Tag: Coast
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A shingle style home gets an inspiring makeover on the Rhode Island Coast
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Kate Jackson Design is responsible for renovating this shingle-style home makeover for family living, situated in the coastal community of Quonnie, Rhode Island. The designer relishes the opportunity to collaborate with homeowners to create warm and inviting seaside homes. She likes to create favorite familial places for them to retreat, gather, and live well every…
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Starvation has decimated Pacific Coast gray whale population
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When large numbers of gray whales began washing up along North America’s Pacific Coast nearly six years ago, marine scientists could only speculate at the reason: Was it disease? Ocean pollution? Increasing ship collisions? Many of the doomed cetaceans looked skinny or emaciated, while others looked torn up by orcas. Some had clearly died after…
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South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Ivory Coast hit by major internet outages
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Major internet disruption has been reported in various countries across Africa. Widespread outages were reported on Thursday in countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Benin, Ghana and Burkina Faso. Since then, services have largely been restored in Liberia and South Africa. The cause of the cable failures was not immediately clear, to the…
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Oslo Works perches The Hotspot sauna on coast of Norway
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Wooden shingles cloak this stilted sauna, which architecture studio Oslo Works has elevated over the rocky shore of Nesodden peninsula, Norway, for the local community. Named The Hotspot, the wooden structure is a short ferry ride from the Norwegian capital Oslo and is designed to be adaptable, environmentally conscious and low maintenance. It is the…
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Bulls go to 3-0 on West Coast swing — but is it sustainable?
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SAN FRANCISCO — Billy Donovan works from a space of transparency. It might not always sit well with his players or even the rest of his staff, but the Bulls coach knows what winning looks like and what is sustainable. The first two wins of this current four-city road trip? Unsustainable in Donovan’s estimation. Sure,…
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Step into this welcoming cottage on the rocky coast of Southern Maine
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Whitten Architects has thoughtfully designed this warm and welcoming cottage to accommodate two generations, situated on the Southern Coast of Maine. The owners had a desire to have a home that could accommodate them, and their frequent overnight guests and fit into the vernacular of the surrounding neighborhood. The dwelling is surrounded by a network of…
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A Tiny, Eco-Friendly House Off the Coast of Maine
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This is the story of two athletic people who formed an attachment while cycling and made a home together near the coast of Maine. They built a small, energy-efficient house northwest of Camden that is comfortable throughout the year: in frigid season, sopping season, insect season. It’s got it. This is also the story of…
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A Balboa Island House Where East Coast Tradition Meets West Coast Cool
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This charming traditional seaboard house was designed by David R. Olson Architects together with Morrison Interiors, nestled in the heart of Balboa Island, a harborside community in Newport Beach, California. With proximity to restaurants and shopping and with the ocean as the backdrop, classic styling juxtaposes soft contemporary lines, creating the perfect balance for this…
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Åsa Hjort Architects completes blocky home on Sweden’s southern coast
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Grey brick chimneys contrast the interlocking white-rendered blocks of Hallen, a home in southern Sweden completed by local studio Åsa Hjort Architects. Designed for the studio‘s founder, Åsa Hjort, the dwelling is located on the outskirts of Kivik, where it is surrounded by woodland and enjoys views out across the Baltic Sea. Åsa Hjort Architects…
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Vollerup Atrium House is a monolithic summerhouse on the Danish coast
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Architecture studios Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter and Studio Marshall Blecher have designed Vollerup Atrium House, a travertine holiday home that is defined by its central atrium. Located in a pine-and-oak meadow by the coast in Sjælland, Denmark, the summerhouse was designed for a Danish couple and their family and clad in travertine. Vollerup Atrium House…
