Love's Labors Found
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After months spent researching solutions to make her home’s fabric roof functional, Lisa Sette can finally relax.Photo by: Daniel Hennessy -
The metal shed, where Lisa Sette and her husband lived temporarily, was featured on the cover of Dwell’s first issue.Photo by: Daniel Hennessy -
In the original design, steel structural elements were meant to support a distinctive fabric roof but the material was not weather-resistant.Photo by: Daniel Hennessy -
The standing seam metal roof consists of steel panels coated with corrosion-resistant coating.Photo by: Daniel Hennessy -
The plan is simple: Two rectangles are connected by a bridge that traverses a desert wash. The effect of the light shining into the glass-walled living room is what first attracted Sette and Shikany to the house.Photo by: Daniel Hennessy -
An elegant palette of materials defines the open kitchen. The rear counter is sanded stainless steel; the island counter is Purpleheart (an exotic hardwood) with a range by Dacor.Photo by: Daniel Hennessy -
In the office are Metropolitan chairs by Jeffrey Bernett for B&B Italia. Most artwork hung throughout the house comes from Sette’s art gallery.Photo by: Daniel Hennessy -
In the entryway, what at first appears to be a rug is actually cut blue glass terazzo designed by Marwan Al-Sayed.Photo by: Daniel Hennessy -
In the study, an oil painting by David Kroll, one of the artists represented by Sette's gallery hangs above a Le Corbusier daybed.Photo by: Daniel Hennessy -
The custom leather platform bed was designed by Shikany’s firm, PS Studios.Photo by: Daniel Hennessy -
The dramatic bathroom features a glass sink designed and cast by Mies Grybaitis of OIA. The etched glass shower is accented by green glass tile.Photo by: Daniel Hennessy
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