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- From Warehouse to Wonderful: Double-Duty London Home
- Minimalist Bean Lamps Add a Bit of Quirk to Your Abode
- Natural Materials, Sweeping Curves: Dutch Sand Dune Home
- Split Personality: Dual-Angled Mirror Works for Two at Once
| From Warehouse to Wonderful: Double-Duty London Home Posted: 05 Sep 2013 10:00 AM PDT This former Victorian warehouse in South London had been home to an artist and his wife for several years, but when their first child came along the couple knew it was time to turn it into a proper living space. They called on London architect Dingle Price to create a comfortable living and working space. The solution involved the use of an existing mezzanine to divide the home in half. On one side, a two-story home. On the other, a bright and open double-height studio. Price’s concept was to more or less insert a home into the existing building by dividing the space in half. Since the mezzanine provided a natural separation of the vertical space, that side of the warehouse was naturally to become the living area. The two halves aren’t completely separate, however. Small windows in the walls of the two upstairs bedrooms and two large doors on the ground floor allow the family an opportunity to connect with both sides of the home. Looking from the house into the studio gives the feeling of looking over a private courtyard. The feeling is emphasized by the huge landscape paintings in the artist’s studio. The internal landscape of the building offers a unique opportunity for the family to combine their personal and work spaces without forcing the two to intermingle. If they desire, the family can completely close off the studio half of the building by shutting the connecting doors and windows. Sophisticated pine wood floors – some painted, some left natural – brilliantly offset the bright white walls and ceilings. Skylights allow ample natural light to flow in to both the house and the studio, highlighting the unusual space and its colorful contents. Keep Going - Check Out These Great Related Dornob Articles:
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| Minimalist Bean Lamps Add a Bit of Quirk to Your Abode Posted: 04 Sep 2013 04:00 PM PDT Designer Katerina Kopytina brought fun and whimsy to home lighting with her Light Bean project. The minimalist light fixtures do indeed look like beans thanks to their shape; perhaps even sprouting beans if you include the cord. According to the designer, the wooden part of each light is machine-made for precision and uniformity, then hand-finished for exceptional quality and a personal touch. The wood used for the Light Beans is all locally sourced oak. It’s then hand-finished with a natural oil and left in its natural color or painted black. Each Light Bean comes with a colorful cord – there are 12 colors of textile-ensconced cords to choose from. The variety of colors lets the Light Bean fit into any room and any decor. The globe light bulb on each lamp does more than simply illuminate a room; it is an integral part of the playful “bean” shape. Individually, these small hanging lamps are perfectly minimal and kind of adorable. Hung together in a group, they make a bold statement Keep Going - Check Out These Great Related Dornob Articles:
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| Natural Materials, Sweeping Curves: Dutch Sand Dune Home Posted: 04 Sep 2013 10:00 AM PDT Among the sand dunes in Northern Holland, an unusual building peeks its top out from the surrounding trees. The Dune House belongs to Jetty and Maarten Min, owners of architecture firm Min2. They designed this as their ultimate living and working space amidst a beautiful landscape. The Dune House mixes components of traditional Dutch architecture with a more modern aesthetic, with quite interesting results. The exterior of the building was designed to blend in with the surroundings. Tiles made specifically for this project cover three sides of the home’s exterior. They are made of British clay, with a color and texture to match the surrounding fir trees. The fourth side of the home is a breathtaking three-story wall of windows, providing the residents with full views of the dunes and the sea. According to the couple, their goal was always to make their living areas in the top of the home to allow for the best views. The ground floor is the designated work area, with a conference room, large workspace, and library. One level up, the couple’s living, dining and kitchen areas take up the large open space. The huge volume is sectioned by Douglas fir columns against the walls and arched ceiling joists above. The couple’s bedroom is at the very top of the house, occupying a mezzanine which allows the couple their goal of having the very best views of the natural beauty outside. Although the home is quite close to a major road, it is nearly invisible to passers-by due to differing altitudes and the protection of the tall trees. But seeing the home with all of its three levels lit up against a twilight sky almost makes it a shame that more people can’t see it. Keep Going - Check Out These Great Related Dornob Articles:
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| Split Personality: Dual-Angled Mirror Works for Two at Once Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:00 PM PDT Sick of your significant other bumping you out of the way to use their share of the bathroom mirror? With a simple twist (or rather: a single bend), this design lets two people look at themselves, each from a different angle. The #180 Mirror by Halb/Halb (which aptly translates into ‘Half/Half’) is round and folds along a central seam, splitting what it shows. Its hidden supports are also made to allow it to hang at multiple different points of rotation, so you can split the view down the middle or mount it so the seam shifts toward alternative angles. Outside of its core functional orientation, it can add a fun new dimension to reflections around the room, half-framing various views at the same time and creating a dynamic sense of space – a kind of artistic play on the idea of mirroring whole walls to make a room feel larger. Keep Going - Check Out These Great Related Dornob Articles:
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