...e in a place which is utterly you.
“I’ve always dreamed of having a house, with a front door, a patch of land and stairs that you walk up to go to bed – a childs impression of a home.
“That dream became a reality when I bought this house. I refurbished the whole thing, in what turned ...
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In our ‘Open House’ series, we meet the owners of some of our most exceptional homes ahead of their sale. Here, we meet historic paint specialist Pedro da Costa Felgueiras in his restored Georgian house in Whitechapel.
“I call Whitechapel ‘Spitalfields-sur-mer because it has similar...
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Klein House, Scottish Borders
Langham House Close, London TW10
Grenville Court, London SE19
Winchester Street, London SW1
Farnley Hey, West Yorkshire
Corey at the Didrichsen Art Museum during The Modern House's staff trip to Helsinki, 2018
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There are many things to say about Adam Sykes’ renovated modernist house – that it was designed by the Mies-inspired duo Foggo and Thomas in the early 1960s; that it comprises an exposed concrete structure around which expanses of glazing are arranged; that its low-slung, stealthy profile is t...
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... the space, and her garden lockdown project.Daisy: “Before I bought this house, I lived out of a suitcase really. I’m a bit of a commitment phobe when it comes to living circumstances, which I think goes hand in hand with being a creative.“I grew up in Dorset and when I moved to London, I’d ...
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... speak to entrepreneur and coach Remy Blumenfeld about life in Capel Manor House, an outstanding example of 1970s Modernist architecture in Kent, designed by architect Michael Manser.
Remy: Where we live is so linked to our sense of wellbeing. Capel Manor House is like living in the treetops and ...
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...lds, Richard Found, of Found Associates and Found Pop, shares his personal house style.
How would you describe the interiors of your house?
Calming, relaxing and full of daylight.
One of my main objectives when designing the house was to create interior spaces that blended with nature and th...
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...treet in Brockley, south-east London, hairstylist Cyndia Harvey shares her house style.
How would you describe the interiors of your house?
A dance, a rhythm, a physical output of a space in my mind.
If you could only save one thing, what would it be?
Having been somewhat itinerant for mos...
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... a whole lot, really. Having lots of space is not all that. I had a bigger house and, yeah, it was very nice. Do I miss having that? Well, there are aspects of it that I do. I miss having guest rooms so I can have people to stay. I miss having outdoor space. Do I need a bigger house? No, I dont. Not...
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...ere as you can get really!
“The first thing that attracted me to this house was the living space. Because the house is south-facing, it’s very bright and airy, especially when I have the doors to the balcony open in the summer.
“I also love the area. I’d always lived in west London, pr...
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“I was looking for a family home in Islington. I saw a lot of houses and ended up thinking ‘I just don’t want to pay all this money to live with someone else’s ideas.
“So I wanted to find a wreck or, as corny as it sounds, a blank canvas that would allow me to start from scratch.
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“And moving back has meant I’ve had the opportunity to work on this house, which has been a rewarding project. My studio’s aesthetic is pared-back and very modern but in terms of form and textiles, we choose to be more eclectic, so that it never feels too flat or minimal. Our work has been ...
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... sociable while I cook.
“More than anything though, the design of the house was centred around exploiting the views. We wanted to make sure that the way the house was positioned would be conducive to maximising the vistas over the valley and village, and that every aspect of the view would be f...
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...newspaper article that led the original owners of this mid-1970s modernist house to call Manser, to ask him to create a house for a site they had just purchased overlooking the Wiltshire countryside. Manser agreed and came up with his design that fused – in typical fashion – his love of Miesian ...
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...’re continuing to share some stories included in issue one of The Modern House print magazine with this visit to Studio Nicolson founder Nick Wakeman’s east London home – a place of quiet, peaceful sanctuary for its occupier. Make sure you head to our online shop and pick up your copy of the m...
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Pyramid House金字塔住宅By canaan, 十月 4, 2013 2,167 viewshttp://www.closhow.cn/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Pyramid-House4.jpg
墨西哥建筑师Juan Carlos Ramos的视觉模拟作品,以其外形特点命名为“Pyramid House”(金字塔)住宅。建筑呈正三角锥形,正立面...
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Houses, Renovation, Historic Preservation, Spain,设计师:González Morgado Arquitectura, 面积: 351 m²,年份:2020,摄影:Juan Carlos Lagares,建造商: AutoDesk, Vibia, Knauf, Strugal, 3dmax, Roca,Lead 设计师:Juan Manuel González Morgado
"It is said that when a S...
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...market, television producer Ann Lalić invites us in for a look at why the house has proved a great place to live – check out the sales listing here.
Ann: “I lived in a Victorian house in Richmond, London, before this and it was totally different. In fact, the scale of this house threw me at fi...
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A cyclone has crossed the coast to the north of me and heavy rain is keeping me indoors. What's a girl to do when she has to stay at home? Real estate stalk of course! Here are some of the houses I found today. Click on the images to head to the listings.
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...dern Originals
For our Inspiration series, staff at The Modern House were asked to list a location, film, painting, building, book or piece of music that inspired their interest in Modernism.
Here, our Senior Appraisals Specialist, Charlie, identifies the influence of furniture and p...
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...onverted loft space in a former Methodist chapel she bought via The Modern House in 2014 and extended in 2019, is the product of a great deal of introspection and emotional reckoning. Asking questions such as what she wanted from the space, how it could support her and also be creatively expressive,...
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...ed really badly and looked run down and overgrown. I saw it was a detached house, so I decided to take a punt and see it anyway. As soon as I walked through the door into the hall I fell in love with it. And that was that!
I think the hallway might still be my favourite part of the house actually...
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... have lived here for seven months, having bought the place from The Modern House in 2017. We’d been renting around the corner and looking for somewhere for over a year with not much luck, but as soon as we walked into this flat it felt like home.
I always love walking into our road. It’s a se...
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...al light was limited and it felt like a bit of a shell.
“Although the house wasn’t on the High Street, which is where we were looking initially, the attraction for me was that it was in central Bruton and had a shop front. We were looking for a live/work space where I could develop Caro, my l...
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...s Dyson about the challenges of restoring listed buildings at his Huguenot house in Spitalfields, which dates from 1719.
Chris: “You can’t bring in the big machines to bish-bash-bosh something together when you’re working with these houses. You have to take your time and really listen to wh...
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