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Great Home Renovations Around the World Part Two

From a hit actor's beach house retreat to a high design Mill Valley abode, peep to see five more of our favorite home renovations around the world. View Part One here.

Corporate high-flyers and admitted neat freaks Bruce Thatcher and Kirsty Leighton couldn’t handle the chaos anymore. Read more about this Victorian terrace in London here.
Corporate high-flyers and admitted neat freaks Bruce Thatcher and Kirsty Leighton couldn’t handle the chaos anymore. Read more about this Victorian terrace in London here.
The curving glass and steel wall, designed by Deam and executed by Sand Studios, is a tour de force of engineering and design.
The curving glass and steel wall, designed by Deam and executed by Sand Studios, is a tour de force of engineering and design.
Jesse Bornstein made use of the topography surrounding his property, designing his Los Angeles home to frame various interesting vistas and views of the city. Photos by: Catherine Ledner
Jesse Bornstein made use of the topography surrounding his property, designing his Los Angeles home to frame various interesting vistas and views of the city. Photos by: Catherine Ledner
For the facade, exposed to the constant salt air, the team considered everything from copper or zinc to Kynar-coated aluminum. Eventually, a sample of titanium was tacked up for six months and showed no wear. “Part of the green philosophy is not just what is cheaper; it’s what’s sustainable,” Cranston explains. “The titanium cladding was more expensive, but this is a house we plan to be in for the rest of our lives, so we wanted something that needed virtually no maintenance.”
For the facade, exposed to the constant salt air, the team considered everything from copper or zinc to Kynar-coated aluminum. Eventually, a sample of titanium was tacked up for six months and showed no wear. “Part of the green philosophy is not just what is cheaper; it’s what’s sustainable,” Cranston explains. “The titanium cladding was more expensive, but this is a house we plan to be in for the rest of our lives, so we wanted something that needed virtually no maintenance.”