The large replacement windows keep the elements out and add character to this industrial space.
Inside looking out towards downtown Akron.
The sixty foot tall ceilings helped to keep the warm air high and the cool air low in the ice house. The large dormer, stretching end to end, holds rows of windows, letting in able light.
Red stairs lead down from the smaller quarters to the larger workspaces.
The side exterior of the Akron ice house complex.
Aaron and Yuka Ruell transformed a 1950s Portland ranch house into a retro-inspired family home with plenty of spaces for their four children to roam. In the kitchen, interior designer Emily Knudsen Leland replaced purple laminate cabinets with flat-sawn eastern walnut, and added PentalQuartz countertops in polished Super White for contrast. The kitchen island is clad with original red tiles, and hanging cabinets above it were removed to maximize light and family-room views.
I love the inside of official envelopes. I have these pinned up in my studio.
Inspired by the different movements in modern art, this West London House by award-winning interior design firm Studio MacLean has a streamlined, minimalist aesthetic.
Structural changes were immediately made to the original shell to bring in more natural light. The small windows on the front façade were dramatically replaced with a folding window assembly that stretches the entire width of the room. Skylights were cleverly added slightly beneath the peak pitch of the roof to funnel light towards the mezzanine, while still illuminating the main floor below. Warm, rich iroko wood spans the ceiling and wall, and also extends to the seating bench beneath the window.