自然に囲まれた逗子の住宅街に建つ、私たちの自宅兼アトリエ。私たち夫婦と幼い息子・娘の4人が暮らす住宅です。仕事場と住空間にほどよい距離感を持たせつつ、子どもたちが楽しく遊び回れること、我が家にいらしたみなさんに寛いで過ごしていただくことをテーマに設計しました。

Wooden partition wall with slits. Modern bath design. Floating vanities with wood and stone. Floating glass bathroom shelves. Suspended track lighting. Wide light wood plank flooring. White tile textured backsplash.

Although all of our collections are unique and exquisitely hand crafted, Artsaics provides the highly demanded option of creating, one of a kind, custom mosaics. Each mosaic possesses its own character. With dedication and attention to detail, all of our custom designs are produced specifically to our clients’ requests. Meticulously placing and hand shaping each individual piece of mosaic to perfection, we are capable of achieving the most impressive and realistic effects.

Asian powder room with Hakatai mosaic glass tile wall as backdrop, Asian vanity with Koi vessel sink, modern faucet in bamboo shape and dramatic golden mirror.

Kim Sargent

Black and silver metallic wallpaper adds drama to an artful arrangement original pen and ink drawings of the homeowner's beloved dogs. This masculine bathroom is grounded with textured concrete flooring and a leather area rug. Photo: Steve Baduljak

This passive solar addition transformed this nondescript ranch house into an energy efficient, sunlit, passive solar home. The addition to the rear of the building was constructed of compressed earth blocks. These massive blocks were made on the site with the earth from the excavation. With the addition of foam insulation on the exterior, the wall becomes a thermal battery, allowing winter sun to heat the blocks during the day and release that heat at night. The house was built with only non toxic or natural materials. Heat and hot water are provided by a 94% efficient gas boiler which warms the radiant floor. A new wood fireplace is an 80% efficient, low emission unit. With Energy Star appliances and LED lighting, the energy consumption of this home is very low. The addition of infrastructure for future photovoltaic panels and solar hot water will allow energy consumption to approach zero.

Architecture: Sutro Architects Landscape Architecture: Arterra Landscape Architects Builder: Upscale Construction Photography: Christopher Stark