Cascading traditional staircase into the Marble floor and marble fireplace entranceway.

Photo by Albert Vecerka: http://www.esto.com/vecerka

ダイニングから上階を見る。間仕切りをなくしたおおらかなワンルーム。高低差が家族の居場所を分ける。高所に設えた窓が、白の空間全体に明るさと奥行きをもたらした。

A grand entrance hall leading to a turned staircase in a beautiful restored Victorian Villa. Original details include the staircase, marble fireplace and cornicing. Torquay, South Devon.Colin Cadle Photography, Photo Styling by Jan Cadle

Photograph by Neil Alexander

The P+M House is a new infill home for a family of four in Saskatoon’s Varsity View neighborhood. Constructed of daylight, natural wood, and human interaction, it strives to create a rich, family-focused environment that pulls nature and ever-changing sunlight into the heart of the house. Situated at the doorsteps of President Murray Park and the U of S campus, the home opens to the South, affronting an established street while allowing a row of towering American elms to provide natural shading and focus to the interior spaces. The house is divided into four program zones: public, private, parents, and kids. The internal organization is a direct result of a daylight management concept, where dark-craving spaces are condensed and allocated to areas with low-light access, while providing strategic separation between zones. Left behind as a result are airy, light-filled living spaces that offer internal / external views, space for family interaction, while taking maximum advantage of limited South and West light. The architecture begins with a main floor sectional shift that breaks the house into front & back, creating an internal topography that lets South light reach the back of the house. A trio of continuous, interlocking walls then give shape and order to the primary spaces, while openings in or between these walls extend the interior spaces into the yard and let daylight wash the heart of the house. The highly-insulated house is the result of a thoughtful process that sought to leverage the site’s severe environmental constraints (minimal southern exposure in an extreme cold climate, where temps reach 40 below) and turn them into opportunities. The house is composed of a 2800 sf main house, a 650 sf basement suite, and a 600 sf garage. It is constructed of reinforced concrete, 2x staggered stud walls, exposed spruce posts / glulam beams, and open-web engineered wood trusses. It is clad in stucco and western red cedar; with triple-glazed fiberglass windows and natural white oak finishes throughout. Architectural Design: METAAMO studio w/ Oxbow Architecture All Imagery Copyright 2017 Metaamo Studio, All Rights Reserved. No commercial use without prior written approval.

Transitional stair well with client's important art showcased under ring chandelier and grounded by stylish simple settee. A contemporary version of a traditional entry with settee in a very updated style

The composition of layers, the palette of shades, and the use of natural materials (concrete and granulate) give this stone his warm feel and romantic look. The Odyssee stone is 100 percent frost-resistant and can therefore be used indoors and outdoors. With a variety of sizes it's easy to make that realistic random looking wall. Stone Design is durable, easy to clean, does not discolor and is moist, frost, and heat resistant. The light weight panels are easy to install with a regular thin set mortar (tile adhesive) based on the subsurface conditions. The subtle variatons in color and shape make it look and feel like real stone. After treatment with a conrete sealer this stone is even more easy to keep clean.