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Saving grace: a pair of architects recycled a Texas factory and cut to the heart of wide open spaces

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Francine and Henry Carraro hired architects David Lake and Ted Flato to turn a factory into a home. What resulted was a huge house that blended well with the 20 acres upon which the house is set. Brick, sheet metal and concrete are used in this unusual house.

Innovations, Architects, Flato, Ted, Lake, David

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Pared-down Palladio

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Architect Frank McGuire built a 1,050 square-foot house in Westport, MA, that seems much larger. He was influenced by the 16th-century work of Palladio, of Venice. The cost of building the home was less than $100,000. Results are pictured and described.

Architect-designed houses

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Suburban renewal: tradition with a twist

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A couple bought a run down Norman-style house in Washington DC and restored and decorated it. Architects Williams and Dynerman created a calm and gracious interior. The details of the decoration and re-design of the house are described.

Architectural services, Contracts, Washington, D.C., Decoration and finishing, Williams and Dynerman

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