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The Modernist Movement…hits Valencia Town!

Architecture can be classified as ‘modern’ if it has clean lines, a lack of embellishment and is somewhat utilitarian in its appearance. No frills allowed. ...

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Design

Hand Painted Tiles

The need to add beauty, elegance and charm to one’s house has never diminished over the years, rather it’s evolving into unrealistic dreams these days. Whil...

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Blog

Giving it to You Straight – A House Redesigned

A few weeks ago, I posted about a house inspired by the movies. Then reality struck and a truth was realized: people enjoy out-of-this-world concepts but opt fo...

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Knowing the Real Essence of Islamic Architecture – Part 1

Islamic Architecture has multiple meanings; it refers to mosques, cultural centers, prayer rooms, schools and other buildings that were created under the Islami...

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Another Day at the Box Office…a House Inspired by Iron Man 3!

It’s not every day you get a client who knows EXACTLY what they want…with a multimillion dollar feature film as a reference. Tony Stark did a lot more than ...

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Interior

The Peshawar Files – Fine Dining and What not

Designing restaurants is an absolute delight for two reasons: No design element is considered too over the top Color is welcome But these things must b...

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Design

The Coffee Salon – Much More than your Average Coffee House

A cup of coffee is not only a person’s early morning staple, it is a culture – the coffee culture. Coffeehouses have cropped up on the corners and intersect...

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Design

The Lobby of Squares

The lobby was narrow. And double – heighted. It came with a bridge and a skylight. It was in desperate need of design aid, to tie in all these elements tog...

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Design

Cafés

The city of Istanbul introduced the first coffee house to the world, a citizen from Aleppo named Hakam and fellow named Shams from Damascus were the pioneers of...

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