The 234 Apartment

Interior refurbishment project of an old medical center –a nearby Hospital former external wing- located on a basement in a corner, facing a private inner court community garden . A flexible layout plan allows, with very few changes, to keep the existing commercial-office use or to establish two independent apartments of 100m2 each: Eventually, a façade circulation and a door –nowadays closed between two mirrors- can be simply reopened connecting the whole surface again. The interior architecture is sustained on timeless and modesty values, with no hunger for novelty or protagonism but with a rather clear will for the endurance on time of the design, and subsequently of the investment put in the renovation. It aims to be capable of supporting any of the programs set by the property owners, whether it is finally housing or offices. Either way, responding to its physical situation, the layout plan has been set to maximize the interior light by keeping always a direct visual connection...

View Comments When it comes to fighting crime in Lake Oswego, there's no call too small for the LOPD ACCIDENTS 8/15/17 12:17 p.m. A driver was cited for failure to yield the right of way after a two-car collision at Kruse Way and Kruse Oaks Boulevard . 8/15/17 12:41 p.m. A driver was cited for failure to avoid a parked vehicle after leaving the scene of an accident on Centerpointe Drive. 8/16/17 6:26 p.m. A driver was cited for failure to avoid a stopped vehicle after a two-car crash at Stafford Road and Sunny Hill Drive . 8/17/17 6:26 p.m. The driver of a Jeep Cherokee was cited for failure to drive to the right of an approaching vehicle after a collision with a bicyclist at Boones Ferry Road and Kruse Way. THEFTS 8/16/17 7:49 a.m. Sunglasses were taken from an unlocked Toyota Highlander overnight on Greentree Road. 8/16/17 8:30 a.m. A backpack, a MacBook Pro and a wallet containing credit cards and a driver's license were taken from an unlocked Jeep Rubicon on Park Road...

NEW ORLEANS - People living along a certain stretch of Chef Menteur Highway have had to deal with a lot of issues, from substandard living conditions , to deadly shootings in their complex.  But now about a hundred families are facing a new notice that could put many of them out on the street. "You could see they have doors busted wide open ," said resident Charlene Walker . Residents living at 6000 Chef Menteur say they know their apartment complex makes headlines for shootings and crime, but they say it should be known for its maintenance issues.   "We don't have anybody back here doing nothing for us," said Charlene Walker as she showed Eyewitness News her apartment. Walker pointed to mold that had spread in her unit.  And it was just back in April when WWL captured how living conditions were as residents struggled to get repairs.  Trash was everywhere, and in one unit, a ceiling collapsed. MORE: Tenants call for help as apartment complex crumbles aroun...

Recycle. Reuse. Reduce. Reclaim. Cheryl Oliver is a true believer. Her husband, Jack, is not quite so sure. For Cheryl, there is no choice because she regards recycling as crucial for the survival of the planet. Jack said he gets it, but doesn’t think a few people can make any real difference. The house divided is a microcosm of communities when it comes to recycling. Cheryl believes everyone should do their part, while Jack believes that since not everyone is doing their part, why should he? “The problem with recycling is that most people don’t do it or won’t do it,” Jack said. “I think it’s mostly due to people being plain lazy.” Jack has a point – recycling takes more effort than just throwing everything into the same trash can. There are people who might recycle but don’t because they simply don’t know how. With paper, plastic, aluminum, metal and a myriad of other color-coded options for recyclable material, deciding where each thing should go can be troublesome. ...

Johnson Chrome was a notorious big spender with a taste for bottle service , bespoke suits and $10,000 shoes. The source of his wealth? A sophisticated identity theft scheme that may have conned Torontonians out of millions. The untold story of the city’s most wanted fraudster Photographs: All portraits via Facebook; background by iStock T he fraudster who called himself Johnson Chrome liked to sit on a bench at the intersection of Hazelton and Yorkville, smoking a Montecristo Edmundo robusto and talking about fashion, cars and cigars to anyone who’d listen. He was charming and handsome, with a neatly trimmed beard , a shaved head and perfect teeth. The perch placed him at the centre of the rarefied universe he’d come to inhabit. His condo, in the former Four Seasons hotel, was steps to the west, and he parked his black Jaguar at the Hazelton Hotel opposite . His gym, the sleek Equinox, was a minute’s walk northwest; his preferred cigar shop , La Casa del Habano , was to the sout...