"There was so much beauty, so much more than enough for everyone, that it did appear to be a vain activity to try and make a corner in it." This quote captures the essence of Villa Beatrice, where beauty and luxury converge in a breathtaking setting.
Villa Lyla is a private estate that explores proportion, layered forms, and a grounded relationship to its landscape within a tropical setting. The home presents a peaceful retreat on the canal water's edge, balancing formal rigour with a relaxed, climate-conscious approach to living.
The care and attention to detail that is evident throughout the space, combined with the provenance of the hands that created it, marks Oficina Milanese as distinctly respectful and enduring of the surrounding streets.
This contemporary residence offers a clean look with wire-brushed wood floors, LED lighting and a modern kitchen with a tiled backsplash and custom cabinetry. A glass-enclosed staircase leads up three floors to a private rooftop deck plumbed for a gas barbecue and a spa.
Twelve weeks after coming on the market, the Surrey house used to portray the home of actress Maggie Smith's character, Lady Violet Crawley, found a buyer and recently closed along with several adjacent properties for nearly $9 million. Known as Dower House on the TV series, it was built around 1686.
The project examines the integration of digital fabrication processes into reinforced concrete construction, highlighting that while materials such as steel and timber have undergone significant transformation through digital production methods, reinforced concrete has largely retained conventional casting techniques. The proposal aims to address this condition by incorporating digitally fabricated components into the construction system.
Benedetta, as in the best stories of craftsmanship and innovation, leaves her garage. The domestic space, which sheltered and inspired her for years, is no longer enough. Demand is growing. Ideas are multiplying, and with them, collaborators.
I've only worked for small family-owned wineries. When you work for a small winery, you're part of each step of the process, the production. I used to work all over the world. I worked in France, Italy, South Africa, Chile, Australia and California. It's challenging everywhere for a female winemaker, but I'm taking that challenge.
As I stepped off a train in Florence into heat so brutal it felt like the city was actively trying to kill me, I wondered if I'd made the right decision. This was my first time in Italy, yet I'd already committed to leaving the US and calling it home. I'd dreamed of living in Europe ever since my semester abroad in college, but here I was - overstimulated, sweating, and on my way to move into an apartment I'd only seen through WhatsApp video calls.
The mansion is so iconic and instantly recognizable, but it was definitely ready for an upgrade. The bones were always there, but the house needed to evolve the way the show has evolved—more layered, and reflective of how people actually live and gather now.
A leader in introducing new dairy techniques to Dartmouth, the Gulf Hill Dairy Farm dates started 1896 with a herd of about 50 cows and brought milk into New Bedford by horse-drawn wagons, according to the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Gulf Hill continued as a leader in the area's dairy industry through World War II and beyond, when the industry became more industrialized.
Marcello Mariana + 24 Architects: Margine Area of this architecture project Area: 480 m Completion year of this architecture project Year: 2023 Photographs:Marcello Mariana Brands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers: Artnova, Ceramica Sant'Agostino, Devina Nais, FRATA, FRATA, Laminam, Laminam, Midj, Potenza e Greco, Sangiacomo, Tuttolegno, Tuttolegno, Vetreria Calasso, Vetreria Calasso Lead Architects: Giulio Ciccarese, Valentina Pontieri Contractor: Aurora Costruzioni SAS Project Team: Enrico Durante
Founded in 1992 by Miguel Torres and Robert Drouhin to promote the exchange of ideas, its members include Domaine Clarence Dillon (Château Haut-Brion), Famille Perrin (Chateau de Beaucastel) and Alsace's Famille Hugel, as well as Sassicaia makers Tenuta San Guido, the Douro's Symington family, Riesling specialists Egon Müller and Tuscany's 26 th-generation winemakers Marchesi Antinori. Earlier this week, all 12 descended on the Paris's Grand Palais for the launch of the PFV Generations Case, an ultra-limited-edition case of 12 wines - one from each family. Treats in the coffret include a 2016 Chateau Mouton Rothschild, a 2004 Vega Sicilia Unico, and a Champagne Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 2002 (which the house's 6 th-generation ambassador Bastien Collard de Billy was pouring on the night, and I can report tasted absolutely stellar). To sweeten the deal, each case also includes a VIP visit to every estate, some of which aren't open to the public. The case is priced at €32,000 and only a dozen have been created.
One of the most expensive properties in Dublin 4 has gone sale agreed, after being placed on the market by a high-profile doctor and his wife for nearly €7m. Dr Hugh O'Connor (62) and his wife Fiona Healy (59) are well-known in influential Dublin circles given their prominence on social media for promoting their lavish lifestyles, and leading The Hoc medical clinic, which prides itself on pioneering "a new era in women's health".
We are proud to return to the Nexo Dallas Open for year two of our three-year partnership and celebrate the inspiring talent, energy, and spirit of the tennis community in Dallas, said Neb Lukic, President, Luxury Sales and Marketing, Treasury Americas. At DAOU, we believe world-class winemaking and tennis share a pursuit of excellence, precision, and passion. We look forward to continuing to share the essence of DAOU through 2027, creating memorable moments that reflect the quality and elegance of both our wines and this tournament experience.
PORT's building in Dobrzeń Mały reflects the re-emergence of viticulture in through a compact architectural structure designed to support wine production and storage. Positioned within rows of cultivated vines, the building is conceived as a restrained and functional volume informed by local agricultural typologies of the Opole region while addressing contemporary production requirements. The architecture consolidates multiple functions, including storage, warehousing, and small-scale wine production, within a single structure.
For many the term is being quickly cliched; simply used as a marketing ploy: gimmicky solutions that are surface level at best but often permanent. What would happen if this formula was turned on its head and the early modernist notion of modularity - pre-produced kit-of-part components brought to and assembled on almost any site - was reintroduced as a way to better frame these settings, allowing their histories to unfold with almost no tampering.
Luca Bosco + 34 Category: Houses, Renovation Design Team: Sarah Becchio, Paolo Borghino Collaborators: Andrea Loi, Francesco Sordo, Ilaria Boggiatto, Emma Colella, Margherita Randazzo Site Construction Supervision: Paolo Borghino Structural Design And Construction Site Safety: Fabio Borello Window/Door Frames: BrunettoLegno Timber Construction: Clen Legnami More SpecsLess Specs Luca Bosco Text description provided by the architects. At the entrance to the Po Valley, in the province of Cuneo,
Studio Rossettini revitalizes House LB into a contemporary single-family residence with playful spaces that puts functionality and quality of life at its center. The from the early 1960s in Padua, reimagines the existing structure through its renovation, freeing up the perimeter walls and creating a fluid sequence of spaces that flow between the kitchen, dining room, and living room, with furnishings integrated into architectural niches.
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