Articles by Dan Howarth

Casa Xixim by Specht Architects opens up to Tulum’s jungle and ocean

August 16, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Bedrooms at this holiday villa in the Mexican resort of Tulum open onto expansive terraces overlooking the tropical forest and beach. Casa Xixim serves as a fully rentable guesthouse for large groups. It was squeezed onto a thin site by New York studio Specht Architects, which created a contemporary architectural aesthetic with white walls, timber

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Casa Xixim by Specht Architects opens up to Tulum’s jungle and ocean

August 16, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Bedrooms at this holiday villa in the Mexican resort of Tulum open onto expansive terraces overlooking the tropical forest and beach. Casa Xixim serves as a fully rentable guesthouse for large groups. It was squeezed onto a thin site by New York studio Specht Architects, which created a contemporary architectural aesthetic with white walls, timber

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Nova Scotian house by Omar Gandhi Architect sits between rocky outcrop and expansive views

August 15, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Boulders strewn across the landscape informed the disjointed massing of this house in Nova Scotia, which architect Omar Gandhi designed to look like local sheds. The home’s location in Purcell’s Cove, just south of Halifax, is scattered with large outcrops and giant rocks left behind by an ancient glacier. It is named Float, after the

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Frank Lloyd Wright-designed private island asks $14.9 million

August 15, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

A private island located 47 miles north of New York City and complete with a home by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright is currently on the market. Yours for $14.92 million (£11.6 million), the heart-shaped Petra Island sits in the middle of Lake Mahopac – just 15 minutes from Manhattan by helicopter. On its western

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Frank Lloyd Wright-designed private island asks $14.9 million

August 15, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

A private island located 47 miles north of New York City and complete with a home by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright is currently on the market. Yours for $14.92 million (£11.6 million), the heart-shaped Petra Island sits in the middle of Lake Mahopac – just 15 minutes from Manhattan by helicopter. On its western

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Frank Lloyd Wright-designed private island asks $14.9 million

August 15, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

A private island located 47 miles north of New York City and complete with a home conceived by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright is currently on the market. Yours for $14.92 million (£11.6 million), the heart-shaped Petra Island sits in the middle of Lake Mahopac – just 15 minutes from Manhattan by helicopter. On its

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Tribeca penthouse by Space4Architecture features pale material palette

August 14, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

New York studio Space4Architecture has used only three main materials to decorate a duplex apartment in Tribeca, which was designed around the need for ample storage. The Duplex Loft encompasses 3,700 square feet (344 square metres) split over the top two levels of a building on Canal Street, with enviable views of the Hudson River

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Austin Motel receives 1950s makeover from Liz Lambert

August 14, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Designer and hotelier Liz Lambert has taken this boutique hotel in Austin back to its roots with brightly coloured furniture, bold wallpaper and vintage paraphernalia. The Austin Motel has operated since 1938, and is housed in a mid-century building on the Texas city’s bustling South Congress strip of bars, restaurants and shops. The hotel was

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Sea Del House by Robert Gurney faces the beach in Delaware

August 13, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Strict building codes and environmental controls dictated the layout of this oceanfront house in Delaware by American architect Robert Gurney. Sea Del House sits in a gated community in Bethany Beach, among a cluster of second homes built in the 1970s and 1980s. It replaces a small, wood-framed structure that didn’t meet the owners needs,

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Sea Del House by Robert Gurney faces the beach in Delaware

August 13, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Strict building codes and environmental controls dictated the layout of this oceanfront house in Delaware by American architect Robert Gurney. Sea Del House sits in a gated community in Bethany Beach, among a cluster of second homes built in the 1970s and 1980s. It replaces a small, wood-framed structure that didn’t meet the owners needs,

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