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Making Room for Peace
When looking at this office, most people would look at it and say, “yeah, this was definitely designed by Making Room for Peace.” With nods toward our signature California-coastal style, office 05 is certainly a peaceful retreat. One of the only offices with white walls, when the sun pours in through the windows, it casts the most beautiful glow. Toning things down, we placed a modern, gray sofa with blonde accent tables on either side. Throughout the room there are pops of black metal, brown leather and blue.
Andrea Visco
Cucina moderna con uno stile pulito che si unisce alla sala da pranzo per ospiti e sala da pranzo per la famiglia. Cucina con isola, forno elettrico, forno a microonde, macchina del caffè incassate.
TS Renovations
Amazing front porch transformations. We removed a small landing with a few steps and replaced it with and impressive porch that spans the entire front of the house with custom masonry work, a hip roof with bead board ceiling, included lighting, 2 fans, and railings.
DECO Australia
Dream Home 5 by Oak & Orange
Timber-look battens: 25x25mm DecoBatten in DecoWood Natural Casuarina
Photo by The Palm Co.
Fireclay Tile
Create a show-stealing kitchen island by using a lively green hexagon countertop tile with a live edge that flows into a warm wood finish.
DESIGN
Silent J Design
PHOTOS
TC Peterson Photography
INSTALLER
Damskov Construction
Tile Shown: Brick in Olympic, 6" Hexagon in Palm Tree, Left & Right Scalene in Tempest
Vetter Architects
The owners requested a Private Resort that catered to their love for entertaining friends and family, a place where 2 people would feel just as comfortable as 42. Located on the western edge of a Wisconsin lake, the site provides a range of natural ecosystems from forest to prairie to water, allowing the building to have a more complex relationship with the lake - not merely creating large unencumbered views in that direction. The gently sloping site to the lake is atypical in many ways to most lakeside lots - as its main trajectory is not directly to the lake views - allowing for focus to be pushed in other directions such as a courtyard and into a nearby forest.
The biggest challenge was accommodating the large scale gathering spaces, while not overwhelming the natural setting with a single massive structure. Our solution was found in breaking down the scale of the project into digestible pieces and organizing them in a Camp-like collection of elements:
- Main Lodge: Providing the proper entry to the Camp and a Mess Hall
- Bunk House: A communal sleeping area and social space.
- Party Barn: An entertainment facility that opens directly on to a swimming pool & outdoor room.
- Guest Cottages: A series of smaller guest quarters.
- Private Quarters: The owners private space that directly links to the Main Lodge.
These elements are joined by a series green roof connectors, that merge with the landscape and allow the out buildings to retain their own identity. This Camp feel was further magnified through the materiality - specifically the use of Doug Fir, creating a modern Northwoods setting that is warm and inviting. The use of local limestone and poured concrete walls ground the buildings to the sloping site and serve as a cradle for the wood volumes that rest gently on them. The connections between these materials provided an opportunity to add a delicate reading to the spaces and re-enforce the camp aesthetic.
The oscillation between large communal spaces and private, intimate zones is explored on the interior and in the outdoor rooms. From the large courtyard to the private balcony - accommodating a variety of opportunities to engage the landscape was at the heart of the concept.
Overview
Chenequa, WI
Size
Total Finished Area: 9,543 sf
Completion Date
May 2013
Services
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design
Drewett Works
Modern Retreat is one of a four home collection located in Paradise Valley, Arizona. The site, formerly home to the abandoned Kachina Elementary School, offered remarkable views of Camelback Mountain. Nestled into an acre-sized, pie shaped cul-de-sac, the site’s unique challenges came in the form of lot geometry, western primary views, and limited southern exposure. While the lot’s shape had a heavy influence on the home organization, the western views and the need for western solar protection created the general massing hierarchy.
The undulating split-faced travertine stone walls both protect and give a vivid textural display and seamlessly pass from exterior to interior. The tone-on-tone exterior material palate was married with an effective amount of contrast internally. This created a very dynamic exchange between objects in space and the juxtaposition to the more simple and elegant architecture.
Maximizing the 5,652 sq ft, a seamless connection of interior and exterior spaces through pocketing glass doors extends public spaces to the outdoors and highlights the fantastic Camelback Mountain views.
Project Details // Modern Retreat
Architecture: Drewett Works
Builder/Developer: Bedbrock Developers, LLC
Interior Design: Ownby Design
Photographer: Thompson Photographic
Gulf Building LLC
New construction of a 2-story single family residence, approximately 12,000 SF, 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 1 half bath with a 3 car garage
Edgewater Design Group
As written in Northern Home & Cottage by Elizabeth Edwards
Sara and Paul Matthews call their head-turning home, located in a sweet neighborhood just up the hill from downtown Petoskey, “a very human story.” Indeed it is. Sara and her husband, Paul, have a special-needs son as well as an energetic middle-school daughter. This home has an answer for everyone. Located down the street from the school, it is ideally situated for their daughter and a self-contained apartment off the great room accommodates all their son’s needs while giving his caretakers privacy—and the family theirs. The Matthews began the building process by taking their thoughts and
needs to Stephanie Baldwin and her team at Edgewater Design Group. Beyond the above considerations, they wanted their new home to be low maintenance and to stand out architecturally, “But not so much that anyone would complain that it didn’t work in our neighborhood,” says Sara. “We
were thrilled that Edgewater listened to us and were able to give us a unique-looking house that is meeting all our needs.” Lombardy LLC built this handsome home with Paul working alongside the construction crew throughout the project. The low maintenance exterior is a cutting-edge blend of stacked stone, black corrugated steel, black framed windows and Douglas fir soffits—elements that add up to an organic contemporary look. The use of black steel, including interior beams and the staircase system, lend an industrial vibe that is courtesy of the Matthews’ friend Dan Mello of Trimet Industries in Traverse City. The couple first met Dan, a metal fabricator, a number of years ago, right around the time they found out that their then two-year-old son would never be able to walk. After the couple explained to Dan that they couldn’t find a solution for a child who wasn’t big enough for a wheelchair, he designed a comfortable, rolling chair that was just perfect. They still use it. The couple’s gratitude for the chair resulted in a trusting relationship with Dan, so it was natural for them to welcome his talents into their home-building process. A maple floor finished to bring out all of its color-tones envelops the room in warmth. Alder doors and trim and a Doug fir ceiling reflect that warmth. Clearstory windows and floor-to-ceiling window banks fill the space with light—and with views of the spacious grounds that will
become a canvas for Paul, a retired landscaper. The couple’s vibrant art pieces play off against modernist furniture and lighting that is due to an inspired collaboration between Sara and interior designer Kelly Paulsen. “She was absolutely instrumental to the project,” Sara says. “I went through
two designers before I finally found Kelly.” The open clean-lined kitchen, butler’s pantry outfitted with a beverage center and Miele coffee machine (that allows guests to wait on themselves when Sara is cooking), and an outdoor room that centers around a wood-burning fireplace, all make for easy,
fabulous entertaining. A den just off the great room houses the big-screen television and Sara’s loom—
making for relaxing evenings of weaving, game watching and togetherness. Tourgoers will leave understanding that this house is everything great design should be. Form following function—and solving very human issues with soul-soothing style.
Mountain + Beach Interiors - Schonewill Int'l
This three story custom wood/steel/glass stairwell is the core of the home where many spaces intersect. Notably dining area, main bar, outdoor lounge, kitchen, entry at the main level. the loft, master bedroom and bedroom suites on the third level and it connects the theatre, bistro bar and recreational room on the lower level. Eric Lucero photography.
Catherine Schager Designs
Shower Walls, Bench and Window Sill: Maximum Premium White Porcelain Slab from TransCeramica
Shower Floor: Imola Koshi Porcelain Tile in Dark Grey
Fixed Wall Bracket: Kallista (P21652-00-AD)
Dennis Jourdan Photography
Tommy Daspit Photographer
Deck of Modern Home by Alexander Modern Homes in Muscle Shoals Alabama, and Phil Kean Design by Birmingham Alabama based architectural and interiors photographer Tommy Daspit. See more of his work at http://tommydaspit.com
Mountain + Beach Interiors - Schonewill Int'l
This modern living room is right across from the open area of the kitchen bar island and off the dining deck that has pocketing corner doors. This area features a custom modern fireplace surround with steel clad and 3-D natural stone clad and a floating Colorado buffstone bench. It sports media TV in a clean and simple way. The views from this room are the front range of the mountains.
Adige Ristruttura S.r.l.
Creazione di un bagno in stile moderno, con rivestimenti in grès porcellanato a parete colore grigio scuro/nero e rivestimento zona idromassaggio e doccia in quarzite.
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