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186 Lighting Design Group - Gregg MackellLED strips uplight the ceiling from the exposed I-beams, while direct lighting is provided from pendant mounted multiple headed adjustable accent lights.
Studio B Architects, Aspen, CO.
Photo by Raul Garcia
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Josh Wynne ConstructionPhoto by Ryan Gamma
Walnut vanity is mid-century inspired.
Subway tile with dark grout.
Abramson ArchitectsThe homeowner possessed a brilliant collection of books, which are showcased in sprawling built-in book shelves in the living room.
Photo: Jim Bartsch
Hoedemaker PfeifferThis house, in eastern Washington’s Kittitas County, is sited on the shallow incline of a slight elevation, in the midst of fifty acres of pasture and prairie grassland, a place of vast expanses, where only distant hills and the occasional isolated tree interrupt the view toward the horizon. Where another design might seem to be an alien import, this house feels entirely native, powerfully attached to the land. Set back from and protected under the tent-like protection of the roof, the front of the house is entirely transparent, glowing like a lantern in the evening.
Along the windowed wall that looks out over the porch, a full-length enfilade reaches out to the far window at each end. Steep ship’s ladders on either side of the great room lead to loft spaces, lighted by a single window placed high on the gable ends. On either side of the massive stone fireplace, angled window seats offer views of the grasslands and of the watch tower. Eight-foot-high accordion doors at the porch end of the great room fold away, extending the room out to a screened space for summer, a glass-enclosed solarium in winter.
In addition to serving as an observation look-out and beacon, the tower serves the practical function of housing a below-grade wine cellar and sleeping benches. Tower and house align from entrance to entrance, literally linked by a pathway, set off axis and leading to steps that descend into the courtyard.
Niche Design ArchitectsOur brief was to provide a link from the ground floor of this Victorian House within the Harrogate conservation area, which, due to the sloping site, is a full storey above the garden at the rear of the house.
The existing kitchen/dining area has been linked with the garden via a floor-to-ceiling curved glass and steel extension, providing space for sitting and enjoying views of the landscaped garden at both the lower ground and ground floor levels.
Both the roof and mezzanine are punctuated by circular glazed openings, and the staircase linking the two levels is constructed from steel with timber treads and a frameless glazed balustrade.
Kelly and Stone Architects - TahoeSpa like guest bath featuring walk in shower tub area, custom lighting and stone walls. Freestanding tub and floor mounted faucet by Wetstyle. Interior design provided by Michelle Rein at American Artisans.
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Prentiss Balance Wickline ArchitectsPhotographer: Jay Goodrich
This 2800 sf single-family home was completed in 2009. The clients desired an intimate, yet dynamic family residence that reflected the beauty of the site and the lifestyle of the San Juan Islands. The house was built to be both a place to gather for large dinners with friends and family as well as a cozy home for the couple when they are there alone.
The project is located on a stunning, but cripplingly-restricted site overlooking Griffin Bay on San Juan Island. The most practical area to build was exactly where three beautiful old growth trees had already chosen to live. A prior architect, in a prior design, had proposed chopping them down and building right in the middle of the site. From our perspective, the trees were an important essence of the site and respectfully had to be preserved. As a result we squeezed the programmatic requirements, kept the clients on a square foot restriction and pressed tight against property setbacks.
The delineate concept is a stone wall that sweeps from the parking to the entry, through the house and out the other side, terminating in a hook that nestles the master shower. This is the symbolic and functional shield between the public road and the private living spaces of the home owners. All the primary living spaces and the master suite are on the water side, the remaining rooms are tucked into the hill on the road side of the wall.
Off-setting the solid massing of the stone walls is a pavilion which grabs the views and the light to the south, east and west. Built in a position to be hammered by the winter storms the pavilion, while light and airy in appearance and feeling, is constructed of glass, steel, stout wood timbers and doors with a stone roof and a slate floor. The glass pavilion is anchored by two concrete panel chimneys; the windows are steel framed and the exterior skin is of powder coated steel sheathing.
Hanson Fine BuildingInstallation of new kitchen marble countertops; reconditioned exposed ceiling joists; locally custom-fabricated steel floor-to-ceiling bay window.
Photographer: Jeffrey Totaro
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