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Though he rents his Williamsburg, Brooklyn, apartment, Taylor Dow had enough room to install an above-ground pool. His advice for would-be bathers: Work with the space you have. For example, consider whether your outdoor oasis is better suited to an aboveground pool or a bathtub-like stock tank.
Though he rents his Williamsburg, Brooklyn, apartment, Taylor Dow had enough room to install an above-ground pool. His advice for would-be bathers: Work with the space you have. For example, consider whether your outdoor oasis is better suited to an aboveground pool or a bathtub-like stock tank.
A steel pergola extends the living area to a concrete patio that wraps around the pool.
A steel pergola extends the living area to a concrete patio that wraps around the pool.
On a lot studded with old-growth oaks and redwoods and crossed by a creek, Ian and Krista Johnson asked Field Architecture to design a house that would defer to its natural surroundings.
On a lot studded with old-growth oaks and redwoods and crossed by a creek, Ian and Krista Johnson asked Field Architecture to design a house that would defer to its natural surroundings.
Floor Plan of BV House + Studio by Bruno Vanbesien Architects
Floor Plan of BV House + Studio by Bruno Vanbesien Architects
The butterfly roof adds a joyful kineticism to the exterior while creating practical angles ideal for solar panels and rainwater collection.
The butterfly roof adds a joyful kineticism to the exterior while creating practical angles ideal for solar panels and rainwater collection.
This fireplace is lined with the same bricks as the plinth, so there’s “a relationship between new and old,” explains Dovey.
This fireplace is lined with the same bricks as the plinth, so there’s “a relationship between new and old,” explains Dovey.