Architecture studio Ballman Khapalova has renovated a 1980s ranch house in Saugerties, New York, to make it a contemporary home with maximized views of the surrounding landscape.
Ballman Khapalova extended Pine Lane House by 300 square feet and added a steel standing seam roof, external wood cladding and an outdoor deck.
Pine Lane House has an outdoor deck with a hot tub
“Since the original house typology is extremely economical, we wanted the renovation to be equally frugal and functional while also bringing an added layer of value, beauty and comfort that was not there originally,” studio founders Dasha Khapalova and Peter Ballman told Dezeen.
Khapalova and Ballman explained that the design aim was to “take a standard, conventional ranch house and transform it into something fresh and contemporary, specifically made for a young family and their needs”.
Ballman Khapalova aimed to maximize views of the landscape
While Iranians can hardly make ends meet, a leaked letter shows how the ruling theocracy uses the national wealth to renovate and expand the house of its Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in Mashhad.
The documents, obtained by the dissident group “Ghiyam ta Sarnegouni” during its infiltration of the regime’s presidential servers and sites, also indicate how vast amounts of money are squandered on the regime’s malign activities under the banner of supporting “knowledge-based companies.”
While the regime propagates a facade of modesty and austereness, the reality tells a different story. Document N. 1 provides damning evidence of the Islamic Revolution Cultural Research Institute shamelessly demanding exorbitant funds for the lavish renovation of Khamenei’s opulent residence in Mashhad. This blatant display of excess and indulgence is an affront to the Iranian people, who suffer under the regime’s repressive rule and dire economic conditions.
Ann Christensen and Reagan Miller always knew there were things they’d change in their modest North Edgemont bungalow. As their three boys got older, the spaces felt more cramped, the shady front yard never quite allowed grass to grow, and their kitchen was dark and far from functional.
Miller, a partner at the Reagan & Andre architecture firm, spent his time designing grand homes for clients, and Christensen was busy, too, in her job as an English professor — and eventually the department chair — at the University of Houston. Another factor was that the frugal native Midwesterners just didn’t want to spend the money for a massive makeover.
MORE ON HOUSTONCHRONICLE.COM: Uptown Houston is getting its fancy 40-foot street signs back
Today, though, Christensen walks through her home, noting how good it feels to have created a new foyer, realigned what were “jiggedy-jaggedy” doorways, reworked the kitchen and replaced
A pair of professors found that home renovation media leads homeowners to decorate for the masses, not for their own happiness
July 7, 2023 at 7:00 am EDT
(Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva for The Washington Post)
Comments
If you’ve ever watched a home makeover show on HGTV, you know the key “before” sequence. It’s when the camera critically pans over the house and the host points out everything that needs to be fixed. The décor? Cluttered. The paint? cringe. The overall takeaway is that the home is an utter embarrassment and needs a total overhaul before anyone of taste would consider putting a doormat out front.
But what happens when people consider how their own homes might fare under this kind of scrutiny? It can lead to an overwhelming sameness in aesthetics, according to Annetta Grant, an assistant professor of markets, innovation and design at Bucknell University, who
Text description provided by the architects. The house is located in Juncosa, in the region of Las Garrigues, surrounded by dryland scenery, where the brown and green tones of olive and almond trees prevail at all times. The building (1914) has a typical typology of the Garrigues area: small width (5m) and great depth (15m), a construction system of local tradition: rammed earth and dry stone walls, wooden
Maybe you’ve decided it’s time to install a new carpet in your home, especially after years of pets and toddlers have taken a toll on your floors. If you choose Costco to help you complete this project, they will contract with a selection of third parties, such as Shaw Flooring, to send a representative to measure your space. This initial step is the first way that Costco will save you money on your project. The flooring representative will provide a professional in-home consultation for free, completing a professional measurement as well as providing a number of flooring samples to consider in your home.
Many home improvement stores will charge a non-refundable fee for this same type of service. The deposit can later be applied to the cost of the flooring installation, but if you decide to choose a different provider, that fee will not be reimbursed. These other stores also
