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Country Garden Forest City garners the Global Model of Green and Intelligent Construction Award at SCAHSA 2022
FOSHAN, China, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — During the 17th Annual Session of the Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS) & Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements Awards Ceremony 2022 (SCAHSA 2022) held on 15-16 December, Forest City, Country Garden’s integrated residential city located in Malaysia, won the Global Model of Green and Intelligent Construction Award for its green and intelligent building approach to property development. SCAHSA 2022 Forest City receives the Global Model of Green and Intelligent Construction Award at SCAHSA 2022 SCAHSA 2022 aimed to highlight the impact of green change by recognizing outstanding achievements in the realm of sustainable cities and human settlements, with Forest City serving as…
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Inside a Celebrity Stylist’s Country Retreat in Westchester, New York | Architectural Digest
When Leslie Fremar walked into her 18th-century Katonah, New York, farmhouse for the first time, “I just knew that it was meant to be mine,” she says. Fremar is a powerhouse fashion stylist who counts Charlize Theron, Julianne Moore, Jennifer Connelly, Nicola Peltz, and more A-listers among her clients. Fittingly, this home was in desperate need of a makeover. “It was kind of a disaster, but I fell in love with it. It just had good vibes.” After asking Moore—a design aficionado whose own self-decorated New York City town house graced the November 2017 cover of AD—to help her determine the direction for her Tribeca loft, Fremar decided to go…
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A country kitchen in Berkshire that’s bright, light and beautiful
The kitchen of this country house has been brought to life with a reconfigured layout, white paintwork and veined marble. Arabella Youens takes a look. Sophie Eadie and Fi Crole, the co-founders of their eponymous design studio, were asked to redecorate the kitchen of this house near Newbury in Berkshire, creating a space that would be the focus for the life of a large, busy family. The original layout of the kitchen felt too cluttered, so they simplified it, as well as reducing the length of a work surface, and used the space behind to create a larder. Colour has been kept muted throughout. ‘It’s not a big room, so…
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7 Ways To Create A Country Kitchen
Traditional country kitchens have many distinct design qualities, whether you prefer a homely country cottage scheme or an imposing and rustic farmhouse style. The joy of country style is that it’s deceptively easy to replicate even in more modern homes. A charming mismatch of antique furniture, an abundance of busy print and pattern, and a casual approach to displaying crockery, accessories and trinkets, are all key to creating your desired outcome. So too is a playful approach to colour (country style is nothing if not cheerful and light-hearted,) and if you’re looking towards a refurbishment, consider a modern pantry and more comfortable zones for working and lounging. Read on for…
