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Built in 1933, this Bauhaus-inspired home was designed for the family of well-known composer and pianist Henry Cowell by the renowned master architectural firm Morrow & Morrow, a few years after Irving Morrow designed the architectural components of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Built in 1933, this Bauhaus-inspired home was designed for the family of well-known composer and pianist Henry Cowell by the renowned master architectural firm Morrow & Morrow, a few years after Irving Morrow designed the architectural components of the Golden Gate Bridge.
La Paloma Miro brick meets charcoal-colored polished concrete in the kitchen. A stainless-steel backsplash matches the bottom set of cabinetry.
La Paloma Miro brick meets charcoal-colored polished concrete in the kitchen. A stainless-steel backsplash matches the bottom set of cabinetry.
The dining table overlooks the light well at the center of the shelter.
The dining table overlooks the light well at the center of the shelter.
The front door received a coat of punchy, orange paint. The flooring was replaced in the gut remodel by a lighter-toned hardwood.
The front door received a coat of punchy, orange paint. The flooring was replaced in the gut remodel by a lighter-toned hardwood.
Before: “The mango Laminex theme didn’t make it [into the new scheme], but the old kitchen was carefully removed and reinstalled by a caterer in the hills,” says the homeowner.
Before: “The mango Laminex theme didn’t make it [into the new scheme], but the old kitchen was carefully removed and reinstalled by a caterer in the hills,” says the homeowner.
This revamped Montreal flat includes a rooftop sauna lined with torrified, or dried, cedar. Outfitted with glass paneling and oriented to capture views of Mount Royal, it is the ideal haven for this hardworking homeowner.
This revamped Montreal flat includes a rooftop sauna lined with torrified, or dried, cedar. Outfitted with glass paneling and oriented to capture views of Mount Royal, it is the ideal haven for this hardworking homeowner.
Proposed for a forest’s edge, the YORK house opens up to the outdoors with large sliding glass doors and multi-leveled terrace. A central block visually splits the four-bedroom home into two, creating a new twist on the traditional gable roof.
Proposed for a forest’s edge, the YORK house opens up to the outdoors with large sliding glass doors and multi-leveled terrace. A central block visually splits the four-bedroom home into two, creating a new twist on the traditional gable roof.
Lever Architecture's office is in Albina Yards, a building that the firm designed in North Portland.
Lever Architecture's office is in Albina Yards, a building that the firm designed in North Portland.
Featuring carbon fiber rims, fork, and frame, and a forward-leaning geometry, the Eeyo 1s is a sporty e-bike designed like a car.
Featuring carbon fiber rims, fork, and frame, and a forward-leaning geometry, the Eeyo 1s is a sporty e-bike designed like a car.
The dark wood floors were replaced by light-colored terrazzo that gives the interiors a brighter feel.
The dark wood floors were replaced by light-colored terrazzo that gives the interiors a brighter feel.
The new open-plan living/dining/kitchen space benefits from the raised ceiling height and the addition of the clerestory windows on the south, west and north sides.
The new open-plan living/dining/kitchen space benefits from the raised ceiling height and the addition of the clerestory windows on the south, west and north sides.
Bathroom
Bathroom
Pre-renovation, the home had a lot of "dead zones,
Pre-renovation, the home had a lot of "dead zones,