Tall, sliding glass panels extend along the west side of the house, including into the living area, which has views across the terrace and 35-acre wooded property. Built-in bookshelves, part of Dynia's thick-wall strategy, keep with the orderly design.
Photo by Ron Johnson.
Floor-to-ceiling windows, complemented by a wood-burning stove from Jøtul, bring the outdoors in. “Movement throughout the house—down the hall, through a doorway, or across a room—is always toward a view of the outdoors, creating a connection between the inside and outside,” Hart says.
The original beams, as seen from the loft, offer a warm and textural contrast to the sleek and modern finishes introduced during the renovation. “There's a lot of nice patina to the very old beams; we definitely wanted to show that,” says van Hulzen.
Along with smart tech capabilities, Haiku can also be kitted out to include functional LED lighting. Together, their elegant fans and lights add visual interest to frequently neglected overhead spaces.
This bathroom, tiled in bright blue mosaic to offset the home’s limited materials and color palette, calls for a simple vanity. The sinks, toilets, and tubs are by Villeroy & Boch, while the faucets and towel rails are by Grohe and Avenir, respectively.
The Supra sliding door hardware system has been especially developed for all doors that do not allow a threaded joint or any other hardware on the door leaf surface. Supra is mounted onto the top of the door leaf, which is the perfect solution for mirror doors, for example. We love this option for keeping the door facade clean and polished looking.
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Lastly, all of Milgard's Essence Series® products meet ENERGY STAR® v6 standards for U-Factor (how well the window insulates heat) and SHGC (how much solar radiations passes through the window). All the Essence Series® products feature argon gas insulation that helps guard against heat loss. Also standard are SunCoat® Low-e glass coatings that act as an insulator for certain non-visible wavelengths of light, keeping in warmth and preventing extra heat from escaping.
A system of full-height panel doors rotate in the space, closing off the bedroom and walk-in closet from the home office—a key feature for the residents, who often work from home.
Canary yellow doors keep the house from feeling austere. The sliding function also saves space.
The open plan, high ceilings, and white walls all amplify the light that streams into the living room, accented with a Barcelona Couch by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll and two Blythe Pony Cube ottomans by Gus Design.
Light floods the living and dining rooms, meaning Schneider rarely needs to turn on a lamp during the day.
Triple-glazed, frosted windows emit soft, filtered light against pale gray and blue surfaces inthe master bathroom. Lucian Field matte-glass and Lucian Mosaics penny round tiles, both by Ann Sacks, line the floor and walls.
Another peek at the perforated interior windows, which are made from cropped sections of the steel wall in the courtyard.
“The clients desired a maintenance-free, year-round home using the ultimate in ‘green’ building methodologies,” Mulvena says. The staircase is an example of the construction’s mindset: it is made from the leftover laminated veneer lumber used on the roof.
Just inside, Pippa, one half of the ever-entertaining twins, goofs around on the stairs leading from the entrance to the main floor and the bedrooms below.
Moore has been using the so-called beetle-kill pine in his projects for years. In the Damianos’ house, he lined the floors, ceiling, cabinetry, and walls of the second-story living area, white-washing the planks “to let a little more sunlight bounce around the room.”
Though Cooper kept the fixtures rather humble, she did run a splashy red motif throughout. The pillars make a statement with Painter’s Choice Gloss Apple Red.
The open staircase includes a lot of glass and is a focal point of the home, says Niffenegger. The staircase leads to a loft upstairs and three bedrooms on the lower level. The master bedroom sits on the second floor. Red oak hardwood floors run throughout the residence.
Behind the living room, a minimalist staircase leads to the upper level’s bedroom and family room. White oak flooring unites the staircase and the rest of the living spaces.