Vertical steel rods and cantilevered treads may look delicate, but this stairway is hefty and strong.
2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
2008 Builder's Choice Grand Award Winner
Inspiration for this riverside retreat began with a dog-eared photo of an old shucker's shanty—a simple structure typical of the watermen’s homes and boat sheds that populated the Chesapeake, Md., tidewater region in the 19th century.
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With its simple shape and clever economy, this 1,440-square-foot waterfront house updates the classic fishing shack.
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There is more than one way to do a site-specific building. You can go with the one-with-nature approach or the contrast-to-nature approach. Or you can do a little of both. Johnsen Schmaling Architects made this vacation home modern but used the bark of the trees, the foliage, and the hillside to...
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The prevailing architectural style in Rosemary Beach is “Dutch West Indies,” but the family that commissioned this 5,500-square-foot residence wanted a home blending Italian and Moroccan influences. Fortunately, the irregularly shaped lot was the biggest and farthest from the beach in the TND...
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The stone walls of medieval hill towns were built to protect residents from intruders and the wilds of nature, but on this home site they metaphorically serve the opposite purpose: to defend the natural landscape against the intrusion of buildings. Surrounded by seven acres of protected wetlands...
Before Colin Brandt began work on designing a house overlooking Washington state's Puget Sound for Barbara and Peter Bradfield, he spent an afternoon on the Bradfields' boat. Brandt, his wife, and another architect from his Seattle-based firm, The Brandt Design Group, joined the Bradfields on their...