Spanish-Style Registers and Grilles
On a recent visit to the historic Spanish Colonial Revival-style Biltmore Hotel in Santa Barbara, I was enchanted by so many of the architectural details. My favorite? The sculptural and subtly ornate...
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DIY: Tree Branch as Hand Rail
Last week we posted on the guest rooms at Table on Ten in upstate New York; the detail we most admire? A graceful tree branch used as a handrail in the attic stairwell. The biggest challenge, of...
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Remodeling 101: How to Build the Perfect Flush Recessed Baseboard
Who doesn't love a good insider tip? We do, so our ears perked up when Jeff Sherman of Delson or Sherman Architects mentioned his trade secret for the most consistently aligned and beautiful flush...
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Architectural Element: Board-Formed Concrete Walls
Both rough and refined, board-formed concrete plays an important role in architecturally significant buildings and residential interiors. It can warm up stark modern interiors and provide a cool...
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A River Runs Through It: Brio Architects in India
Located in Alibag, Maharashtra, a coastal town across the harbor from Mumbai, the House on a Stream is a weekend refuge for a busy Mumbai-based couple. Set on a one-acre plot with its own microclimate...
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The Architect Is In: A Passive Solar House for a Family of Stargazers
This weekend Jennifer Beningfield, founding principal of London's Openstudio Architects and a member of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory, talks to us about a passive solar house she...
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A Stone Farmhouse in France Gets an Artful Update
The challenge: to convert an old farm dwelling in the Loire into a modern, light-filled home—with minimal intervention. French firm Septembre Architecture accomplished this by executing subtle and...
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