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Benvenuti and SteinContemporary Living Room/ Library with Curved Bookshelves, Benvenuti and Stein Design Build North Shore Chicago
Tom Hurt ArchitectureMany of the bookshelves in this home are used as space dividers giving an expansive feeling to the open floor plan.
MarvinArchitect: Celeste Robbins, Robbins Architecture Inc.
Photography By: Hedrich Blessing
“Simple and sophisticated interior and exterior that harmonizes with the site. Like the integration of the flat roof element into the main gabled form next to garage. It negotiates the line between traditional and modernist forms and details successfully.”
This single-family vacation home on the Michigan shoreline accomplished the balance of large, glass window walls with the quaint beach aesthetic found on the neighboring dunes. Drawing from the vernacular language of nearby beach porches, a composition of flat and gable roofs was designed. This blending of rooflines gave the ability to maintain the scale of a beach cottage without compromising the fullness of the lake views.
The result was a space that continuously displays views of Lake Michigan as you move throughout the home. From the front door to the upper bedroom suites, the home reminds you why you came to the water’s edge, and emphasizes the vastness of the lake view.
Marvin Windows helped frame the dramatic lake scene. The products met the performance needs of the challenging lake wind and sun. Marvin also fit within the budget, and the technical support made it easy to design everything from large fixed windows to motorized awnings in hard-to-reach locations.
Featuring:
Marvin Ultimate Awning Window
Marvin Ultimate Casement Window
Marvin Ultimate Swinging French Door
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SV DesignReminiscent of turn-of-the-century estates on Boston’s North Shore, this new residence was constructed on the site of the former estates stone and shingle Manor House. The design offers comfortable interiors intimate in scale, while capturing the essence of the original grand exterior.
Photo Credit: John Bellenis
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