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The London Listings: Chan & Eayrs’ stunning live/work home on Shoreditch High Street is the epitome of styleThe London List

By Sam Bathe on 12 Dec 2018

Occupying the entire third floor of a former factory building in Shoreditch, architecture duo Chan & Eayrs’ glorious three-bedroom live/work apartment is the epitome of design, craftsmanship and personality. Show the rest of this post…

Featuring a sweeping open-plan layout, soft green plaster walls meet texture oak joinery and a hand-made Beldi tile floor create a mesmeric living space. The attention to detail unsurpassed with hand-woven linen shutters, gold-finish kitchen fittings and a stunning roll-top pastel bathtub.

Overlooking Calvert Avenue, the apartment is located right in the heart of Shoreditch, just walking distance from Redchurch Street and Columbia Road, and is on the market with The Modern House at £3.2m: www.themodernhouse.com/sales-list/shoreditch-high-street

The London Listings Abroad: Richard Neutra’s Elsa and Robert Sale Residence hits the market for the first time at $3mThe London List

By Sam Bathe on 21 Nov 2018

Set into the hills behind Los Angeles’ iconic Getty Museum, the Elsa and Robert Sale Residence is one of architect Richard Neutra’s lesser-known projects yet remains one of his most striking builds in the city. Show the rest of this post…

On the exclusive Tigertail Road, the 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom property features an open plan living/dining space, glorious floor-to-ceiling windows and the original swimming pool with expansive parkland views.

Though some restoration is required, the Sale Residence is on the market for the first time at $3m with viewings by appointment only via Cosby Doe: www.crosbydoe.com/address/896/1531-North-Tigertail-Road-Brentwood-CA-90049

IKEA bring back some of their classics with a limited edition collection to celebrate their 75th anniversary

Posted in Architecture, Design
By Sam Bathe on 8 Aug 2018

This year celebrating their 75th anniversary, IKEA are reintroducing some of their most popular pieces dating back to the 1950s. Released in three collections, the first includes items from the 1950s-1960s and will hit stores this month, with pieces from 1970s-1980s released in October and finally a 1990s-2000s collection coming in December. Collections will be available in limited quantity online and in-store, with some highlights including IKEA’s first ever flat-pack table, the Klippan sofa, and its Ekenäset armchair, so act fast if there’s something you’ve got your eye on.

Light + Ladder’s geometric Vayu ceramic floor planter is a statement piece in and of itself

Posted in Architecture, Design
By Sam Bathe on 9 May 2018

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Inspired by the concept of volume and void, Light + Ladder’s Vayu ceramic floor planter plays on the visual process of peeling layers away to display what’s below. Creating the feeling of movement with its hard and curved form, the Vayu planter comes glazed clear on the inside and matte on the outside, with an optional drainage hole in the base. The Vayu ceramic floor planter is available for $620 from the Light + Ladder online store, just add your own rubber tree: www.lightandladder.com/products/vayu

The London Listings Abroad: Al Capone’s former Miami home has been restored to its opulent best and is back on the market for a cool $15mThe London List

By Sam Bathe on 24 Apr 2018

Newly restored back to its opulent best, 93 Palm is the former home of notorious gangster, Al Capone. Boasts a whopping 7 bedrooms, 5 baths, guests house, cabana and 60,000-gallon swimming pool, the Miami mansion is surrounded by a 7-foot security wall, though hopefully the new resident hopefully necessarily need such high security. Show the rest of this post…

Located in the Palm Island neighbourhood, 93 Palm is on the market for $15m through MB America: www.mbamerica.net/93palm

The London List Abroad: Hip restaurant Fonda’s new Bondi location is draws inspiration from Mexican architecture and Aussie beach vibesThe London List

By Sam Bathe on 11 Feb 2018

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Drawing influence from Mexican architecture and restaurant’s laid back coastal surroundings, Bondi is the Mexican restaurant Fonda’s first location outside of Melbourne. Designed by the up-and-coming Studio Esteta, the interior of Fonda Bondi plays luscious terracotta tones against speckled tiles and warm wood paneling. Show the rest of this post…

If you can eyes off the interior, the menu isn’t half back either, mixing Mexican street food with the freshest Australian ingredients. Of course, there’s aguas frescas and margaritas to wash it all down too.

Fonda Bondi, 85 Hall St, Bondi Beach, Sydney, NSW 2026
www.fondamexican.com.au

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Design mainstays Muji reimagine micro-living with their remarkable, multipurpose one-room Hut

Posted in Architecture, Design
By Sam Bathe on 22 Dec 2017

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After wowing the design community back in 2015 with prototypes of their minimalist micro-home, the Muji Hut is now on sale in Japan. With a compact 9 square-metre interior, double-pane glass front and covered porch, the Hut is just about big enough for 3-4 people to relax in and sleeps a single. Using traditional materials to blend into its surroundings, the Hut is built from wood entirely sourced in Japan. The outer walls are constructed of burnt cedar for its enhanced antiseptic properties and treated with an oil stain, while the interior has a minimalist finish to let the owner stamp their own style. The Muji Hut is on sale now for ¥3,000,000 (£20,150) including materials and construction, though they are currently only available inside Japan, hopefully an international service is soon to follow: www.muji.com/jp/mujihut

New York design studio Lim+Lu rethink the flexible modern home with the stunning, pastel-coloured Happy Valley Residence in Hong Kong

Posted in Architecture
By Sam Bathe on 30 Nov 2016

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Tasked with revamping a three-bedroom apartment in an aged Hong Kong residential building, New York design studio Lim+Lu wanted to challenge the structure of a conventional living environment. Show the rest of this post…

Creating a flexible, open-plan living space, while maintaining the option of privacy, suspended sliding doors can be closed to cordon off would-be ‘rooms’. The flexible, adaptive apartment has been designed to better suit our modern, transient way of living, especially in space-poor urban homes.

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Mihaly Slocombe Architects’ Chamfer House intersects the original timber structure with modern glass and concrete materials

Posted in Architecture
By Sam Bathe on 2 Aug 2016

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Located in Frankston South, Victoria, Australia, when Mihaly Slocombe Architects were approached to renovate Chamfer House, it came with the condition of maintaining the wooden structure of the stunning modernist cabin. Show the rest of this post…

Reconfiguring the living and sleeping areas to better connect with the garden, Mihaly Slocombe built around the house’s exploded formation with glass to create light and space, and concrete for character and support. With a swimming pool on the terrace and modern additions for a young family, Chamfer House has maintained its romanticism of old while receiving the update it required to be a functional modern home.

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The London Listings: 6a Architects’ Hanover Yard House feels warm and lived-in yet effortlessly modernThe London List

By Sam Bathe on 5 Nov 2015

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Located on a private mews in suave Islington, this two-storey home by 6a Architects features an amazing open-plan space and stunning interior filled with picture frames, pottery and books, everywhere you look. Though unfortunately most of the lived-in warmth will leave with the current owners, the loft-style Hanover Yard House is still perfect for the new owners to make it their own. Show the rest of this post…

The kitchen, dining area and living space are all inter-connected, with the bedroom only loosely divided from the rest of the open-plan first floor. A spiral staircase connects to the fully-irrigated roof which also houses a number of solar panels, which alongside an eco-friendly heat pump and underfloor heating help the property to be environmentally-friendly. Downstairs, the ground floor features a reception room plus two separate artists’ studios, accessed from across the mews.

On the market for £3.8m, while a lot of the value is in the ultra-accessible location, such a unique, charismatic space doesn’t come up on the London property market very often either.

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The Hanover Yard House is on the market for £3.8m through The Modern House: www.themodernhouse.net/sales-list/hanover-yard

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