Posts tagged "Renovation"
Bungalow Architecture + Design

Bungalow Architecture + Design

Friends and followers will no doubt have noticed the absence of posts this past year, and our quietness regarding the renovation of Cambria. You may recall that our long awaited, much anticipated, and highly researched new windows and doors were about to be installed; we were tweeting and sharing pictures, and very much enjoying seeing the changes it made...
A Tale of Two Bungalows

A Tale of Two Bungalows

Here’s a short tale of two bungalows – both midcentury modern architectural gems, both having reached varying degrees of disrepair, and with interesting common features to their form and situation despite being an ocean apart. One has a compelling before and after story already told… the other’s: still to tell. Bungalow #1, Architect: Arthur Witthoefft...
The Renway Type 60A Bungalow

The Renway Type 60A Bungalow

Situated at the heart of Renway’s award-winning Edgcumbe Park Development, 5 Heathermount Drive occupies one of the most commanding plots. One of only ten remaining Type 60/60A bungalows, this modern ‘Ranch-style’ design with its asymmetric roof, picture windows and open-plan living takes clear cues from mid-century Californian homebuilders such as the renowned Joseph Eichler. A...
Remodelling the Bungalow

Remodelling the Bungalow

Excitement and trepidation in equal measure, we received the keys to the bungalow on 14th September 2007 armed with energy, vision, and a bulging scrapbook of ideas, samples and sketches, eager to breathe life back into this tired, neglected gem! We set to work immediately removing fixtures, fittings, layers upon layers of wallpaper, out-of-keeping decorative...
Foreword

Foreword

Welcome to our new Journal! We’re really excited to have a new place to collect our thoughts and things that inspire us. In particular, we’ve been itching to have somewhere to put all our property thoughts and architecture/design/style inspirations, much of which wouldn’t sit properly on our business blog — and really required a different...