Townhouse

Architecture is meant to fulfill both practical and expressive requirements, and thus it serves both utilitarian and aesthetic purposes. When you look at a structure, you can distinguish these two ends but they cannot be separated, and the relative weight each of them carry can vary widely. Plus, every society has its own, unique relationship to the natural world and its architecture usually reflects that as well, allowing people from other places to learn about their environment, as well as…

Recognising that the family home needed refreshing, Roland & Fred Woodward called upon their skills to give the building a new lease of life.

Shades of subtly contrasting hues accentuate the grandeur of this beloved Victorian home. | Photographer: Courtesy of Compass Real Estate

Mrs. Roosevelt lived on the bottom floors from 1959 up to her death in 1962, hosting the likes of John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev.

When David Mlinaric was presented with an an ill-served London townhouse, he brought in expert former colleagues and an array of British artisans to reinstate its Georgian character, while transforming it into an elegant family home

Many things can shape a city—its culture, history, social life, or food scene. But perhaps the most distinctive feature would be architecture. Some buildings can completely fascinate you with their astonishing design and pure aesthetics. Through careful urban planning and understanding of the cultural background, the structure of a city can carry you through time while still leaving you in a very particular place.

instead of laying out a wall of hedges, worrell yeung layers planter volumes in the brooklyn heights garden to achieve lushness while maintaining privacy.

Tamara Eaton conjured a quirky, dark glamour in decorating a Park Slope brownstone for a couple whose favorite holiday is Halloween.

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