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Australian studio b.e. Architecture have completed a house in Melbourne clad in basalt slabs of varying size and thickness. The house, 57 Tivoli Road, is located on a sloping corner plot and has internal courtyards. A six metre-long window in the living room slides open over views of the city. The interior is primarily fitted out in wood, with a staircase twisting through the space and guest bedrooms clad floor to ceiling in timber. The following information is from the architects: 57 TIVOLI ROAD The Tivoli Road house is a private residence, located on a rare inner-city corner site located [...]

The Stone Towers by Zaha Hadid Architects Zaha Hadid Architects have unveiled plans for an office and retail development called The Stone Towers in Cairo, Egypt. Inspired by the patterns and textures of ancient Egyptian stonework, the north and south facades of each tower will be covered with recesses and protrusions emphasising the effects of light and shadow on the surfaces. Here’s some more information from Zaha Hadid Architects: STONE TOWERS, CAIRO BY ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS The Stone Towers by Zaha Hadid Architects for Rooya Group of Egypt is located in the Stone Park district of  Cairo. Providing office and [...]

Benjamin Hubert has designed the Quarry pendant lamps for De La Espada. Description from the designer: Hand-turned, thin-walled marble pendant lights with roughly finished interior, to add texture and describe the story of stone production. Quarry utilizes the marble’s translucent properties to diffuse the light and reveal its veining. The traditional material is offset by the use of an LED, which allows the large hand-turned internal cavity to remain open and uncluttered. The interior surface is reminiscent of the first cut by renaissance sculptors to rough out a form. AKFD manage the factories the lamps are produced in, ensuring fair working [...]

The organization of the house and its position on the plot is aimed at the sun. The entrance, garage, bathrooms and storage rooms are all located at the north east side. The living room, dining room, bedrooms and the terraces are all located at the south side. A spacious garden on the sunny side is created by moving the house as much as possible to the north side of the plot. The living room has a glass façade with large sliding doors.

Wallflower Architecture + Design have sent us a house project called “Travertine Dream House” they have completed in Serangoon, Singapore. The client’s brief for this house was simple. Functionally, to maximize usable area and to incorporate greenery. Aesthetically, to use travertine copiously as an architectural finish. Inspired by the Italian urban-scape during his travels, so too would travertine express this house.

Norm Architects have designed the Mass Light, made of brown marble and glass.

Sparch Design Studio have completed the redesign of the existing façade of the Starhill Gallery shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. Starhill Gallery is perhaps Kuala Lumpur’s most iconic shopping mall, featuring an extraordinary array of luxury shops and fine dining restaurants.

Mell Lawrence Architects designed the Watersmark 35 house in Austin, Texas. Only elemental materials – wood, stone, concrete and metal – were used, chosen by the architect to express the qualities of timeless buildings: substantial, grounded, and well proportioned, with textural interest flowing between exterior and interior.

Are you planning to replace your kitchen or bathroom countertop or are you doing a kitchen or bathroom remodel and need to decide what surface you want on top? I titled this blog entry the “Art” of Shopping for Countertops, because that’s exactly what it is. Shopping for a countertop is no where near similar to shopping for an evening dress, suit, or grocery shopping.

Once you’ve made the decision to begin remodeling your kitchen or bathroom, it’s important to start thinking about your countertop material in the early stages of your project. The colors of the countertops can surprisingly alter your decision on the tone of your space.

If you are thinking to install best floor tiles in your home then you may not be hasty. Because of the huge varieties of tiles in the market it is never easy for you to select any of the tiles among the different tiles. For getting the best tiles for your home, bear a little pain and explore the market and choose the finest tiles. If you want to add sophistication and renovation in your house then you can go for slate floor tiles which will give you colorful environment of your house.

Soapstone is a very misunderstood countertop material, so I thought it would be fun to do an interview with someone who has Soapstone countertops in their own home.

5 Most Common Granite Countertop Don’ts

When it comes to building or renovating your home, the choice of design elements, products, and materials is vast. Whether you choose granite for your kitchen countertops or marble for your bathrooms, by using natural stone, you are selecting a material that is beautiful in appearance, functional in its applications, and durable in its wear.