Alexa Hotz

2 weeks ago | remodelista.com | Alexa Hotz

An essential for any kitchen: well-proportioned all-purpose drinking glasses. Here’s what we’ve got on our shelves. N.B.: This post was originally published on July 27, 2011. We have updated it with new and additional product selections and current pricing.

3 weeks ago | remodelista.com | Alexa Hotz

Butter yellow is a very particular shade—not too saturated but also not so washed out that it becomes pastel. It’s commanding yet understated, and balances a bevy of complementary colors. We’ve consulted a selection of architects and designers for their favorite shades of butter yellow. Here are their picks.

3 weeks ago | remodelista.com | Alexa Hotz

Situated on the forested Vollerup Strand of Denmark, about an hour and a half north of Copenhagen, Harmoni House is a low-impact summerhouse created by Christoffer Immanuel and Line Thygesen in collaboration with architect Thomas Høyer of Høyer Arkitektur. Christoffer, founder of Organic Basics and current CEO of a Danish startup, and Line, an interior designer working with historic stonemasonry firm E. Nielsen, sought a nature retreat from their weekday lives in Frederiksberg.

1 month ago | remodelista.com | Alexa Hotz

Architects Caroline Weill and Letitia Paradis of the Paris-based practice Pareil focus on housing in all forms, aiming to “enhance existing properties with a modest and responsible approach to architectural intervention and application,” as they explain. One such property is Mas Baudran, an artist residence located in the commune of Arles in southern France.

1 month ago | remodelista.com | Alexa Hotz

A ground floor apartment in the central Marais was in need of an update, with functionality in mind. The clients, a couple working in fashion and graphic design with two children, were looking for a spacious kitchen to accommodate daily family life. They enlisted Paris-based Iranian architect Saba Ghorbanalinejad to take on the renovation of the 140-square-meter apartment. The kitchen extension sits at a height lower than the surrounding apartment.