Staying at home is priceless

This magnificent modern home cost a small fortune but forget about the price tag. It really isn’t about the money. Sharon Dale reports.

Suburban Beach House / David Barr + Ross Brewin

Javier Gaete

Architects: David Barr + Ross Brewin
Location: Perth, Australia
Area: 150 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Robert Frith… The project’s conceptual framework is built around a critique of it’s developing suburban...

Views the focus of living here

Mike Shaw

Richmond Estate in New Plymouth is arguably the city's premier seafront apartment development.

Garden Tours blossom throughout Maine

Hilary Nangle

Take time to smell the flowers during annual garden tours throughout Maine. While most tours occur on only one day each summer, a few are spread out over the season. Hint: Buy tickets in advance, when possible, as they usually are less expensive (but do note that tours are usually rain or shine, so you [...]

Even when buying a townhouse or residential condominium, customers these days expect so much more from a brand. Chief among these expectations, particularly among high-end buyers, is that spaces have a certain unique character they can relate to or a strong “sense of place,” according to Digno “Ding” Asuncion, who, together with wife Isabel, heads Asuncion-Berenguer Inc. (ABI), a leading architectural and interior design firm.

Talk of the block

By CEDAR BURNETT

For some homeowners, a house is a canvas

SEATTLE - It's hard to miss the enormous 20-foot-wide American flag on the side of Richard Ormbrek's home. Comprised of about 180 tiles painted with scenes of Americana against a background of red and white stripes, the flag pops from the orange cedar shingles with traffic-stopping audacity.