A full renovation of a dated but expansive family home, including bespoke staircase repositioning, entertainment living and bar, updated pool and spa facilities and surroundings and a repositioning and execution of a new sunken dining room to accommodate a formal sitting room.

Stone Stairs by 'Ancient Surfaces' Product: Antique Stone Stairs Contacts: (212) 461-0245 Email: Sales@ancientsurfaces.com Website: www.AncientSurfaces.com Stairs are one of the most basic indoors and outdoors architectural feature that are a must both functionally and esthetically speaking. In landscaping beside their obvious usefulness in helping you access various elevations on your property they will also allow you to divide and breakup various section of your outdoor design, they'll help you redirect your line of sight to specific focal points of interest and by themselves can make a powerful design statement that symbolizes hospitality and openness towards guests. When creating staircases out of our antique stone building elements we focus on waring all of those hats that your stairs need to ware in order to serve their intended multipurpose role. Most don't dwell or even think twice about this seemingly rudimentary and basic building element that on its surface seems unchanged from the days of the Roman empire. However we've identified various stairs designs and cataloged over 30 divers stone stairs type that forms the bulk of our stone stair library. Here are a few that are noteworthy of mentioning: 1- The thick hexagon staggered stepping stone stairs ideal for any ancient, whimsical, 17th century English or Asiatic landscaping themes you may be using in your outdoors. 2- The 3" and 5" Thick foundation slab slices that are massive cut-out chunks from salvaged cornerstone foundation blocks that used to be laid underneath old farmhouses and building structures in medieval and renaissance Europe before the invention of modern cement and steel foundations. 3- The double stacked antique reclaimed limestone stair edge and risers. All made out of our various lines of very hard antique limestone paves that defies all weather types from sub-Saharan to Tundra climates and perfect for both indoors and outdoors applications. 4- Full blocked 8" thick (or more) )stairs with both the squared backs and the slanted backs ideal for the outdoors or for creating a self-supporting structure that will allow architects and designer an extended range of design options and usages. 5- Limestone stairs with Encaustic Tile raisers ideal for any coastal Spanish or Italian style home. 6- Thick and solid single pieced bull-nosed stairs and raisers flanked by wrist high limestone balustrades when used on the outdoor entryway staircase of your home. All of those types of stairs and countless many others will play an invisible role in defining the character and feel of your future home.

Cantilevered limestone staircase with wrought iron spindles topped with a continuous Oak handrail

Upon entering, what immediately differentiates this property from others you may see at Kukio are grand columns found throughout the home. Each column is intricately engraved with soft botanical patterns, a unique design feature that gives you a glimpse of Hawaii’s architectural history. The columns are said to be reminiscent of the late 1800’s historic Hawaiian architecture found in palaces occupied by Hawaii’s Royalty.

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The paver field is Techo-Bloc Blu 60 in Champlain Gray and the paver border is Unilock Copthorne in Basalt in a double sailor row. While the pavers are from two different vendors, they look beautiful together and bring out the look that the family was looking for. All steps throughout the entire project are Blockhouse Schenley in Limestone.

The existing footprint of the curved stairs was updated with limestone slab risers and treads. The ornate iron railing was replaced with a simpler design - elegantly marrying the existing traditional details in the house to the new transitional sensibility.

Fine Iron were commissioned to realise the vision the clients had for this luxuriant circular staircase balustrade. This uniquely designed balustrade is continuous over 2 floors and was finished in a dark bronze patina and capped with a bronzed patinated frogs back handrail. The 'K' design featured in the decorative balustrade panels has been mirrored in the glass panels of the interior doors for continuity. The staircase has been capped in a hand finished Portland stone and winds around a large atrium, from which hangs a substantial feature glass chandelier.

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J'ai dessiné pour mes clients la rampe d'escalier fabriquée par mon ferronnier en acier peint en noir mat, salle à manger contemporaine, escalier en pierre grise. Création h(O)meAttitudes Photos Sylvie Grimal

Transformación espectacular de este terreno. La construcción de este jardín se ha llevado a cabo en distintas etapas para su reforma integral. Toda la reforma ha sido realizada con un aire moderno y utilizando materiales de alta calidad, pensando en un jardín de bajo mantenimiento y que aporta calidez al mismo tiempo. Los materiales utilizados han sido: • Madera tecnológica para los laterales de las paredes, la ducha del jardín, el banco y el armario de cocina exterior. Un material muy resistente, duradero y sin mantenimiento. • Césped artificial, utilizada en la pradera del jardín delantero y en las escaleras de bajada al nivel inferior de la casa. Un material muy recomendable por su bajo mantenimiento, cero consumo de agua, sin necesidad de segar, abonar,airear... • Pavimento porcelánico para las escaleras y los pasos de entrada, antideslizante y resistente al aire libre. También se ha hecho la iluminación exterior, con un modelo integrado en las paredes evitando obstáculo salientes.

Limestone Staircase and walk over glass floor, photographs by Tony Murray