Midcenturydesign

Renovation Hippo's apartment in Bangkok. Project dataBe blank to behind studio Designer Tananchai Uppala Client Khun HippoLocation Bangkok, Thailand Total area 35 m2The project presents a renovation of an apartment located in a building in the 'T77' district of Bangkok. The apartment originally presented an empty image due to the overly subdivided rooms. The courtyard is very narrow, the light is hardly received. Except for two rooms adjacent to the main building. The apartment is almost never lit by natural light. ฺBe blank to behind studio The main objective is to make the most of the natural light in the apartment. We simplify diffusion to achieve a large, open space that maximizes light. The result is a linear continuum of two la... More

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., is best known as the owner of the Buffalo Bills American football team. He earmarked a portion of his estate and the sale of his beloved football team to fund his namesake foundation. The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation (RCWJF) began operations in 2015 to continue his legacy — one of generosity and innovation, healthy risk-taking and collaboration, and an unshakable community focus.  Justin Maconochie RCWJF launched with its offices on the second floor of a historic Detroit building erected in 1896. In 2017, landlord Midtown Detroit, Inc., and local architecture firm McIntosh Poris Associates renovated the building, adding apartments.  Justin Maconochie RCWJF outgrew its existing office space... More

This penthouse overlooks Lincoln Park. The owner obtained 4,500 sf of raw space atop a luxury high-rise and wanted an open-plan contemporary residence that maximizes expansive city and lake views.   The French-inspired building has a mansard roof with arched windows and vaulted ceilings. Influenced by these unalterable elements, the interior architecture expresses the vault detail in ceilings and doorways throughout. Arches offer dramatic space for the owner’s art collection and temper the impact of 14-foot ceilings. ​ We combined contemporary details with traditional materials. A minimalist reveal is used in place of baseboards. Oversized oak flooring provides a modern reinterpretation of herringbone and compliments the larg... More

A modern Manhattan Beach home pays homage to midcentury design, and offers some unique twists, too.Just blocks from the Pacific Ocean in Manhattan Beach, California, sits what has to be one of the most unique new homes in the area. And some – but certainly not all – of the credit for its uniqueness goes to the glassed-in crow’s nest, accessed via a bridge over the front-hall entry. The third-floor space, with its unique frustum shape (cylindrical with a top wider than the bottom) bi-parting the butterfly roof, can serve as a place for meditation or as an office.“It’s the centerpiece of the home,” says architect Daniel Salzman of El Segundo-based Salzman Design Build. “The concept was to merge the ideas of a lighthouse and a lifeguard s... More