Tearing out shag carpeting, the home now features original, restored cork flooring.
With 600-square-foot of indoor living space and an additional 557-square-feet of covered outdoor living spaces, the prefab project represents a nearly a 1:1 ratio of heated/indoor to unheated/outdoor areas.
With 600-square-foot of indoor living space and an additional 557-square-feet of covered outdoor living spaces, the prefab project represents a nearly a 1:1 ratio of heated/indoor to unheated/outdoor areas.
Architecture firm Wittman Estes has been tracking performance metrics for the net-zero energy prototype project.
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Architect Thaddeus Longstreth worked on the Kaufmann House before building this post-and-beam brick home surrounded by wooded paths in New Jersey.
Architect Fred Hollingsworth designed this woodsy residence, which was built in 1950 and has been owned by the same family ever since.
This multilevel home is perched on a spacious lot, surrounded by pristine countryside, in the hills above Épinal, France.
A custom door fabricated by Maple Key with Weitzner wallcovering now tucks behind the closet storage. A natural stone slab tops the custom oak vanity, and the floor tile is by Fireclay.
The bedside sconces are from Ladies & Gentleman Studio.
The built-in oak bed and wall treatment was designed by Bright Designlab and fabricated by Master Furniture Makers, with a custom colorful rug designed by Bright Designlab, in collaboration with Kush Rugs.
Valspar ‘Black Evergreen’ covers the beams, doors, and trim. The perimeter counters are concrete, by Cement Elegance.
Boy Boy fabricated the framing for the flue shroud and base, which was then finished with plaster, and given a limestone benchtop. The Arto Ceramic tile extends into the kitchen, which has a preserved wood ceiling with new skylights.
Across from the living room, the record-listening station has custom oak wall shelving fabricated by Maple Key with powder-coated perforated steel record baskets by local studio Boy Boy. An Atelier de Troupe chair sits atop a Faye TooGood Rug by CC Tapis.
San Francisco transplants Heather Day and Chase McBride worked with Bay Area architect Ryan Leidner to create a striking rectilinear home in the California desert.
Landscaping was another major investment in the project’s budget, turning the backyard into something more closely resembling a “golf course with trees.” Isaac spent $48K on the illuminated stone pathway that leads up to the space.
The elegant prefab construction features glulam beams that support a steel scupper off of which water plumes during a rainfall—yet another nod to the landscape and natural elements.
The new home’s covered porch takes inspiration from the porch of the 150-year-old cottage shared by the extended family, just 100 yards away from the main home. The porch is designed for enjoying summer sunsets.
The home enjoys a connection with the surrounding landscape with views from every room that invite the 100-acre site into the interior. “The framed views from each room are a source of pride for us,” says architect Meelena Oleksiuk Turkel. “They illustrate the way in which we design for a specific site, bringing the outdoors into the home and making the most of what the homeowners love about their land.”
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