From a skinny house in Brazil to a pair of industrial residences in England, our latest lookbook rounds up 10 home interiors that celebrate the tactility of concrete blockwork. Typically hidden behind plasterboard, blockwork is a common form of masonry construction that uses chunky concrete blocks to create load-bearing or non-load-bearing walls. However, many designers from […]
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Klima wraps Maple Haus in the Utah mountains in weathering steel
Local firm Klima Architecture prioritised energy efficiency and a low-maintenance exterior while designing this three-level family residence near Park City, Utah. The studio designed Maple Haus for a site just outside of Park City, a ski town on the eastern front of Utah’s Wasatch Mountains. Maple Haus is located in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains The project […]
A couple bought an abandoned farmhouse in rural Japan for $30,000 and has spent 2 years renovating it. Here’s how they turned it into their dream family home.
The Thursfield household in front of their home today. Jaya Thursfield .An Australian-Japanese couple paid $30,000 for a deserted home in rural Japan in 2019.They'' ve invested 2 years and approximately $150,000 refurbishing the standard farmhouse.They upgraded the bathroom and kitchen, changed the majority of the floor covering, and changed all the electrical circuitry and […]