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BACK TO THE FUTURE
SYDNEY INTERIOR DESIGNER NANCY RENZ SNAPPED UP THIS UNIQUE SYDNEY HOME, GIVING IT A BEAUTIFUL RESTORATION SYMPATHETIC TO ITS 196Os ROOTS.
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EARTH EARTH
AN ARCHITECT’S WEEKEND GETAWAY ON AN ANCIENT METEORITE CRATER SOUTH OF JOHANNESBURG REPRISES TRADITIONAL BUILDING TECHNIQUES TO CREATE A SLEEK, SUSTAINABLE HOUSE THAT PROVIDES A GLIMPSE OF A POSSIBLE FUTURE.
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BLACK
SITUATED ΟΝ Α DYKE ON A BRANCH OF THE ZΑΑΝ RIVER AND INSPIRED BY THE BLACK BARNS FOUND AMONG THE LOW LYING POLDERS OF THE NETHERLANDS NORTHWEST THIS UNIQUE HOUSEBOAT IS THE RESULT OF ITS OWNERS CLEAR VISION.
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GREY GREEN BLUE
PERCHED ON A ROCKY PROMONTORY IN THE SOUGHT-AFTER SEASIDE TOWN OF PLETTENBERG BAY, A CURVACEOUS CONCRETE RESIDENCE ECHOES THE HARD AND SOFT LINES OF ITS EVER-CHANGING VISTA.
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A FAMILY AFFAIR
LAYERING FAMILY HISTORY WITH CLASSIC, N0STALGIA - INFLECTED SAFARI STYLE AND TOUCHES ΟF ΒΟΗΕΜΙ ΑΝ AND ARTISTIC FLAIR, 9 GEIGER'S CAMP AT MOTS WARI PRIVATE GAME RESERVE IS A UNIQUE, ULTRA-PRIVATE ΑΝD AUTHENTIC BUSH EXPERIENCE.
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LET THERE BE LIGHT
AS PART OF THE FAZENDA FARM, THIS CONSERVATORY IN THE OVERBERG NESTLES GENTLY IN A FAMOUSLY BEAUTIFUL BERRY-PRODUCING VALLEY.
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NATURAL GLAMOUR
A JUXTAPOSITION OF TEXTURES, SPACE ΑΝD COLOUR MAKES THIS STEYN CITY PENTHOUSE APARTMENT A HAVEN FROM BUSY CITY LIFE WHILE PROVIDING SWEEPING VIEWS OF THE JOHANNESBURG SKYLINE.
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SA Home Owner
Make It Your Sanctuary
Gorgeous spaces come together to create an oasis for the soul
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November 2020
To Build
Your Space - A Roundup Of Home Projects
To celebrate its new format, TO BUILD has taken a deliberate decision to feature projects of small and medium size practices. “We often feature the large or corporate companies, yet the smaller practices are doing great work and contributing fantastic designs, especially within the residential space,” says Gareth Griffiths, editor of TO BUILD.
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Volume 10 / Issue 3 - November 2020
Popular Mechanics South Africa
Build A Tiny House On Wheels
My first school-bus conversion (skoolie) was an escape.
10+ min |
November/December 2020
OBJEKT South Africa
Vineyard Estate In The Sonoma Hills
Situated at the base of Sonoma Mountain, the 140-acre estate includes a main residence, a guesthouse, a barn, sculpture gardens, and an orchard, in addition to 60 acres of vineyard. All building and landscape elements are strategically sited to enable the harmonious coexistence of day-to-day operations of the vineyard and rural domestic life. It’s a design by aidlin darling design lead by Joshua Aidlin and David Darling.photo: Ben Tanner
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September/October/November 2020
OBJEKT South Africa
Eco Chic
In the dutch polder
2 min |
September/October/November 2020
OBJEKT South Africa
Natural Light In Osaka
House for Installation, is a renovated house located in Osaka, Japan, transformed into a minimalist atelier and residence for artists. Simplicity, flexibility and elegant use of light define the living and working spaces, an abstract setting for calmness, meditation and creativity.
3 min |
September/October/November 2020
OBJEKT South Africa
Illy – Live Happily
Happiness based on three important mainstays: health, sustainability and pleasure.
4 min |
September/October/November 2020
OBJEKT South Africa
English Barn With Racing Spirit
The stone barn, built within the grounds of a country home in the Cotswolds, UK, serves as an executive suite and a place to house a classic car collection. The designer at Splinter Works was commissioned to plan the layout and design custom-made furniture to fulfil the many functions required of the space
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September/October/November 2020
Condé Nast House & Garden
Life As A House
A project years in the making, the house – and garden – of architect Jan-Heyn Vorster and his partner reflects their dedication to detail and commitment to craftsmanship
4 min |
March 2020
Home South Africa
The Perfect Combination
An architect used steel-frame windows, raw concrete and rough wood to create an earthy industrial-style home for his family.
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March 2020
OBJEKT South Africa
THE WHITE HOUSE PAINTED BLACK
The house was originally built in 1959 and was designed by a member of the Harvard Five w New Canaan, Connecticut, USA. It stayed within the family for which it was built until Tamara Bahry and her partner Rob White bought it in 2014. Tamara fell in love with the original design the moment she saw it and loved all the wood and glass. The location was perfect: it was built on a point, with views to all sides, lots of privacy and only 30 feet from the water. Alhtough the house was painted black, it was called ‘The White House’.
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January/February/March 2020
OBJEKT South Africa
SERENITY AND ELEGANCE
Renee and Ken Metrick were used to working seven days a week in their retail business in the Canadian Town of Toronto. If not travelling they were at their home base. Never thinking they were cottage people. But when that bug hit, it was the beginning of a new life surrounded by serenity and nature at the border of Lake Joseph, Muskoka. They asked architect Kelly Buffey of Akb Architects to realise their dream cottage.
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January/February/March 2020
OBJEKT South Africa
GRIMM TO THE LIMITS
The location of the house is special, it could have come straight out of a painting from a 17th-century Dutch master. The spot, Wierdijkje, can be found on maps as far back as the middle ages. Meadows lined with trees moulded by the sea wind, a path that disappears amongst shrubs and, in the distance, the dunes. It is a protected area, so for the time being nothing will disturb this idyllic picture. This is the coastal stretch of the province of North Holland, where the wind has free play over the land, where Jorg and Hannah Grimm bought an old ́ stolp´ farmhouse, aiming to transform it into a weekend home where art is the binding element. Here they find peace in their otherwise exhilarating life in the art world.
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January/February/March 2020
OBJEKT South Africa
AMSTERDAM DELIGHT
The apartment in the centre of the Dutch city of Amsterdam, was designed by Debby Dunand for Lot1038, an interior specialist based on the Caribbean island of Curaçao founded by Ruud Zegwaart. She wanted to create a 70m2 apartment with a Caribbean colourful flavor and with the allure and chic Parisian feeling.
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January/February/March 2020
OBJEKT South Africa
6 Generations Of Belgian Decorators
Geoffroy Van Hulle is a decorator. He lives and works in the belgian town of maldegem and describes his style of interiors as modern with baroque and classical influences. With his interiors he wants to demonstrate his personal perspective on beauty: “in the interior of a house but also in terms of life in general.”
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January/February/March 2020
OBJEKT South Africa
Owl Creek
BUILT ON THE IDEA THAT A PHYSICAL PLACE CAN DEEPEN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND THE NATURAL WORLD.
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October/November/December 2019
OBJEKT South Africa
Magic Harlem
The 19-story residential condominium building is located at 111 Central Park North on the northwest corner of Lenox Avenue and consists of 48 apartments. It was designed by Hillier Architecture and SCLE Architects and developed by the Athena Group. The blue-glass-clad building is surrounded by balconies, it has a 41-car garage, community facilities, a fitness center, and a party room. It has a courtyard garden entrance and the lobby with Pennsylvania blue-stone walls.
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October/November/December 2019
OBJEKT South Africa
Tucked Away In Castle Creek Valley Colorado
Enter the Conundrum house and studio in Aspen, Colorado.
2 min |
October/November/December 2019
OBJEKT South Africa
Italian Emotions
The villa dates back to 1844, located in Albignasego, is a stone throw away of the ancient Italian city of Padua. In former days it was used by a noble family to control the surrounding land. Beginning of the 21th century, the Bottacin family decided to buy and to restore it. That complete restoration process was guided by Elena Bulatova and Vittorio Bottacin, who established their international interior design studio and general contracting firm in the reborn Villa Studiolo now surrounded by fields of roses.
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October/November/December 2019
OBJEKT South Africa
An Icon Returns
The resemblance with Toyota’s sports car heritage is more than skin-deep.
4 min |
October/November/December 2019
The PEAK Malaysia
Building The Future
With mentoring coming automatically to AR Hijjas Kasturi, the eminent architect, AR Amir Hamzah and sculptor Multhalib Musa reflect on the process of creating a better future.
8 min |
October 2019
d+a
The Natural Balance
Inspired by the serene beauty of dewdrops, the Antao Collection by Villeroy & Boch transforms bathrooms into wellness sanctuaries, combining sustainability with timeless elegance.
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Issue 134
d+a
Inspiring Creativity And Exploration
The new Hafary House at Lavender reflects the brand’s vibrancy and innovation, as well as provide an inspiring and engaging space for customers.
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