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Mid-Century Modern Family Houses: Living in Glass With Kids
Picture this: 1955, three kids, a dog, and parents who just bought a house with more glass than walls. The neighbors whispered about privacy. Grandma worried about heating bills. But inside, something magical happened — families discovered that walls had been keeping them apart, not together.
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The Danish Home Where Every Sofa Had to Survive Children
In 1958 Gentofte, Børge Mogensen built a house with one rule: if his sons couldn’t jump on it, it wasn’t good enough for Denmark. At Soløsevej 37, the man who democratized Danish design lived his philosophy — testing every prototype through the chaos of family dinner, kids’ playtime, and real life.
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The House That Elevated Modernism From the Masses to the Classes
Behind fortress-like walls in Long Beach sits modernism’s best-kept secret: Edward Killingsworth’s own home, where 30-foot ceilings and 12-foot doors proved that post-and-beam could be palatial. Built in 1961, this wasn’t just another Case Study experiment — it was an architect showing Conrad Hilton and John Wayne how luxury could wear glass walls.
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The Ghost on Beverly Green Drive: Raphael Soriano’s Lost Colby Apartments
Drive past 1312 Beverly Green today and you’ll see another stucco box — the kind that makes architects weep into their morning espresso. But for 36 years, this spot held the future: steel frames, private gardens for every apartment, and a vision so radical it scared developers into demolishing it.
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Buenos Aires Mid-Century Modern Lofts: Where Grain Silos Become $3,000/Month Dreams
The former aluminum factory in Palermo still has the loading crane — now it hoists furniture to $300K lofts where startup founders drink mate on exposed concrete balconies. This is Buenos Aires’ mid-century modern revolution, where industrial bones meet porteño soul.
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How Mid-Century Modern Transforms Today’s Homes
Mid-century modern isn’t just a style — it’s a philosophy about space and light that solves today’s housing challenges. Learn how to apply these timeless principles to create homes that breathe.