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Much of the town of Greenville, California was destroyed this week by the Dixie Fire, now the largest single fire in the state’s history. These before-and-after Overviews show the extent of damage to the town of roughly 1,200 people, with the first image focusing on the historic Sierra Lodge hotel. The Dixie Fire has burned more than 550,000 acres (2,225 square km) — an area almost the size of Cape Town, South Africa — and is only about 31% contained.

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Custom designed kitchen by Framework Studio. Kitchen tap from Quooker. Table lamp from & Tradition. Barstool from Bassamfellows. Vintage chair by Adriano and Paolo Suman. Wall light by Anna Charlesworth.

Klaus Grabe lounge chair. Rino Claessens stool.

Wall art by Bastiaan Woudt. Vintage sideboard (with vintage head sculpture on top. Table by Dirk van der Kooij. Vintage Pamplona dining chairs Vintage Verner Panton S side chair. Pendant light by Anna Charlesworth.

“The details are not the details. They make the design.”

Never the ones to mince words, Framework Studio has artfully managed to sum up the glory of this project in a quick ten words by Charles and Ray Eames, but I’ll throw in a few more because, hell – it deserves it.

A triumph of detail and rhythm, this top floor penthouse celebrates space through rigid formality and playful adornment. Located on the top floor of a former 1900s Amsterdam fire station with striking views of the Amstel River, the apartment provides a soothing antidote to the buzzing city below.

Following a very clear architectural philosophy, the studio looked to the existing bones of the fire station to bring charm and character to the newly created top floor while respecting the heritage of the building and its lush location next to the river.

Related: A Slice of Paris in Amsterdam: Family Office by Framework Studio.

Table by Bieke Casteleyn. Vases by Willem van Hooff. Yellow vase by Floris Wubben. Pendant light by Anna Charlesworth.

Custom made oakwood doors by Framework Studio. Chair by Philippe Starck.

From the cabinetry down to the door frames, the level of detail feels sober and clean. Referencing the linear and rigorous atmosphere fire stations tend to have, these custom designed pieces by Framework play an essential role in the overall minimalist composition with even the smallest elements making a giant impact.

Streaming with natural light from filtered floor to ceiling windows and a shining staircase skylight shadows and light interplay throughout the two floors. A ton-sur-ton palette of light herringbone floors and textured neutral walls breathe air and softness into the home. Working closely with their clients splashes of colour come from the typically opulent and extravagant curation of furniture and art pieces, a trademark of Framework we’ve come to expect – and love to uncover. Choosing some amazing pieces, the studio balances the friendly and quirky shapes of the objects with the strict precision of the backdrop creating a constant whispering dialogue between architecture and interior design.

Wall light by Anna Charlesworth. Vintage Le Corbusier table lamp. Vintage side board.

Vintage Philippe Starck black chair in corridor. Wall art by Bastiaan Woudt. White vintage Pamplona chair in foreground.

Here is the point of the article that quickly descends into a Bret Easton Ellis novel (Glamorama anyone?) diligently chronicling the furniture and objects because honestly, it’s so damn hard not to! Icons you know (and love), like the Verner Panton “S” chair and Carlo Scarpa fauteuil blissfully rub shoulders with contemporary objects like a distorted stainless steel mirror by Ben Storms.

Texturally graphic pieces by Arno de Clercq, Giorgetti and Philippe Starck blend in and add depth to the muted palette whereas others like the vintage Klaus Grabe sculptural red chaise lounge chair and Floris Wubben bedside table are more outspoken – demanding to be noticed.

Luxuriously comfortable, Framework Studio has paired clean lines, soft colours and an intimidating collection of art and objects to form a space that feels slightly disconnected from the world, just the spot to be when you need a break from it all.

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Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano and the tallest peak in Japan, rising 12,389 feet (3,776 meters). Fuji has an extremely symmetrical cone, which is snow‑capped for several months of the year. During warmer months, climbing routes make it possible for hundreds of thousands of people to hike the volcano each year.

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The Gardens of Versailles are situated across 2,000 acres (8 square kilometers) of land behind the Palace of Versailles, 12 miles (19 kilometers) outside of Paris, France. The grounds are landscaped in the classic French garden style, including one section known as The Orangerie — seen here at bottom left — that contains more than one thousand (primarily orange) trees.

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Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, in southeastern Germany. It straddles the River Isar, a tributary of the Danube, and has an eclectic mix of historic and modern architecture along its many avenues and squares. Upwards of 1.5 million people live in Munich proper, and roughly 6 million inhabit the city’s metro area.

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Ashiesh Shah’s signature wabi-sabi ethos sits in comfortable harmony with the timeless backdrop of Fateh Sagar in his Lake House project in Udaipur, India. The embodiment of simplicity and sophistication, Shah artfully pairs modern furniture and finishes with classic artefacts to form a home layered in intrigue and awe.

Facing north, the imposing pavilion is privy to panoramic vistas where mountain, sky and temple spires coalesce. Working in tandem with architect Verendra Wakhloo and involved clients, the two creatives found congenial compatibility.

Spanning over 3,000 metres, the sprawling modernist masterpiece is made up of three interlinked buildings with a dramatic colonnaded facade and precast concrete walls. Shah complements this exterior with a minimalist and modern interior intermingling with flourishing art pieces that sit in perfectly imperfect balance.

Related: Futuristic Craft: Sequel BKC in Mumbai, India by Ashiesh Shah.

Unapologetically majestic, the interior embraces its luxury. White marble flooring, naturally textured walls and American oak cladding encase the volume in a feeling of calm – an ideal backdrop for the standout pieces and custom-designed furniture by Shah’s own atelier.

The staircase is a geometric marble marvel, acting as a transitional threshold white marble blocks cascade from the ceiling appearing almost as an optical illusion. Showcasing beautiful craftsmanship it’s enhanced by a simple bronze handrail with marble inlay, a classic example of Shah’s razor-sharp attention to detail.

Decidedly modern, classic artefacts from a terracotta amphora or an antique sculpture of a welcoming Garuda ground the home in family values and traditions. Heavily infused with art from antiques sourced in Cochin to Shah’s own handcrafted designs, these additions speak to a personal connection between designer and client, adding warmth and depth to the cavernous building.

With three generations to consider within the five-bedroom home a calculated layering of vanishing thresholds offer zoning interventions, creating a combination of open and closed living areas.

Finding beauty in the “imperfect, impermanent and incomplete”, Shah has found an equilibrium between embellishment and restraint, designing a serious work of art with this Udaipur home.

Related: Plain Ties House in Surat, India by Matharoo Associates.

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Wildfires of unprecedented size and intensity have scorched millions of acres worldwide over the past couple of weeks, fueled by dry conditions and higher-than-normal temperatures. We posted about the fires in Turkey last week and these new Overviews show:

1. Fires burning in Evia, Greece
2. The Dixie Fire in Northern California
3. Aftermath of the Bootleg Fire in Oregon

The devastation of this year’s fire season was also underscored by the release of a new report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last week, which warns of more frequent heatwaves, fires, droughts, and floods if serious cuts to global emissions are not made soon.

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Trust BUREAU to visually capture the ethereal and intangible experience of floating with their latest project for Origin float centre in Geneva, Switzerland. With a furniture series, an editorial project and multiple genre-bending architecture and interior design projects under their belt, BUREAU has never placed a limit on the power of the image. In this latest space, a series of pastel colours wrap and unfold everything they encounter to create an almost liquid state of suspension.

Playing with altered perceptions, the studio utilises curtains, rails, vertical lines, horizontal surfaces, shelves, long chairs and a repeated tile grid that act as a surreal measuring framework. Scattered amongst the formal grid is a series of ridiculous figurative elements that interrupt the coherence of the interior. Wobbly pastel benches and a primordial rocky installation overhead contrast with the vibrant green of the plants, their manufactured and organic forms coexisting in this contrived reality.

Related: Folkform’s Public Art Installation for Indoor Swimming Pool in Spånga, Sweden.

The work of Iranian-born Switzerland-based photographer Shirana Shahbazi was a direct inspiration. Alternating between abstraction and representation, Shahbazi juxtaposes abstract geometries with natural and constructed landscapes. With these surprising combinations, surface and depth interplay with an opulent field of colour and pattern. BUREAU builds on this sentiment creating a journey through sensations, patches of colour become space-holders and blur the lines between the outside, inside and connecting realities.

From the show window to the Jeff Wall lightboxes, the user is lead through a series of unreal and “bi-dimensional” zones that concludes with the extreme intimacy of the floating water pod. The overall zany composition reminds me of the Wes Anderson like interiors of North Korea – described as a “pastel fairyland” with Origin feeling similarly otherworldly and eerie.

Intimate, calm and, in the words of BUREAU “timidly erotic”, experiencing this float centre is quite the trip, and that’s before you ever reached an actual float tank.

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Manhattan, seen at center, is the most densely populated borough in New York City and is home to roughly 1.6 million people. With an area of nearly 23 square miles, more than 72,000 people live in every square mile. If the entire world lived with this population density, all of humanity could fit into the country of New Zealand.

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A little slice of Americana has invaded North London. Bright, textural and earthy, Studio Hagen Hall’s transformation of a townhouse-turned-bedsit into a 1970’s California inspired home is complete with a recording studio for a young musical couple.

With a good dose of John Lautner’s notorious “space-age flair”, while also taking cues from the famed modernist masterpiece Eames House, this home oozes with a feel-good atmosphere that captures the vigour of the classic Hollywood Hills heyday – think sex, drugs (*optional), rock & roll and lazy afternoons in 1970s Laurel Canyon.

The clients fell in love with the townhouse’s bones, location, and well-established garden, but vibe and circulation were certainly missing. With poorly built, awkward partitioning covering two staircases, the bedsit was split into three separate dwellings. Reimagining the physical and visual movement around the house, the studio gutted the interiors and reconfigured the staircase. This seemingly simple design tweak allowed the studio to create an elevated conversation platform and snug – fitted with a bespoke velvet sofa and hidden storage – that could be connected and removed from the dining space by heavy linen curtains drawn from custom elm recesses.

Related: Shoebox in Barcelona by Barbara Appolloni.

This flexibility can be felt throughout the home, the interior feels at once like a place you could really get down and throw a good party or just as easily curl up on the couch and have a tea.

“This house is so many things at once,” explains the design team. “It is technically complex but actually feels incredibly simple when you experience the space. It’s a wonderful place to just sit and to be in. The general feeling that has come from anyone who has spent time there is that nobody wants to leave.”

With strong visual connections throughout, the designers carefully selected a combination of materials and textures to achieve a modern yet Modernist balance. The richly textured and warm-toned carpet and upholstery in the lounge create a cosy, luxurious feel while the brown smoked mirror architraves and cork bathroom flooring and bath façade all nod to the 1970s style. Brass unlacquered hardware was chosen with endgame in mind, beautifully patina-ing over time alongside the original vintage mid-century lighting and furniture.

The steel and glass balustrade, a nod to Lautner, maintains a modern open-plan feel and seamlessly connects upstairs and downstairs. Consistency and continuity help create the sense of flow, with micro cement used for the flooring, worktops, sinks and baths.

The bespoke elm kitchen looks and feels like a room within a room. Fluted glass, brass hardware and the innate tactility of the cabinetry shine. Designed by Studio Hagen Hall and built by joiner Tim Gaudin, the focus here is on craftsmanship. A built-in window seat gives the clients views out onto the garden and back through the living area.

On the lower ground floor, Studio Hagen Hall inserted a professional-grade recording studio and writing room. Structurally isolated from the rest of the house, the volume was fitted with custom-made acoustically insulated doors and windows to ensure soundproofing and access to fresh air.

Laced with character, Canyon house is nostalgic without being too sentimental. Sexy and versatile ‘Modernist’ has been turned modern in this convivial and comfortable townhouse.

Related: Playfully Sophisticated: Wahroonga House by Tom Mark Henry.

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