Designed by architect Caroline Andrusko, this 450-square-meter garden apartment in Curitiba was conceived to feel closer to a house than a conventional urban residence, with the living room setting th
Designed by Kuster Brizola Arquitetos, this 150 m² apartment in Curitiba uses color and material as structural elements, not decoration. The layout is direct and efficient, with each space defined
At first, this Yountville house looked like many others from the 1970s. Ivy covered the beige brick exterior, the roofline sat low, and the interiors felt turned inward. Inside, flat
The Church, Woolwich is a careful study in restraint rather than reinvention. Once a community church and later a theatre, the heritage-listed structure has been adapted into a three-level contemporar
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For years, I treated my shower curtain like a cleaning problem. When the bottom edge started to look dirty, I washed it. When it smelled damp, I washed it again.
Kitchenettes used to stay out of focus. They filled a need but rarely shaped the room. Lately, I keep seeing small kitchens that feel right for how people live. They
Before the renovation, I treated the galley layout as the limiting factor. In a small footprint, parallel cabinet runs and full-height storage reduced visual depth. Dark wood finishes, flat cabinet
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Architect Karina Passarelli of Studio KP Arquitetura reimagined this 350-sqm São Paulo duplex as a spacious yet intimate retreat for a young family. With its double-height ceilings, bold architectural gestures,