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Montréal is a slice of old Europe in a pie of contemporary design. A day’s wander might take in the photogenic 18th-century facades of Old Montréal before a cycling tour of the lovely Canal de Lachine, or a wander through the glittering shops and restaurants of downtown before ending at the inviting terraced cafes of Plateau Mont-Royal. The architectural sweep of the city takes in a wealth of heritage churches such as the breathtaking Basilique Notre-Dame, as well as 20th-century icons like the Stade Olympique and Habitat 67. Montréal's hotels and museums additionally push the edges of contemporary interior design.
This is what happens when idiots find out about the location who don't respect general rule of urbex: "take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints".
The pursuit of effective use of space, user well-being and functional design has contributed to the development of the contemporary interior design profession. The profession of interior design is separate and distinct from the role of interior decorator, a term commonly used in the US; the term is less common in the UK, where the profession of interior design is still unregulated and therefore, strictly speaking, not yet officially a profession.
Blending heritage with contemporary chic, The Sebel Pier One Sydney hotel is one of the few Sydney hotels offering this kind of luxury waterfront experience...
Nestled alongside the Sydney Harbour Bridge and offering panoramic Sydney Harbour views, The Sebel Pier One Sydney Hotel is built on, and over, the water. Our private pontoon provides the ideal launching pad to explore all that is Sydney…
The Sebel Pier One Sydney's unique Federation-style Sydney accommodation blends heritage with contemporary chic. One of the very few Sydney hotels set in the heart of The Rocks, our boutique hotel allows easy access to this Sydney’s historic dining and entertainment precinct as well as Sydney CBD and Financial District.
Guest rooms and suite accommodation at The Sebel Pier One Sydney Hotel of course follow a nautical theme and feature much of the original timber and ironwork that once were the centrepieces of the working Pier One Wharf, offset by the latest in contemporary interior design and facilities…flat screen TV’s, day beds, high speed wireless internet access and even the occasional telescopeWork on the construction of Pier One commenced in August 1910. The construction necessitated the demolition of Ives’ Baths, the Artillery Barracks and portions of Walkers Wharf. Opened in 1912 as a shipping wharf, Pier One was joined by four other finger wharves over the next decade, replacing mostly privately owned wharves that had dated from the 1830s onwards. The wharf area became known as Walsh bay, after the Engineer-in-Chief to the Sydney Harbour Trust- H. D. Walsh- who supervised the wharves’ construction.
The Pier One wharf was initially designed to provide a berth of 540ft long, with a 30ft width of wharf in front of two double decked cargo sheds, 190ft x 70ft in dimension. By 1913 plans had been amended to provide 620ft wharf in length, featuring a two-story Federation style timber longshore shed 421ft x 70ft in dimension.
The wharf was designed for both cargo and passenger traffic. The upper floor of the shore shed was connected to George Street North by a bridge over Hickson Road. It featured two electric travelling cranes, which were the first of their type. Other machinery included an elevated passenger gangway and hand-powered travelling gantries.
The large pavilion provided convenience for people waiting for vessels while its gallery and balcony, offering glorious harbour views, were reserved exclusively for passengers.
From the beginning, Pier One and its neighbouring wharves were upheld for their design and technological advancement. A key feature was the fact that they could be accessed at two levels- one of the first examples of major road separation planning in Sydney.
After its construction, Pier One was used regularly by the Orient Steam Navigation Company, and P&O Steam Navigation Company, although other lines also used the facility. The Royal Military Service New Zealand also used Pier One for some time, from 1913. From 1923 a permanent arrangement was made for the berthing of large P&O and Orient liners that had moved from Circular Quay due to their increased size.
Pier One served as a P&O passenger terminal until 1963, then as a cargo wharf until 1977 when work began on redevelopment for commercial use. It continued to be a popular attraction offering restaurants. Amusements and retail until it was restored and redeveloped as the innovative Hotel, opening in Spring 1999.
Source: Sebel Pier One website
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Taken from the 13th floor of the Pullman Hotel, Kuching - elegant and contemporary interior design against a backdrop of one of the best high rise views of the city.
Kevala Stairs just photographed this curved “floating” solid oak staircase which complements the contemporary interior design of recently finished project Bretton Court in Marlow.
Bretton Court is an exquisite, new build development of two family homes constructed in a brick and flint traditional style with an exceptional interiors. The accommodation in both properties is arranged over three floors. There are two curved, structural handrail staircases in each property.
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As Australia becomes more prosperous, home ownership rates soar. Simultaneously, the world sees a higher production of plastics and composites which become a fixture in contemporary interior design. Welcome to the decade of lino, melamine and brightly-coloured feature walls!
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Red Maple Park By Polygon Realty Limited
This collection of two, three and four bedroom townhomes features warm Arts and Crafts style architecture. Contemporary interior design boasts open-plan layouts, gourmet kitchens with granite countertops, warm laminate flooring, and sleek stainless steel appliances. For added convenience, large private decks invite outdoor entertaining, and attached double-car garages welcome residents of every home.
Or perhaps not so pretty? The bathroom was this color when I moved in and has been low on the priority list. I do like the toile shower curtain though.
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Guess my dilemma over this bathroom is solved for now because the link to "sfgirlbybay" (one of my favorite must-check-weekly design websites) suggests no immediate changes are needed.
Love this site for its personal yet broadly relevant take on design in San Fran and allover. Love the personal touch it brings to the otherwise overwhelming field of mid-century and contemporary interior design. Love that she values thrift and vintage equally with emergent designers. Just big love all around. Get yee to the church that is "sfgirlbybay".
Gene Snyder United States Courthouse -
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United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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View from the southwest
Location601 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates38°14′51″N 85°45′45″WCoordinates: 38°14′51″N 85°45′45″W
Built1931-32; 1936
ArchitectJames A. Wetmore; Fike and Cook Co.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference #99000334[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 18, 1999
The Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Custom House, also known as United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House, is a historic courthouse, custom house, and post office located at Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky. It is the courthouse for the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the "United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House" name.
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1Building history
2Architecture
3See also
4References
5Attribution
Building history[edit]
Construction of the Post Office, Court House and Custom House, as it was known historically, came at the end of a prosperous decade for the city of Louisville. The largest city in Kentucky, Louisville played a major role in the regional manufacturing and shipping industries, fostering an increasing population and urban development. New building projects highlighted the city's growth and prosperity, and the planned construction of the new federal building was another indication of Louisville's rising prominence. The new federal building was constructed from 1931 to 1932, under the Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury Department James A. Wetmore.[2]
The building was among the first recipients of artwork commissioned by the Treasury Relief Art Project, that employed painters and sculptors to incorporate art within the interiors of federal buildings nationwide. In 1935, artist Frank Weathers Long, a Kentucky native, was commissioned to paint ten murals depicting regional themes of commerce, agriculture, and sport. In 1936, with a growing need for more offices and courtrooms, the PWA also funded the addition of the sixth floor.[2] The interior of the building was renovated in 1950, and in 1958 the sixth story was damaged by a fire, prompting additional renovations.
In 1986, the building was renamed in honor of Marion Gene Snyder. Born in Louisville in 1928, Snyder was a prominent figure in Kentucky politics, serving several public offices, including U.S. Congressional Representative from 1963 to 1965 and 1967 to 1987.[2]
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An American Classic: Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Custom House, Louisville, Kentucky[3]
In 1986, the Post Office moved out, and Congress appropriated funds for a four-year renovation project to modernize the interiors and restore the key historic spaces on the first and second floors. As a result of the project, the building received numerous stewardship awards, including the 1997/98 and 1998/99 Office Building of the Year, Historic Building Category from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA); BOMA's 1999/2000 International Award for Government Building of the Year, Historic Building Category; and the 2001 Modernization Project award from Buildings Magazine. In 1999, the Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Custom House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
Architecture[edit]
The Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Custom House is an excellent example of Classical Revival architecture, a style that federal government architects embraced during the early twentieth century as a method of symbolizing democratic ideals of government and power. More specifically, the building was inspired by the architecture of the U.S. Treasury Department Building in Washington, DC, designed a century earlier. Both buildings prominently feature a limestone facade composed of a long colonnade of tall, colossal columns raised on a ground-story base to an imposing and impressive effect. Unlike the Treasury Building, the Courthouse was constructed not of solid masonry, but of modern materials, including concrete and steel columns and beams, with Bedford limestone for the exterior veneer.[2]
Encompassing an entire city block, the rectangular building rises six stories (the fifth floor is concealed on the exterior behind the limestone entablature). The facade (south elevation) facing Broadway Street features a row of 18 engaged Corinthian columns with fluted shafts poised upon a rusticated base of arched windows aligned with the fenestration above. The colonnade is framed at each end by projecting pavilions, each with four columns and crowning pediments. The secondary east and west elevations are composed of 12 colossal Corinthian columns to match those of the facade. A continuous limestone entablature, composed of an architrave, frieze, dentil molding, and cornice, and a balustraded parapet cap the south, east, and west elevations. Above this, the unadorned smooth stone walls of the sixth story are subordinate to the articulated rhythm of the lower stories. The two primary entrances are recessed within the tripartite arches at the ends of the facade, and are accessed by stairs flanked by original bronze and glass light standards with claw feet and fluted columns. The glass and bronze doors are original, and retain their decorative surrounds and elliptical transoms containing bronze grilles.[2]
Post office mural
The building's interior is primarily composed of individual offices connected by central corridors, with the exception of the main lobby on the first floor. Originally designed to provide space for post office patrons, the lobby is a grand space, with an arcade extending the length of the building. The lobby is finely detailed with original pink, green, and beige marble flooring with geometric insets, marble veneer for the walls and pilasters, and a pair of marble Doric order columns at each end. Paintings by Frank Weathers Long embellish the lobby walls, with murals titled Stock Farming and Agriculture in the east lobby and Ohio River Traffic and Coal Mining in the west lobby.[2]
The two main stairwells feature marble staircases with wrought-iron balusters and floral designs inset into wood handrails. Adjacent elevators retain their original bronze doors, displaying decorative medallions and Greek fretwork. Above the elevator doors are bronze acanthus-leaf moldings and lunettes with murals depicting postal delivery themes, also painted by Long.[2]
The second floor includes two original federal courtrooms designed with coffered wood ceilings, marble wainscoting, decorative pilasters, and arched windows.[2]
The law library features elegant details including Doric fluted, wood pilasters and an original plaster ceiling decorated with Greek fret band and wave molding.[2]
From 1986 to 1990, GSA launched an extensive renovation project. The office spaces were remodeled with modern amenities and contemporary interior design, including new floor and wall finishes. At the same time, original finishes and fixtures in the historic courtrooms and lobbies were rehabilitated and restored to their 1932 condition.[2]
My goal was to create a funky and ultra contemporary interior design scheme to enhance this penthouse in Washington, DC. An unprecedented art collection served as the inspiration. My choices ended up setting trends.
This luxury home is located in Naples, Florida, United States. The two-story contemporary home was designed by Don Stevenson Design Lotus Architecture. This house has a private swimming pool on a very wide front yard.
Photography courtesy of Don Stevenson Design Lotus Architecture
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