Tag: Modern design
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One World Trade Center Awarded LEED Gold
One World Trade Center, built by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, has recently been awarded the LEED Gold certification due to its sustainable design. Given its height, and its completely glazed façade, that’s quite impressive. One World Trade Center was completed in 2016, and measures exactly 1,776 ft (541 m) in height. This number is symbolic…
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Couple Build a Tiny Home Together
It’s great when two people whose outlook on life come together, and such is certainly the case with Carissa and Noel, a Californian couple who recently finished constructing their tiny home. Carissa is an interior designer and Noel comes from a construction background so they were perfectly matched in this area too. The home they…
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Bed and Walk-in Closet in One
Having adequate storage space is certainly one of the biggest challenges when living small. There have been a number of very ingenious solutions to this problem in the past, from hiding storage into the stairs, or installing large pieces of transformer furniture which house everything from the closet to the bathroom. But one of the…
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Nike Unveils a Sustainable Warehouse
At the end of May, Nike opened its new warehouse, which will be used to serve all of Europe from a single location. This warehouse is incredibly sustainable, which is always welcome when it comes to large companies. The Nike European Logistics Campus as the place is called spans an area of 1.6 million sq…
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New Hardwood Flooring Improves Value of Home and Quality of Life
When it comes to flooring your home, you can’t go wrong with hardwood flooring. Maple and oak floors don’t just look nice they have other benefits including: They’re easily cared for They’ll last a long time They’re easily restored and maintained They’re always in style They have natural insulation properties They work to improve the…