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Project posted by Jonathan Dearman

Mulberry St. House

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Location
Statesville, North Carolina
Structure
House (Single Residence)
Friend Door
Friend Door
Hand-built cabinets designed by Rick Kazebee.
Hand-built cabinets designed by Rick Kazebee.
Master Bath with same mill work as kitchen.
Master Bath with same mill work as kitchen.
Front entry with western red cedar and Pennsylvania blue stone.
Front entry with western red cedar and Pennsylvania blue stone.
View from mudroom with the prototype cabinet, kitchen faucet, and dinning room lighting.
View from mudroom with the prototype cabinet, kitchen faucet, and dinning room lighting.
Original structure.
Original structure.
Old growth pine floors that were removed and reinstalled.
Old growth pine floors that were removed and reinstalled.
Private outdoor space and patio.
Private outdoor space and patio.
Spacious living room featuring the original pine floors.
Spacious living room featuring the original pine floors.
Living room featuring Jonathan Dearman Design original tables and lamp.
Living room featuring Jonathan Dearman Design original tables and lamp.
The living space flows into the kitchen which is the center of the home. A pass through window allows light to fill the space.
The living space flows into the kitchen which is the center of the home. A pass through window allows light to fill the space.
Architect Rick Kazebee designed the Baltic birch plywood cabinets to display the construction elements. The plywood ends are exposed with the doors and drawers inset. Slide hardware is also celebrated and shown. The doors and drawers appear to float surrounded by a plywood frame.
Architect Rick Kazebee designed the Baltic birch plywood cabinets to display the construction elements. The plywood ends are exposed with the doors and drawers inset. Slide hardware is also celebrated and shown. The doors and drawers appear to float surrounded by a plywood frame.
Hall leading to master bedroom. The home features two hallways that lead to private spaces.
Hall leading to master bedroom. The home features two hallways that lead to private spaces.
Hardware and lighting are the jewels of a home.
Hardware and lighting are the jewels of a home.
Master bath.
Master bath.

Details

Square Feet
1700
Bedrooms
3
Full Baths
2

Credits

Posted by
Builder
Jonathan Dearman
Photographer
Matthew Franklin Carter

From Jonathan Dearman

Feeling stuck in the research and development stage of a lighting project, I needed to get out of the studio and work on a more expansive and well-defined challenge. The complete overhaul of a derelict duplex that had set vacant for 17 years into a modern single family home seemed like just the thing. A few months earlier I had befriended an architect who was also at a turning point, leaving a large firm to strike out on his own. Our conversations about space, craftsmanship, and detail informed my examination and re-imagining of the house.

Interested in both modern design and historic preservation, I originally intended to keep as much of the original exterior as possible, but a hopelessly sinking chimney led to a more modern reinterpretation of the home’s main entry with a flat roof that mirrored the existing carport. Enclosing the front porch with cedar screening created a private outdoor space with easy access to the public areas of the house while also concealing the odd second front door, now known as the friend door. The completely new floor plan was designed within the constraints of the existing footprint.