Photography: Nick Merrick, Hedrich Blessing

25' of Marvin Lift & Slide doors (5 panels)

Custom built-ins for the media equipment and storage were provided by The Master's Touch.

This basement was turned into the ultimate man's cave and wine cellar. Beautiful wood everywhere. This room is very understated making the game table the focal point, until you look across the room to the wonderful wine cellar.

Photo Credit: Bruce Damonte

Photographer: Spacecrafting

Aspettative. Segreto. Magia. Il vetro è un materiale che riesce a creare tanti effetti. Riesce a separare senza porre limiti e senza creare barriere. Mantiene volume. Adoriamo lavorare con il vetro. Anzi. Adoriamo lavorare con una coppia inseparabile per noi: vetro & tenda. Questa coppia messa in posizione giusta riesce a creare effetto scenografico talvolta inaspettatamente profondo. Come in questo caso. Dove un’altro tema importante è stato pure quello della linea. Che penetra una materia fitta e omogenea o crea lei stessa una nuova superficie.

Architect: In. Site: Architecture. Photo: Tim Wilkes Photography

Trent Teigen

To reduce impact on the environment, each Rustic Collection piece is crafted from reclaimed driftwood that also adds a weathered, southwestern style to this living space. With rich, dark brown accents and aztec print textiles, each piece complements the unique detailing of driftwood. Display family photo albums, geometric accents and bronze toned table lamps that invites guests into the perfect space for entertaining.

Custom made in California leather sectional from Elite Leather. Artwork from Leftbank Art. Faux fur throw from Rene Cazares. Area rug from Jaipur rugs. Petrified wood end table from Palecek. Table lamp and vases from Arteriors Home.

Atherton has many large substantial homes - our clients purchased an existing home on a one acre flag-shaped lot and asked us to design a new dream home for them. The result is a new 7,000 square foot four-building complex consisting of the main house, six-car garage with two car lifts, pool house with a full one bedroom residence inside, and a separate home office /work out gym studio building. A fifty-foot swimming pool was also created with fully landscaped yards. Given the rectangular shape of the lot, it was decided to angle the house to incoming visitors slightly so as to more dramatically present itself. The house became a classic u-shaped home but Feng Shui design principals were employed directing the placement of the pool house to better contain the energy flow on the site. The main house entry door is then aligned with a special Japanese red maple at the end of a long visual axis at the rear of the site. These angles and alignments set up everything else about the house design and layout, and views from various rooms allow you to see into virtually every space tracking movements of others in the home. The residence is simply divided into two wings of public use, kitchen and family room, and the other wing of bedrooms, connected by the living and dining great room. Function drove the exterior form of windows and solid walls with a line of clerestory windows which bring light into the middle of the large home. Extensive sun shadow studies with 3D tree modeling led to the unorthodox placement of the pool to the north of the home, but tree shadow tracking showed this to be the sunniest area during the entire year. Sustainable measures included a full 7.1kW solar photovoltaic array technically making the house off the grid, and arranged so that no panels are visible from the property. A large 16,000 gallon rainwater catchment system consisting of tanks buried below grade was installed. The home is California GreenPoint rated and also features sealed roof soffits and a sealed crawlspace without the usual venting. A whole house computer automation system with server room was installed as well. Heating and cooling utilize hot water radiant heated concrete and wood floors supplemented by heat pump generated heating and cooling. A compound of buildings created to form balanced relationships between each other, this home is about circulation, light and a balance of form and function. Photo by John Sutton Photography.

Clean and simple define this 1200 square foot Portage Bay floating home. After living on the water for 10 years, the owner was familiar with the area’s history and concerned with environmental issues. With that in mind, she worked with Architect Ryan Mankoski of Ninebark Studios and Dyna to create a functional dwelling that honored its surroundings. The original 19th century log float was maintained as the foundation for the new home and some of the historic logs were salvaged and custom milled to create the distinctive interior wood paneling. The atrium space celebrates light and water with open and connected kitchen, living and dining areas. The bedroom, office and bathroom have a more intimate feel, like a waterside retreat. The rooftop and water-level decks extend and maximize the main living space. The materials for the home’s exterior include a mixture of structural steel and glass, and salvaged cedar blended with Cor ten steel panels. Locally milled reclaimed untreated cedar creates an environmentally sound rain and privacy screen.