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Entrance to the Porcelain Basin, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park.

Part of the maybe the principal magic of the road is unexpected discovery. For as long as I can remember, Id known about Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Parks star attraction, through childhood encyclopedias and painted wooden puzzles of the states, but it was only decades later, after arriving in Yellowstone for the first time, that I learned of the Norris Geyser Basin. It stole my heart.

30 miles away but still well within this, Americas first, national park, Norriss collection of geysers, hot springs, steam vents, fumaroles and multicolored mudpots mystifies. For one, nobody could tell me the basins size because, they said, its always evolving; new thermal features continually appear while others go dormant. You could try to define it, but what would be the point?

You can say that miles of wooden walkways encourage exploring and offer a getaway from crowds. On my visit, hot ponds and billows of steam humidified the searing sun of late June.

Raised wooden walkways keep visitors at a safe distance, at Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone ... [+] National Park.

At Porcelain Basin, the flashier of Norriss two sides, you can stand on an overlook and survey your domain like royalty, before heading downhill to explore its rainbow of colored pools.

Norris other side, Back Basin, is many times larger, subtler and more of an effort. The landscape looks lunar, assuming the moon had hills and sustenance for bison and elk, killdeer and dragonflies. Barren, sand-colored flats are punctuated by sky-blue pools, gnarled tree trunks laid low by gases emanating from the earths core, and lodgepole pines that somehow manage to prosper.

The Back Basins biggest draw is a geyser called Steamboat. The worlds tallest, it spouts over 300 feet, but if Old Faithful is named for its regular eruptions, Steamboat has no such discipline; it might erupt every few hours, or not for 50 days. Either you wait around and you catch it maybe or you dont and you dont.

At Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, geyser fans sit on folding chairs, shielded from ... [+] the summer sun by umbrellas.

On an observation platform, a jovial group of folks who looked like regulars watched Steamboats every sputter from folding chairs under umbrellas, casually joking with each other while waiting for the geysers next big performance. Other visitors (read: me) oohed and ahhed over its frequent, smaller outbursts, but, a ranger assured me, the big one is really big.

A loop trail continued around Back Basin, and I stopped at a solitary spot by a pool called Crystal Lake. On a tree-covered bench, I sat to relax, reflect and discover how much you can observe or ignore if you put your mind to it.

Emerald Spring, Back Basin of Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park.

From my left, I heard but chose not to see parents with their two sons, young Andrew, asking why the pools were blocked off by logs (steaming waters and dangerous gases, the parents explained), and younger Adam, being told not to dawdle.

...As I practiced breathing the steamy air in...

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several times, eventually entering a state where conversation, sound and sensation the heat, the geysers intermittent hiss, the occasional woosh of steam vents, the gentle trickle of water through hot-spring-fed streams all became ambient noise. A fly, I assume, landed near my nose, but rather than swipe it away, I remained still until it left of its own accord.

One sound I did allow in: the occasional galumph of water struggling to bubble up from some subterranean cavity, a sound recalling water gurgling down the drain of some gargantuan bathtub.

But then it hit me: Normally, the job of water is to flow away. We cleanse, we drink, we water, we row, we watch it flow, and we might come in contact with a molecule of that water for a nanosecond; a bit longer if we ingest it. But in the end, water moves, inexorably, through the ground, through rivers and to oceans and, just maybe, back to the sky to begin another cycle.

Geysers, though, are anomalies, even heroes, among the waters. They fight mightily to flow not back into the earth but out of it, as if to say that discovering new territory, even if for a mere seconds out of eternity, is worth it.

As I stood up from that spot and reemerged into the sunlight, signs instructed stay on walk. My brain knew that this was for, safety, of the visitors and the ecosystem, but my soul told me that there was a deeper, if probably untended, message about continuing the adventure.

In the lunar landscape of the Back Basin, a sign warn of dangers from boiling waters and noxious ... [+] gases at Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park.

This is part of an occasional series of meditations on places Ive visited across the United States.Click here to read the first one, and I hope youll come back for more.

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LISTING OF THE DAY

Location: Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Price: US$4.15 million

Completed this year, this Costa Rican retreat is architecturally stunning with a casual, bohemian atmosphere and clean lines. Architect Richard Mller is known for creative solutions to tropical climate challenges, according to the homes agent, Bryan Bruce.

Richard's barrier-free indoor-outdoor design celebrates the peninsulas unique landscape and closeness to nature, Mr. Bruce said. His clean architectural lines and monochromatic simplicity are a perfect fit. Mother Nature takes center stage.

The home was built using steel reinforced poured concrete, while its doors and accents are rendered in solid teak wood, valued throughout the world due to its rich color, durability, and water and termite resistance, according to Mr. Bruce.

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The windows are from Pella Windows, whose designs offer improved energy efficiency and noise reduction, while impact-resistant glass provides added security and safety.

The home has a stunning designer infinity-edge pool, a fitness center, a tennis court and yoga space, and an outdoor kitchen area with a barbecue and a bar.

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The 4,160-square-foot home has five bedrooms and five-and-a-half bathrooms, and sits on 1.5 acres of land, including 7,875 square feet of exterior living area.

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Amenities

The house is in a gated community of about 140 homes, and ownership comes with the opportunity to join The Club at Peninsula Papagayo, a coveted private club set within a 1,400-acre eco-paradise and open exclusively to homeowners, according to Steve Grubba, director of sales at the Peninsula Papagayo Realty Group.

The club offers an extraordinary variety of activities, including water sports and an ever-changing calendar of classes, workshops, and social events for every season.

Neighborhood Notes

Situated on a panoramic hillside above Culebra Bay, this private retreat on Peninsula Papagayo overlooks the sixth hole of the Arnold Palmer Signature golf course, in a gated community of roughly 140 homes. Mr. Grubba describes Peninsula Papagayo as more like a refuge or a national park than a neighborhood, adding that the government set aside the parcel of land in the 1970s for luxury tourism, with the stipulation that 70% of the area must remain natural and undeveloped.

The jagged peninsula, with 10 miles of coastline, is lush and mountainous. Mr. Grubba points out that while most beach zones tend to have a dry climate and fewer trees, the tropical forest of the Peninsula Papagayo coastline is populated by mature, 300-year-old trees, as well as wildlife, including wild cats and three different kinds of monkey, while the ocean is home to dolphins and humpback whales.

Of the 21 beaches on the peninsula, only five can be accessed by car, according to Mr. Grubba. The rest must be reached by kayak, boat or mountain bike.

Known for its world-class fishing and golf, the region is an ideal retreat for both nature and sporting enthusiasts, boasting a 180-foot marina and the Arnold Palmer golf course. Adventure tourism is a big feature, with about 20 miles of mountain bike trails running through the peninsula.

Luxury resorts in the area include the Four Seasons Costa Rica, the only five- star resort in the region, as well as the four-star Andaz resort, both of which are within a half-hour drive from the residence.

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Agent: Bryan Bruce, Costa Rica Sothebys International Realty

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Perched atop the new Pendry Residences West Hollywood, this nearly completed terrace estate offers the five-star treatment with curated interiors and exterior amenities such as a private terrace and spa. Designed by Martin Brudnizki in collaboration with Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects, the showplace-in-the-sky features honed marble finishes, eye-catching fixtures and walls of windows that take in the cityscape. For a night in, forget DoorDash; owners have access to the adjacent Pendry hotels amenities including new restaurants by Wolfgang Puck.

Location: 8430 Sunset Blvd., Unit 803, West Hollywood, 90069

Asking price: $13 million

Built: 2020

Living area: 2,827 square feet, three bedrooms, 3.25 bathrooms

Exterior space: 2,908 square feet

Features: Panoramic views; designer finishes; custom built-ins; private terrace with full kitchen; fire pit; hot tub

About the area: In the 90069 ZIP Code, based on 13 sales, the median price for single-family homes in July was $2.55 million, a 1.3% increase year over year, according to CoreLogic.

Agents: Paul Stukin, Pendry Residences West Hollywood, (310) 779-2595

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REVIEW: Some people love to live dangerously. Even if it means theyre always keeping a watchful eye on the weather in case a storm is brewing out to sea. In case waves literally swamp the house.

Like the couple undertaking the beachfront build that features in the latest episode of Grand Designs NZ.

Mark and Pip Pennington have chosen to build right beside the sea on the Kpiti Coast at Paekkriki, an exposed location where coastal erosion is accelerating with climate change. You can tell its a problem just by looking at the effort put in by the locals to keep the sea out of their homes massive rock and timber retaining walls line the beach.

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Pip and Mark Pennington stand amid the detritus of the last storm to hit these Kpiti Coast shores. They hope their new gambion stone walls will stop a wall of water from hitting their new Paekkriki beach house.

And even then, the high tide comes roaring right up to the walls, which begs the question, What happens in a storm?.

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Yep, these are the builds we love to watch, and this latest one is a beauty. Grand Designs NZ presenter Chris Moller describes this slice of the coastline as a challenging place to live, not somewhere perhaps in this day and age youd think of building.

The coast is really being eaten away on a daily basis, he says. And Mark and Pip are going to be building right on the coast, almost with their feet in the water. Now, would you call that brave, or would you have to use a different word?

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There's an easy flow outdoors to a large deck facing the sea.

The couple admit the locals think theyre crazy. And right at the start of this episode, theres a shot of them scrambling back up the beach to escape a wave that rolls right up to the wall. And that was no storm surge.

Mark, an industrial designer and a mentor of Mollers, acknowledges theyre living on the edge, but he says instead of being threatening, he finds the location invigorating and exciting. Pip, a microbiologist, says shes not mad on the storms, to which Mark replies, Youve got to hold on.

Hold on to what? Each other? Your sanity? The tree?

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Chris Moller enjoys a little sun with Pip and Mark outside the main living space.

You always say exciting, and I say frightening, Pip says to Mark, who loves the wildness and the fury of the waves. Hes doing this because he wants this thrill in his life. And we get that, but do you really need the added stress of potential danger to life and property?

Now retired, these two want a warm, comfortable beach house to replace the old brick bungalow on the site. And keeping costs down is essential. So they opt for a modular build designed by architect Geoff Fletcher. Its very low-key, simple and unpretentious, a house that sits lightly on the sand dune.

Two rectangular, black-clad pavilions will be joined by a transparent linking element. The front pavilion will be elevated to float on steel poles to provide a little more height above sea level. So far, so good. Thats exactly what this site needs. It sounds like the perfect bach.

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There's a strong industrial aesthetic to the architecture, the soft furnishings make it comfortable and inviting.

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There's a lovely plywood kitchen with stainless steel benchtops, which is just what Pip ordered. The dining chairs feature recycled plastic.

The modular design is a highly efficient, sustainable approach that should keep costs down. All the modules are standardised, and Moller notes they will give the house an elegance and pared-back beauty.

Mark loves the idea of the tension between solidity of the back pavilion and lightness of the floating living pavilion that opens out to the view.

And the budget? $550,000, with a six-month time-frame. Moller is sceptical about both of those. But, unsurprisingly, hes more sceptical about the sea. The Penningtons admit during the last cyclone before the build started, the sea came over the wall and surrounded the old bach, depositing large pieces of driftwood on their front lawn.

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This is the main bedroom. The couple did not want a window on the left side, which, which would have given them a sea view.

Before work on the house starts, the builders strengthen the retaining wall on the beach with gabion blocks cages containing rocks, each weighing a tonne. Thats to stop the land (and house) washing away.

Mark is nostalgic about demolishing the old house, and even more so about removing a brick garage that is the sole-remaining link to a famous former owner renowned classical composer Douglas Lilburn, who lived there in the 50s. We hear his music played on the piano in the house by concert pianist Mary Gow (who lives in the same street), while the surf roars outside, and its a magical moment.

There are the usual hold-ups with supplies, but the build progresses well under Nick Robbers. And how cool that Mark, who designed the famous Life office chair, is ordering new dining chairs made from recycled fishing nets.

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And this is the guest suite in the back pavilion, which opens out to a private deck.

We keep seeing drone shots of the house and the sea just rolling right up towards it the house seems so small and vulnerable next to this incredible surf (on a normal day).

Moller turns up for the reveal and its all calm.

It feels like the sea is just coming right into the house, he says as he walks in. Well, hopefully not, the others joke. We hope thats not prophetic.

The house is beautiful light, architecturally minimalist and simple inside. The furnishings balance the more industrial elements. And the large outdoor room with the old fireplace beside the old garage makes a super deck. We love the idea of the core modules with the kitchen and bathrooms in the centre of the pavilion leaving long walkways on either side.

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Chris Moller gets contemplative in one of the passageways - the sea is always changing.

Pip got her plywood kitchen and stainless steel benchtop, and its perfectly bachy. Were still not sure about the wall that blocks the sea view from the main bedroom suite, however. Wouldnt it be great to be able to lie in bed and look out at that. Or maybe privacy is an issue.

A guest retreat occupies the back pavilion, and theres another deck out there, too.

They are rightly thrilled. And the budget? They went over by 20 per cent to just over $600,000.

Moller, more than once, says he feels its like a contemporary Greek temple beside the sea.

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A lone macrocarpa tree has survived the full force of the storms that come across the Tasman.

We know what could happen we know climate change increases the frequency of big storms. There WILL be a storm that breaches the retaining walls. But would we want to live there?

YES, YES, YES. We love the ideal of living on the edge in paradise.

Our bet is this home will have a lifespan in this location, and then, when things get a little too hairy (they might get 10 to 20 years), it may well get moved off to sit a little higher somewhere else.

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It all starts with a web site

I started my real estate career in the mid-1990s and from the first day, I focused on one thing: prospecting for listings. I was fortunate to align myself with a top coaching company and I committed to following their system. It workedI ended up creating a huge business. It was common that I would list more than 20 homes per month, doing hundreds of deals with just a few staff.

But I did one thing that, looking back now, I regret. I referred all of my buyer leads away.

About 15 years ago, a friend convinced me I needed a website and I was introduced to Jan, a web designer. She liked the friendliness of the Real Geeks platform, so I followed her lead.

We started building city pages. Its a best practice now, but I had no idea I would end up ranking for those city names and organically generating more leads for myself. Then I decided I would build a team, add a few buyer agents, and start taking online lead generation seriously.

Next-level localization made simple

Once we had every city represented on my site, we went further and built out pages for each condo building and neighborhood in my market. As we did, I started to rank highly in organic search for those pages and leads started to pour in. All the while, the Real Geeks platform made it extremely easy to scaleand Google liked it, too, because we were ranking at the top for nearly every page we built.

Years later, I had over 900 community pages and another 800 condo building pages. Plus I had multiple city pages and informational pages. I refer to that as the first stage of my Real Geeks experience. At that time, my site was generating over 400 leads per week organically and I had no ad budget whatsoever.

As the platform grows, so does my business

Today, we have gone way beyond organic lead generation. We have strategies in place to generate online buyer and seller leads using the extended suite of Real Geeks tools:

Currently, I have nine Real Geeks sites spread over three different markets. I have roughly 200 agents working the leads and we close around 3500 sales per year. There is no doubt that our success comes from a combination of old school listing strategies coupled with new school tech and automation strategies.

Last but not least, a best-in-class CRM

To top it all off, we could not manage this volume of leads if the Real Geeks CRM wasnt top of the class. We have created custom workflows to help nurture leads for the short and long term. Thousands of people receive Market Activity Reports and Sold Reports in addition to all of the new property alerts that go out as they hit the market. We use the CRM to help monetize our database.

In order to scale your real estate business or even experience growth while maintaining a life-work balance, you must leverage automation. Between the Real Geeks lead capture capabilities and the CRM where we transform our database to a databank, I have never used a tech platform that has produced a better ROI.

Leveraging technology and automation will save you time, make you more money, and make life easier.

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Integrating functional spaces with great design, Martin Modern, a development by GuocoLand, is like a vertical oasis in the city

As we plan ahead for a post-pandemic landscape, our homes will become definitive extensions of our lifestyles; here are the property trends to note if you're searching for a new abode

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What is a dream home? The concept has undergone a significant evolution across the agesfrom the Paleolithic era when it was simply a shelter from the elements to a place that reflects how far one has come in life. But in a world waking up to a new reality created by the Covid-19 pandemic, it appears to centre around the idea that dominated during the industrial revolution.

Your home is your sanctuary is a notion that will influence the post-pandemic landscape, according to Victoria Garrett, head of residential for Asia Pacific at real estate consultancy firm, Knight Frank. Covid-19 has completely changed the way most of us view our homesthey now need to encompass many diverse atmospheres under one roof, becoming not only our places of rest but also our office, gym, and cinema, agrees Victoria Edwards, design director at the Singapore office of international interior architectural practice Wilson Associates.

Being cloistered from the outside world has also led to introspection. The crisis created a moment for people to focus inwards on those nearest and dearest, and to simplify their lives, says Edwards.

People are going to get even more particular about where they want to live. Beyond considering how best to preserve their wealth, high-net-worth investors will also be evaluating appropriate means to protect their families.

While in the past, wealthy clients sought to establish an alternative citizenship or residence in countries that provided the best access, resources and opportunities; now, some of them are considering coronavirus response and pandemic preparedness in general, among other criteria, says Dominic Volek, managing partner at Henley & Partners, which operates exclusively in the investment migration industry.

As the curtain lifts, people will seek to move from poorly governed and ill-prepared places to more proactive countries with greater resilience and better standards of medical care. This behaviour pattern will help Singapore maintain its position as a migration hotspot in the Asia Pacific region.

On a micro level, the consideration would be proximity to amenities such as supermarkets, as well as easy access to close familyif not living with themadds Jeremy Tay, director of homegrown studio Prestige Global Designs. Location has been and still will be a very important consideration, says the interior designer.

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Telecommuting also looks set to become the norm. In a country where employers still value face time with their staff, companies are realising the associated benefitsand employees appreciate having greater freedom over their work hours and location. Considering that the average person in Singapore spends a minimum of 45 hours a week at work, eliminating a couple of hours a day on commuting lends a lot to work-life balance.

The need for a larger area to carve out a proper workspace will be crucial as we spend more time working from home, says Larry Lim, managing partner of interior design firm Summerhaus Dzign. Having a formal area for long periods of work, conferences and online meetings will be a ubiquitous requirement as opposed to doing occasional work with our laptops at the dining table or in the living room, he adds.

This is a trend that interior designers say has been on the rise in recent years, even before the pandemic. But Shermaine Ong, co-founder of local design firm MOW Interior feels that clients will give the concept more consideration now. I think this effect will be here to stay; some of our clients have recently altered their designs to fit in a more formal workspace, she adds, recalling a recent renovation where the owners requested for specific demarcations of their open-plan space to create more intimate nooks, along with an integrated home-office.

But as Dora Chng, general manager of the residential segment at property management company GuocoLand, puts it, there is a marked shift in priorities. Prior to Covid-19, property buyers were more focused on aspects such as price, layout, tenure, location and the developers track record. But now, with the work-from-home trend firmly settling in, buyers have started to focus a bit more on how the property will be able to accommodate the imminent changes in their lifestyle.

As people spend longer hours at home, more homeowners will plan on maximising and improving the use of every square inch of their abodes. We will see a shift towards more bespoke features as clients focus on customised cabinetry to ensure they appreciate the extended hours they are spending in their homes, says Tay. Apart from having a home office, there will be a need for more built-in storage and a good, functional kitchen.

Edwards agrees: Most of us, myself included, have gotten bitten by the cooking bug in recent months, and I see this translating in an increased demand for kitchens adjacent to dining spaces, where homecooks can create delectable dishes while entertaining their guests.

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The emphasis will be on design and layouts that offer flexibility, as the trend moves further towards e-commerce and telecommuting. For example, a dual-income family will now put a lot more thought into setting up a conducive workspace within the apartment or even two or more workspaces, when there are school-age children, adds Chng. An appropriate background for online meetings, a certain degree of isolation and soundproofing, especially for families with young children, will become common criteria, says Lim.

As adaptability becomes the winning hand, property developers may look towards making condominiums more self-sufficient and better suited to home-based working, says Garrett. Co-working spaces and business lounges overlooking the swimming pool and caf areasread: impressive backgrounds for Zoom callsmay become mainstays.

In a time marred by uncertainty, if anything has emerged a winner, it is technology. Property walk-throughs via video calls are now as commonplace as Internet banking, online shopping and self-service counters at supermarkets. Virtual reality (VR) technology is not new to the property industry; developers in Singapore have been using it to give online tours of their developments to prospective buyers for a few years now.

But it is not until the present time that it has become the only option available. Although the trend may soften as things return to normalcy, many homeowners may still opt for virtual viewings during the initial stages of their search. Smart-home upgrades will likely encompass the ability to coordinate services without requiring human contact. The increased demand for contactless home deliveries will make concierge services even more crucial and is a feature that developers such as GuocoLand already offer in some of their high-end properties.

In addition, some people may even choose to avoid using communal facilities altogether, and instead spend more time in their homes by investing in personal amenities such as a fitness room or entertainment den with cinema-like features.

As we observe a move from shared facilities to personal ones, we will also see a rise in demand for zen-corners where homeowners can hit the mat for some yoga, or simply take a quiet break from the rest of the house, says Edwards. Amid the digital transformation that the pandemic has spurred, we cannot ignore the existential dialogue it has brought to the fore, which is a stronger argument for sustainability. How were living, how it looks in the next generation and what were handing down are going to be key takeaways from the pandemic, says Garrett.

As homeowners move even further away from cookie-cutter features, they are also going to be looking at the long-term implications of their decisions. As terrifying as Covid-19 has been, hearing of nature creeping back into our cities has been magical and should perhaps remind us to tread more lightly and make more room in our planning for wildlife, says Matthew Potter, director of UK architecture practice WilkinsonEyres Asia office.

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The presence of greenery and improving the flow of natural ventilation and daylight in houses and residential towers alike will be as significantthese elements make our homes more liveable and appealing, and have also been proven to improve our wellbeing. Making sure we use natural daylight as much as possible should be a key objective, says Potter.

Used in a controlled way, windows can be deployed without heat gain; you can see the change in light when clouds cross the sky as well as the position of the sun changing through the day.

Although this is not the first pandemic that Singapore has faced, it is possibly the first that has necessitated such strict measures and lockdowns. But the housing market will continue to move ahead, and developers will launch new properties.

I think in the new normal, we may see design firms engaging more locally based contractors to avoid time delays in the event of further border closures, at least for the rest of this year, says Ong. Going forward, Lim also anticipates stricter rules in place for workers, including restrictions on the number of labourers and teams per construction project, which will stretch completion timelinesand costs may be passed on to consumers as a result.

Pre- or post-pandemic, that emotional, tactile connection we desire in our homes continues to be integral to the design process. Ultimately, designers and architects alike believe in the uplifting effect of design and how it can improve our lives, even in these unprecedented times.

The power of beautiful spaces to affect our mood and behaviour remains unchangedthe challenge now is how we can incorporate a layer of post-pandemic practicality so that people will continue to feel comfortable and enthused in the spaces we create, says Edwards.

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The planners insisted on a traditional house that sat politely with its neighbours on this tree-lined street in a conservation area of north London. But the design-minded owners of this expansive new-build, Afsaneh and Ebbi Farsian, had more ambitious ideas. They envisaged a modern, open-plan family home basking in natural light. The result? Not a tentative fudge of new and old, but a house that confounds expectations: traditional on the outside, and contemporary inside.

The eight-bedroom home, which was designed and built by Finkernagel Ross, an architectural and interior design company, replaced a lacklustre 19th-century building.

Before we moved here we were living in another part of north London, says Ebbi, who grew up in the house opposite. When our daughters got into the local school, we thought wed take a look at my old street. By chance, this house was up for sale.

The previous owners had lived here for 40 years. It was untouched and very dark. But we knew it had potential, he continues. We considered renovating it. But it turned out that it was cheaper to knock it down and build a new house.

Behind the neo-classical brick facade, which the planners insisted on, Catherine and Felix Finkernagel were given almost free rein to do what they liked to the 9,000 sq ft interior.

When you arrive here you feel like a time traveller, stepping from the 19th into the 21st century, says Iranian-born Ebbi, who works in the motor vehicle industry. For him and Afsaneh, a curator, it was important that the house paid homage to their cultural reverence for sunlight, especially in the darker basement areas.

This was achieved by digging down to create a courtyard that brings light to the subterranean pool and gym at the back. From here, the hillside garden rises in a series of terraces, designed for eating, socialising or quiet contemplation. The olive trees in pots and expanses of limestone underfoot add a Mediterranean feel. During lockdown its been just the enviable ticket.

When you close the front door behind you it feels as if youre checking into a hotel, says Ebbi.

By contrast, the top storey of the detached house has a classical appearance, with dormer windows set snugly into the sloping, red-tiled roof. It was designed as a deliberate visual foil to the glazed lower storeys of the house that frame the courtyard, like one of those modernist homes you might find clinging to the hillsides of California.

These main living areas all overlook the garden through wide, floor-to-ceiling windows. The couple were keen on an open-plan layout: the kitchen flows to the dining room and the sitting room where the low stone fireplace is embraced by curving ochre sofas. The addition of sliding pocket doors between the different rooms allows for privacy without formality, as Afsaneh puts it. Further rooms include a home office and a TV den, as well as a boot room with a separate entrance.

An immaculate pump room houses the ground-source heat pump. Upstairs, there are seven pared-back bedrooms and a large, peaceful area for reading on the top floor.

At the front, the striking three-storey height entrance hall rises up to a skylight so that you feel as if you have stepped into the atrium of a contemporary art gallery. To connect the different levels, the architects designed the scene-stealing staircase, which twirls upwards like a black ribbon or, as Ebbi puts it, a strand of DNA. The steel structure was so large that it had to be craned into place through the roof during the last days of construction. It was made by Littlehampton Welding, the metal fabrication firm that has realised work for designer Thomas Heatherwick and sculptor Anthony Caro.

We like their work because it bridges the gap between architecture and sculpture, says Catherine Finkernagel, who likes to compare the house to a series of experiences First theres the entrance hall, which has an almost monastic feel. Then theres the drama of the staircase. And after that, there are the living areas, which are more intimate and snug.

The detail-conscious Farsians were closely involved with every stage of the project. They also travelled to Iran to source the stone marble, limestone, travertine which brings a weightiness to the restrained decoration. Its the closest youll get to being on Iranian soil without a visa, jokes Ebbi.

Afsaneh, whose business, Noor, specialises in homewares sustainably made from stone offcuts, chose the slabs herself. Each one is bookmatched so that the inherent, sparkling patterns combine to form dancing motifs, like the abstract designs in a Persian rug.

Having inspected several of their architects projects, the couple were also set on a gallery finish no skirtings or cornices, for a seamless effect. Mouldings exist to conceal annoying gaps between floors and walls, so the builders were unenthusiastic. It did mean that the work took slightly longer because everything had to be perfectly level. But we feel it was worth it, Afsaneh says.

Apart from a scattering of the couples antiques and heirlooms, almost all the furniture and artworks were bought specially for the interior. Black and white photographs of Iran sit with mid-century classics such as the Saarinen Knoll Tulip table. The muted tones of Persian rugs are offset by vibrant contemporary paintings: old juxtaposed with new for companionable effect.

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Cybersecurity and secure network must extend to the Home Office.

Last week, I wrote an article on CyberSecurity on my Forbes Channel and it was the highest read blog article since I started writing for Forbes. This blog examines the impacts from Cybersecurity, but from the increased realities of working at home, and the impacts that security operations have become more complex. Security focus is now turning to how we all connect and have access with identify control technologies being at the top of cybersecurity risks as more entry points equals more risks.

Cloud security is a major area for focus in the data protection sector and many are now discussing the increased risks of the home office as companies need to understand perhaps all the technology enablements in their employees home offices.

A few key questions to reflect upon: what are the risks of having multiple users in a home, accessing the same network and impact on its community bandwidth or risk of being hacked? How far does our responsibility go to protect our corporate assets into peoples homes?

The laws protect personal privacy in our homes but do our laws need to change given our new realities?

With Covid-19, the majority of companies are rethinking their expensive leasing office space(s), as next to an employees income, office space is one of the largest operating expenses of a company. As commercial real estate investments shift, the reach of corporate security policies are increasing to examine an employees home infrastructure and understand the risks that home offices may pose, as more permanent work from home space is not going away anytime soon.

Here are a few sobering reality checks. One in four executives have malware already on their home personal devices. This means that cybersecurity extends far beyond the enterprise. We now have a digital integrated life, and suddenly the weak soft underbelly for cyber-security professionals is our home office space.

So what can you do to protect yourselves?

CEO drinking a cup of coffee in his home office.

BlackCloak offers a cybersecurity service for executives at home technology. Why attack a central banks network, when you can attack the CFOs daughters iPad at home? According to BlackCloak, an average of 27 percent of their new clients have malware detected on their personal devices, and that they find that 20 percent have wide open home networks that allow their adversaries to see into their cameras, home automation, and IoT devices. In addition, 75% of the companies they look at their home footprints have over 75% security risks exposed due to: improper security settings or passwords being exposed and being made freely available on the Dark Deep Web.

Adversaries being able to peer into my home cameras on my personal computers, how creepy is this?

But since this risk is true, hence this means that odds are over 90% of small businesses are in high risk security zones, 70% of mid-sized companies are at risk, while 30% of larger enterprises are working hard to get their softer unbellies of their home office space under greater control(s).

The attack surface of a company is exposed every time an employee works remotely from home and in the COVID new normal that is almost every single day.

Prevailion is another early stage innovative company which offers secure monitoring services to patrol a companys network and all its connections. So security officers in all companies have to accelerate looking at the broader footprints or attack risk surfaces that could cause a security breach from home office spaces. Prevailion empowers companies to audit and continuously monitor the security of their supply chains to an unprecedented degree, with the possibility of even predicting future breaches based on this real-time intelligence.

Being aware of all the IP addresses connected with access to a company s infrastructure has many security experts started to worry as the perimeter to monitor has increased in many cases 1000x greater as in many companies, no employees are working in the secure office towers.

Locking down company assets and devices increases every time an executive works remotely. Yet, how many board director or CEO home computers have been recently inspected by third party security experts? With Covid-19 all of a sudden, homes are no longer off limit, as CEOs must think harder of how to protect their digital assets beyond their companys four walls.

Yet, most of the IT budgets on cybersecurity globally are not focused proportionately enough on employees home security practices.

Budget Review of Cybersecurity Investments

Just reflect and answer this question: what percentage of your cybersecurity corporate budgets have shifted to personal home office security services as an additional safety, privacy and security benefit to your employees? Do you know the answer as a CEO or as a Board Director? If not why not?

Do you remember the movie the Patriot Games when the terrorists tried to kill the main character, Jack Ryan? Rather than try to kill him in his CIA office, they targeted his beach home instead, where access was much easier. Although this is a bleak picture, to think about, our homes as higher risk targets, but its imperative to modernize our digital security footprint based on my research.

Below are three questions to expose a few vulnerabilities that you can personally reflect upon, in terms, of your own home office set-up:

1.)Do you have anti-virus software implemented on all your home personal devices and is it in a unified protective home digital footprint?

2.)Have you ever had a third party examine all your default security settings to ensure you are not vulnerable?

3.)Where do you store your personal passwords? Are they in a post it note visible in your office, or written down in a notebook in your office?

Research validates that these are all high risk exposure areas. For example, over 90% of C level executives are not using dual factor authentication for their personal emails. Increasingly more documents are being sent in Gmail and in linked in accounts which also increases risks if stolen to shared.

In the cybersecurity blog on AI that I wrote last week, I discussed how fast the bad actors/hackers are innovating using AI methods, and that every day they are finding new ways to innovate. The 2020 M-Trends report, produced by FireEye, also stated that over 41 percent of the malware deployed in 2019 was never seen before. The hackers are always innovating and hence we need to keep a tighter focus on protecting our employee and company assets.

So where do you think the hackers are all likely putting their attention now due to Covid-19 realities? It is safe to say likely your homes are now higher targets on the abusers minds.

A Young Executive on a Zoom call during Covid 19

So companies that are investing in innovative home security solutions, leveraging AI methods, that integrate into the companys bigger perimeter vision of increasing cybersecurity budgets must now include personal homes of their employees as one of their top risk concerns that board directors and CEOs have as a duty of care responsibility.

But how much of the conversation in discussing the home office space and its continued risks post Covid-19? There is no question that the return to the office as we know it, will be a shadow of its former self.

So its time to prepare for and ensure your organization is further protected from increased teleworking and home office access risks.

3d rendering of American flag made in cyber style.

The USA Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a formal statement, just after Covid-19 intensified to rain upon all of our doorsteps, on the heightened need for increased cybersecurity considerations regarding tele-work that offers guidance to executives to plan for improved operational risks . Some of the considerations exposed were

For more guidance, refer to this report at the USA Homeland Security Office to seek more guidance.

Hence, as well all advance foreword into The Decade of the Home, or The Home Economy, depending on which phrase you prefer, its now time to accelerate preparing for new cybersecurity policies, practices and investments that extend to protect our home office spaces. What we can all be assured of is that Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods will be front and center in helping all of us continue to crack the hacker malicious code and vulnerability risks. This is where Trusted AI for Good comes into play, as all the worlds toughest problems require advanced forms of man and machine working together as our digital footprints increasingly are extending beyond our office doors.

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