This article is part of our latest Design special section, about spaces inspired by nature. When Ben and Rebekah Shaffer began looking for a second home that would feel like a world away from their daily reality in Silicon Valley, they weren’t sure about which direction to take. At first, […]
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Google executives Michelle Kaufmann and Asim Tahir said the company wanted to design high ceilings, plants and natural light to give the illusion of working outdoors. Jennifer Elias Google this week is opening its newest campus in Mountain View, California and executives say they aim to make it a place […]
(CNN) — Anyone with a bird feeder — or a cat — knows that watching the avian world go about its business can be mesmerizing. Now imagine being right at the center of the action in a spherical room suspended among the trees, covered in 350 birdhouses. That’s what Treehotel, […]
Perched atop Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, the home at 2000 Taylor Avenue North stands out from its neighbors. Its style — a restored and updated 1930s Mediterranean villa — is unique, and the half-an-acre plot it sits on is noteworthy in itself. This home is on the market for […]
A BAR is set for a ‘huge expansion’ worth £1.5million. The four-phase transformation of Lake View Garden Bar, Bowness, will see the creation of two new terraces at the front of the venue and the doubling of its capacity with a refurbishment of the current ground floor site. The development will […]