The couple’s garden-style townhouse is one of nearly 200 units that Mies van der Rohe designed for Detroit’s middle class after World War II. Zac Cruse Construction assisted with their remodel.
Stairs serve as a subtle partitioner between the seating areas located along the front facade. Custom cabinets and shelving units spanning across the wall date back to the 1960s.
Overlooking the Silver Lake Reservoir, the 1961 home boasts a trove of vintage flair, including custom built-ins, ceilings with exposed beams, and a central fireplace.
Captivating views of the backyard pool can be seen from various corner in the home.
With floor-to-ceiling windows, colorful interiors, and a sunny backyard pool area, the 1964 Grossman House is the late architect’s first—and only remaining—all-aluminum home.
The view toward the main house. The windows are from Marvin.
The flooring in the main room and bedroom is Worthwood Solid End Grain from Oregon Lumber.
Frank Lloyd Wright photographed at his Taliesin studio by Pedro E. Guerrero, the longtime resident photographer at Taliesin West.
A full-scale model of a Usonian house, installed on the site of the future Guggenheim Museum, 1953.
A cantilevered brick fireplace divides the expansive living and dining areas, which feature a series of built-ins. The soaring, Cathedral-like ceilings enhance the home's overall sense of space.
Bamboo bathroom caddies from Muji complement a leather-bound mirror by Jacques Adnet for Gubi. In keeping with the home’s old-new dynamic, a 1920s vintage Kohler sink is furnished with a brushed gold faucet from Kohler’s Purist Collection. “The process of remodeling reflected a discovery, a real blending,” says Jennifer.
Jennifer sits at a vintage Bruno Mathsson Maria dining table in the kitchen.
Frances Bacon, the couple’s French bulldog, rests on the screened-in porch.
The facade, defined by a wall of glass on one end of the L-shaped dwelling, illuminates the muted living area.
The living area is intentionally spare to accentuate the presence of the mammoth beech tree.
Oak and concrete surfaces mingle in the kitchen, where views of the landscape are framed through a window and the sliding glass door that opens onto the cedar-clad patio.
Once unkempt terrain (1), the lot was replanted by Elysian Landscapes. Board-formed concrete walls now hold a lush collection of Bloodgood Japanese maple trees, Canyon Prince wild rye grasses, and Blue Fox Tail agaves. A Spun stool by Heatherwick Studio for Magis joins an outdoor furniture set by Plain Air.
"Maintaining sight lines to the outdoors and the adjacent den, we introduced a connectivity that transforms the kitchen into the center of family life,
A look inside one of the three bedrooms in the guesthouse.
The guesthouse comes with an expansive living/dining area and a kitchen.
All three bedrooms of Villa Dollander face views of the garden and sea. The wood batten interior walls were also prefabricated in a factory.
The primary bedroom is surrounded by large windows on two sides.
U-shaped steel porticos support the steel spine.
The home is built around a central structural beam constructed from folded sheet metal.
The kitchen, located off to the side of the living/dining area, was one of the last spaces added to the home.
An open-plan living/dining room is located in the heart of the home. Terra-cotta tiles line the floors, while exposed stone was used for the rear wall (not pictured).
Bamboo soffits lend a warm and tactile feel to the home. The extended roof helps protect against unwanted solar gain.
Steel tubes form the exterior supporting columns, giving the home a sense of lightness.
The south-facing villa opens up to views of the water and a 0.6-acre elevated Mediterranean garden.
Set on a concrete slab, the prefabricated villa was constructed from 1949 to 1951.
Behind a facade of stained-black cedar, plywood walls and exposed rafters lend a casual, loft-like feel to the space, while strategically placed windows and skylights bring in ample day-light.
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