Modified Social Bench #28
The alley entrance is shaded by a cantilevered volume on the second floor. Turf-block pavers reduce runoff.
A concrete block wall (above) separates the entry from the living area, where an Arne Norell Kontiki easy chair joins an Eames lounge chair.
Ogawa Green Tile by Heath Ceramics covers the walls and floors. When the couple's existing tile stash wasn't enough coverage, the team was able to special order more to match.
A skylight in the primary bathroom floods the space, tiled with bright white ceramic tile, with soft sunlight.
The proximity of the kitchen island, which seats four, makes it easy for the couple to serve dishes fresh from the stove.
Custom white oak cabinets provide plenty of storage space. The cabinets utilize push latches, as Amornpan didn't want any knobs or drawer pulls. Next to the ovens is a mini bar.
Custom white oak cabinets with push latches provide plenty of storage space.
Note Mansawataphaiboon cooks something up.
The 1950 Eichler home in Palo Alto, California, that Ogawa Fisher Architects renovated for a family of five features a cool gray facade punctuated by a bright orange front door.
A 12-foot-tall wood-clad multi-slide door in the open plan living-dining room offers an ocean view.
The kitchen is accessed via the main entrance hall, down three steps made from a dark timber that echoes the cherry wood cabinetry. The stairs are framed by green slatted cabinets finished in Jewell Beetle paint by Little Greene.
Glass folding doors from Panoramic Doors reach nine-and-a-half feet high to open the kitchen to the courtyard. “It's such a unique feature, especially in Brooklyn,” says Slocum. “You rarely ever see that type of thing.”
The entry hall culminates in integrated shelving with arches that echo the archways of the walls.
The new kitchen's sink (with a California Faucet fixture) and Corian counter open through operable La Cantina windows onto the pool area and an outdoor extension of the counter. Just beyond, David and Laurie's son Asher takes a plunge.
The materiality of the new staircase on the main level—glass and white oak—makes the area feel open and spacious. The skinny ceramic vase in the foreground is one of the few pieces that survived the fire.
The entryway—minimal and devoid of color—sets the serene aesthetic of the house.
The wall paint is Snowbound by Sherwin-Williams
Past the front door, a screen of white oak divides the foyer from the great room. The storage wall on the right includes a bench and drawers for storing shoes, a wet bar , and a closet hiding the washer and dryer on the far end. The large round mirror is from Crate & Barrel.
Generous storage is key to an uncluttered look. Drawers for shoes tuck away under the raised mezzanine floor.
Mulberry trees shade the side facade. In winter they shed their leaves and let the sun into the exterior.
The restored home sits on a tree-filled lot in Brentwood’s Crestwood Hills neighborhood.
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