Action Inspired Through Open & Creative Dialogue at a Labyrinth of 1950s-era Warehouses: Now a Foundation for Creative Communities

by Emilie Froment | Jan 11, 2022 | Art & Galleries, Design & Architecture, FOCUS Features, Garden Design & Decor, Lifestyle, Lighting, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

  The NM Bodecker Foundation was established in 2017 by Sandy Bodecker to provide creative communities with a dynamic mix of in-person spaces for workshops, gathering, and collaboration. Housed in a collection of repurposed 1950s-era warehouses and a former...

Cues from the Sea & Sky in this Fusion of Two Styles that Celebrates a Site’s Natural Gifts

by Emilie Froment | Dec 16, 2021 | Art & Galleries, Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Design & Architecture, Furniture, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Kitchens, Lifestyle, Lighting, Posts, Smart Homes, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

  The expansive vista of wildflower-laden bluffs meeting the churning Pacific where gray whales seasonally leap from the waves is the unique and dynamic setting of this home for a couple with nostalgic connections to their East Coast roots and a newfound desire...

A 1960s Residence is Reimagined and Hovers Over a Nature Reserve in California’s Bay Area

by Emilie Froment | Nov 19, 2021 | Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Climate Control, Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Kitchens, Lifestyle, Lighting, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

  Affectionately dubbed the ‘doughnut house’, it had an open area in the centre containing an internal courtyard – entering the home involved first walking through and underneath it, followed by a spiral ascent to the main level courtyard. ‘We’d never seen...

In the Business to Sell Lifestyles, Not Just Homes: Films Location Company Launches Property Investment Division & Equates ‘Normal’ with ‘Luxury’

by Emilie Froment | Sep 18, 2021 | Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Design & Architecture, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Kitchens, Lifestyle, Lighting, Posts, Smart Homes, Walls, Floors & Windows, Wealth

  The affluent real estate market in South Africa is vigorously competitive with over 60 estate agencies competing for sole mandates across the country. Buyers and sellers are looking for value-add, not only in the properties they purchase, but in the agency they...

Step Inside GSQUARED‘s Unique Response to a European Family’s Dream of a Summer Holiday Retreat in Camps Bay

by Emilie Froment | Sep 17, 2021 | Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Climate Control, Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Industry Leaders, Kitchens, Lifestyle, Lighting, Posts, Walls, Floors & Windows

  Full height glazing provides unobstructed views of Camps Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Fluent open-plan living blurs the transition from the exterior to interior and vice versa. Situated on a steeply sloped site, sophisticated engineering solutions allow this...

New Orleans Revival: A Legacy is Transformed From a Six-Storey City Hall Annex into an Irresistible Destination

by Emilie Froment | Sep 10, 2021 | Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Home Decor, Lifestyle, Lighting, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

  Maison de la Luz from Atelier Ace collaborated with EskewDumezRipple and interior design firm Studio Shamshiri on this project located in the warehouse district near Lafayette Square in New Orleans, Louisiana – the 1906 building was originally designed by...