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At Home in the Modern World

2012 Issues

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Inspired Renovation

February 2012, Vol. 12 Issue 03,

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Self Preservation

modern Bubeshko Apartments facade

With the help of DSH Architects, a pair of intrepid Angelenos restored (and gently updated) Rudolph Schindler’s iconic Bubeshko Apartments.

Off the Grid

Green Is in the Details

LEED Platinum certification modern home renovation

Carver + Schicketanz Architects’ eco-friendly renovation earned this mid-century-modern home LEED Platinum certification and proved that when it comes to building sustainably, it’s all…

My House

Party in the Back

open dining and living room area with Koura pendant lamps

A surprisingly modern addition transforms an 1880 bungalow in Adelaide, Australia, into a spacious and sensuous abode.

Dwellings

Paint it Black

minimal modernist home renovation in Germany

This family of cost-conscious Hamburgers (freshly back in Germany after years abroad) converted a kitschy turn-of-the-century villa into a high-design home.

Houses We Love

Going Deutsch

JustK Haus zero-energy prefab home in Germany

In a German town known more for its medieval castle than its modern architecture, the JustK Haus is a prefab home fit for a family of six.

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New McDonald

Japanese-inspired design home renovation

For Katie and Scott McDonald, moving into a Rhode Island family home meant recasting the previously renovated house as a sanctuary of peaceful, Japanese-inspired design.

Design Finder

Protect and Conserve

Adam Hills and Maria Speake of Retrouvius

Driven by “an evangelical zeal to save things,” Adam Hills and Maria Speake artfully repurpose landfill-bound materials at their London architectural salvage and design business…

Process

Ruché Sofa

Modern Ruche sofa by Inga Sempe for Ligne Roset

On a walk through Ligne Roset’s factory near Lyon, France, we track the multitude of steps, hands, and hours required to craft this very refined couch.

Dwellings

Barns Ennobled

Modern barn to home renovation in England

Subverting the traditional, conservatively cozy British barn conversion, Carl Turner created a getaway in rural Norfolk for himself and his friends to visit, repose, and consider the beauty of…

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Braver's New World

small suburban home facade with deck and extended cedar screen

A revamp of this small suburban Massachusetts home doubled its size while giving the yard, the neighbors, and the planet a little breathing room.

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Arch Support

living room with exposed wall structure and yellow Eames rocking chair

Layer by layer, a crumbling 18th-century flat in the middle of Barcelona finds new life at the hands of architect Benedetta Tagliabue.

Finishing Touch

Lighting Up

red hanging Ikea extension cords

A dim Toronto Tudor gets an airy new look, thanks to a top-level remodel and some bright ideas.

Houses We Love

Back Storied

Modern home renovation with a 20th century facade

Without altering its turn-of-the-20th-century facade, architect Christopher Polly transformed the rear of this Newtown, Australia, home from bleak to bright.

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