Unlike exterior columns, interior columns can stick out like sore thumbs. Acting like visual barriers, they block clear lines of sight across a room or simply take up space. But if they are structural ...

Architect Ismail Rayek discusses columns' dual structural and aesthetic role, offering innovative solutions to mitigate their intrusive presence and turn them into a design focal point. Columns serve ...

Every apartment has its fair share of structural features that can seriously cramp your home’s look. But what do you do when you can’t hack them, especially for safety’s sake? From pesky pillars to ...

As a child, when my friends in Algiers Point were drawing rocket ships and puppies, I was drawing houses. One preschool-era picture even included details like shutters and a rose-covered picket fence.

Columns serve two main purposes. Structurally, they bear the load of upper floors or roofs where walls alone cannot support the building. Aesthetically, they can become a central design element when ...