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Singapore Apartment Renovation
Paul and Elsa Seah, a lawyer and high school teacher living in Singapore, turned a 925-square-foot government housing flat—complete with bomb shelter—into a sleek but cozy home. The…
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The Best of Small Spaces
Small spaces have been on our mind (check out our June 2009 "Think Smaller" issue), and they’ve also been on the minds of the American Institute of Architects.
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Making the Corian Shelf
When people enter Svetlin Krastev and Dessi Nikolova's one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan—featured in our March issue and online here—the first thing they see is the sculptural Corian…
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Animal Blueprints
As previously mentioned, I came across a couple of gift ideas for my gift guide that weren’t exactly gadgets, or gadget related. This is a company I discovered last year and one that I think…
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Bike Shelf
For the bibliophilic bike lover who has everything but space, this sturdy wall-mounted shelf will solve all sorts of storage issues, keeping hardbacks on hand and your beloved velocipede off the…
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Edith Shelf
British brand SCP recently launched their spring collection in Paris, and among the many treasures were the Edith (shorter) and Anges (taller) freestanding shelves. Made from solid walnut or oak…
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Bold Color, Small Space: The Black Apartment
Frequent TED speaker and international advertising consultant Cindy Gallop opens the doors to her unusual apartment in Manhattan, an all-black space filled to the brim with curios and novel objets…
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Bold Color, Small Space: The Min Loft
Craig and Jean Min, owners of LA Mill coffee boutique in Los Angeles, share their story of using a vibrant palette to enliven their temporary home—a 950-square-foot downtown loft apartment…
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Stainless-Steel Kitchen Islands: Ideal for Small Kitchens
When the Stonorovs set out to design their 400-square-foot house in Oakland for themselves and their young toddler, the kitchen required particular attention. They found a kitchen…
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Animal Blueprints
As previously mentioned, I came across a…
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Bike Shelf
by Chris BrighamFor the bibliophilic bike lover who has…
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Edith Shelf
by Kay + StemmerBritish brand SCP recently launched their…
Glorious, but I'm reminded of the spaces shown in "Tokyo Style" after he keeps collecting and collecting... shelf space has a habit of running out. I hope he's got dozens more empty shelves hidden behind panels.
Great to see the "before", "during" and "after" photos. And a great reminder that we don't HAVE to have lots of space...
cool :)
What happened to those gorgeous moldings and wainscot?! I hope they were salvaged. Otherwise, very cool remodel.
And painting the original wood floors black?! This is too painful..
The design resonates very well with the dweller's character. There is a strong sense of solitary living in the starkness of white. Even without me knowing that this is an apartment with a single resident, the stretches of white walls draw the eye horizontally giving it a cavernous aura. But the calculated shelving placement around the walls breaks the essense of vacancy and the orange accent is an in-your-face persistence of his personality.
What brand is the sofa he's sitting on?
HMS: It's the Arild sofa from IKEA.
How does a 28 year old afford a 400K$ apartment and have an extra 100K$ for remodeling? Thanks for showing us what 0.0002% of the population can do.
Yes - Randor has it right. Seeing how people design places for their stuff is interesting, but we may as well be watching reruns of 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.' This piece isn't really about design - it's more an overt interest in the lives of the wealthy. This quote betrays all "Vinciguerra washes down a midweek lunch at home with a glass of white burgundy."
Uh, most people in France have wine with lunch. And French wine is really cheap, especially in France, compared to California wine.
Really great ! Smart way of modeling space with simple elements. I agree with the idea of inaccessible... Anyway it's quiet a 'tour de force' to acheive such a project with these kind of budget !
Yes, painting the wood floors black. Ouch. This guy is ruthless.
Does anyone know the brand and name of the table lamp in the picture no. 12?
Does anyone know where to get the poster, Kandinsky Jubiläums-Austellung zum 60? I haven't been able to find it anywhere online.
What color is that orange? I absolutely love it and would like to add it to a new apartment of mine. (also, I love EVERYTHING about this place. Even the apparently controversial black floors.)
buildings document living history, even the floors! it would be difficult to make the space so much more usable without changing the color of the wood for the new patches to match the old. they look very rich. wonderful to see the clever use of solid space for storage and that the owner didn't mind giving up some square footage to make the home more livable, no need for random shelving dotted around. the white brings in the natural light and bounces it around the room so, likely, he needs to use lamps less. a very distilled and sensuous space. well done!!
look, its clear this guy built a place that he wants to live in - definitely unique. i'm not really opposed to painting the floors, but i'm not sure black was the best choice as its very harsh. however, in light of the bright white shelving extravaganza with really bright and bold colors inside each one... i think thats the effect he was looking for. not my taste, but interesting, i guess.
First of all, I'm not really sure what I love the most about this feature --- the resident's apartment, his graphic novel collection, or the before and after shots. We have been big fans of Dwell for a long time, but this is one of the best representations of construction process we've ever seen from them. The project is a resounding success from a rehabilitation standpoint regardless of the residents' personal style...while it would have been nice to keep some of the interior elements, there is absolutely no point in salvaging those elements if it compromises the cohesiveness of the apartment or the style/comfort of its inhabitant. I personally love the style, but that's an easy argument to waste a great deal of precious time on...
This was a popular one. I like seeing the comments or the lack of them. I pretty much like all of what i see here.And if i don't,well, it's not my space.
Love this space. I don't mind the painted wood floors and imagine that painting them was probably easier than trying to match new patches of floor. I enjoyed the before and during contstruction photos. Helped me wrap my mind around how they built that central display wall. Love how sleek and concise the new space is - nothing is unnecessary. Slideshow really makes me want to go to Paris...
I like it, although it rubs me the wrong way to see a blatant disrespect for the past...
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