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Led by renowned design firms Rockwell Group and Hart Howerton, the renovation updated the veranda and porte cochere, the grand lobby, guest rooms, ballrooms, and the on-site restaurants.
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Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
Landscape architect Janice Parker carefully considered how this area would be viewed from the back of the home, particularly as one passes through the porte cochere.
—Owen Holmes, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
The midday Muzak at the stately porte cochere of the Wynn casino was disrupted first by the wheezing of a dying car engine, then the whirl of a siren, then two doors clanking open as a pair of men in retro police costumes stepped out of a 2007 Dodge Charger.
—Rob Copeland, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2022
There are four bedrooms and three bathrooms (plus a pair of powder rooms)—along with a private elevator, dedicated porte cochere and ceilings that soar upwards of 11 feet from the floor.
—Dckaufman, Robb Report, 27 July 2022
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Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
Landscape architect Janice Parker carefully considered how this area would be viewed from the back of the home, particularly as one passes through the porte cochere.
—Owen Holmes, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
The midday Muzak at the stately porte cochere of the Wynn casino was disrupted first by the wheezing of a dying car engine, then the whirl of a siren, then two doors clanking open as a pair of men in retro police costumes stepped out of a 2007 Dodge Charger.
—Rob Copeland, WSJ, 7 Apr. 2022
There are four bedrooms and three bathrooms (plus a pair of powder rooms)—along with a private elevator, dedicated porte cochere and ceilings that soar upwards of 11 feet from the floor.
—Dckaufman, Robb Report, 27 July 2022
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Named for a lovable neighborhood dog who spent his days sunning on the historic home’s porch, Poogan’s is the kind of place where everyone feels right at home.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
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There were footsteps on the porch, and McArdle started heading toward the door even before the bell rang.Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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On a recent visit to Parma, I was enchanted by the city’s elegant piazzas and streets lined with boutiques, restaurants, and bars.Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024
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Aside from its spectacular interior spaces, the Centre Pompidou-Metz opens broadly onto its surrounding piazza, echoing the architect’s frequent interest in the ambiguity of interior and exterior.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 July 2024
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After the masterclass, Lauder beckoned the group to sit for lunch on the veranda.Ian Malone, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
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The highlight of every evening occurs at sunset, when a bagpiper serenades guests from the Lodge's veranda, heralding the transition from day to night.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 July 2024
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My parents’ house originally had two sleeping porches, both upstairs, one east and one west.David Owen, The New Yorker, 27 July 2024
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Residential builders soon caught on, and by the early 1900s, sleeping porches were appearing in homes from Minneapolis to Brooklyn, New York.Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2024
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Crack vials on the stoop, dealers around the corner on Bleecker, plywood floorboards, and a really rough bath.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Shaker, the lawyer who also moonlights as a screenwriter, remembers sitting on the stoop with O’Brien and another Naked Angels member at three in the morning when a young woman named Amy Ellis stopped to ask about the house.Mark Grochowski, Curbed, 28 June 2024
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Apple cider is served each afternoon at the lobby lanai.Robin Raven, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Watch outriggers glide down the Ala Wai from your breezy rooftop lanai while sipping a cup of Kona coffee, then pop down to Redfish for a proper bowl of poke.Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Porte cochere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porte%20cochere. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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