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Mihaly Slocombe
Hood House is a playful protector that respects the heritage character of Carlton North whilst celebrating purposeful change. It is a luxurious yet compact and hyper-functional home defined by an exploration of contrast: it is ornamental and restrained, subdued and lively, stately and casual, compartmental and open.
For us, it is also a project with an unusual history. This dual-natured renovation evolved through the ownership of two separate clients. Originally intended to accommodate the needs of a young family of four, we shifted gears at the eleventh hour and adapted a thoroughly resolved design solution to the needs of only two. From a young, nuclear family to a blended adult one, our design solution was put to a test of flexibility.
The result is a subtle renovation almost invisible from the street yet dramatic in its expressive qualities. An oblique view from the northwest reveals the playful zigzag of the new roof, the rippling metal hood. This is a form-making exercise that connects old to new as well as establishing spatial drama in what might otherwise have been utilitarian rooms upstairs. A simple palette of Australian hardwood timbers and white surfaces are complimented by tactile splashes of brass and rich moments of colour that reveal themselves from behind closed doors.
Our internal joke is that Hood House is like Lazarus, risen from the ashes. We’re grateful that almost six years of hard work have culminated in this beautiful, protective and playful house, and so pleased that Glenda and Alistair get to call it home.
Bickford Construction Corporation
Lake Cottage Porch, standing seam metal roofing and cedar shakes blend into the Vermont fall foliage. Simple and elegant.
Photos by Susan Teare
stirling group inc
Sterling E. Stevens Design Photo, Raleigh, NC - Studio H Design, Charlotte, NC - Stirling Group, Inc, Charlotte, NC
Purple Cherry Architects
The approach to the house offers a quintessential farm experience. Guests pass through farm fields, barn clusters, expansive meadows, and farm ponds. Nearing the house, a pastoral sheep enclosure provides a friendly and welcoming gesture.
Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
Charles E. Roberts House (Burnham & Root, 1885; Wright remodel, 1896)
A majestic Queen Anne with Wright’s hand evidenced in the extensive decorative woodwork.
Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Trust. Photographer James Caulfield.
Glenn Layton Homes
Built by Glenn Layton Homes in Paradise Key South Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Blackline Renovations
The bright white brick and stucco exterior is greatly accented by the aluminum clad black windows, standing seam metal roof and half-round gutters and downspouts.
Ken Vaughan - Vaughan Creative Media
Big-D Signature
This house was built from the shore out into the lake, used as a weekend home for the family.
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