Home Design Interior Monnie: Modern House

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Modern House

Keeping his eye on the budget and the needs of his wife and child, architectural and interior designer Will Meyer built a James Bond-worthy but kid-friendly lakeside retreat for his most demanding client: himself. Can a house be a pure work of art, or does The Seattle Modern Home Tour returns to the Emerald City for the fourth year this weekend, with six homes opening their doors on Saturday, May 2. Homeowners will be on site, along with the architects. This is a unique opportunity to tour half a dozen Located in Seattle’s Atlantic neighborhood, the “Backyard House” is a speculative infill development that takes its name from its site—the subdivided backyard of an existing single family house. Designed by SHED Architecture & Design, the house is Are you going to Mana Contemporary Sunday for its big open house? The place can be a little overwhelming, so we're here to help. The Jersey City mega art complex is at least a million square feet and boasts artist studios, five floors of gallery space, a This green, three-story Victorian in Brookline with an asking price of $2.45 million pays tribute to its past, but doesn’t forget the modern touches. Slightly set back on a quiet, shady section of Babcock Street — away from the crowds of Coolidge What used to be an industrial water tank in rural Southeast England is now a breezy private home. The conversion, completed for English visual artist Dinos Chapman and his family, embeds spacious living quarters between the original concrete slabs and .

Walking distance to both Royal York and Islington subway stations, this custom-built, two-storey detached home is located in the heart of the Kingsway, a popular west-end Toronto neighbourhood. “Kingsway is one of the most sought-after locations in the city. There are many reasons Brent and Amanda Ritchey love their midcentury modern home. At the front of the nearly 3,000-square-foot house, there are floor to ceiling windows that run nearly the length of the building, offering great views of Big Bay Park. Today is your chance to peek past the front door of eight private modern homes participating in the Fourth Annual Portland Modern Home Tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Buy a $40 ticket at the door of one of the homes and then start your self-guided and self Last year, when we wrote about the Chiarelli-Dore House, we said it looks quite unassuming from the street. But different from within. This weekend the Maple Leaf home, at 843 N.E. 100th St., is open to the public as part of the 2015 Seattle Modern Home Tour. .