Three furniture icons, in pairs, surround the dining room table: the Eames Side, Thonet No. 14, and Peter Opsvik Tripp Trapp chairs.
The three bedrooms are clean and minimal—only filled with what one would need for a weekend getaway. The overhead pine beams and the clerestory window act as constant reminders of the surrounding nature.
Inside the home, each volume tonally matches its exterior. The stucco-clad upper floor, which contains mostly private quarters, prominently features white oak casework.
Materials throughout the house are elemental, befitting its wilderness setting. The walls are made of cross-laminated timber and the floors are slabs of heated concrete.
European walnut lines the custom kitchen, which is outfitted with Blum and Hafele hardware, a Brizo faucet, and pendants by Danish studio Frama. The range is Thermador.
Milman Road Renovation: Kitchen and Shared Space
Inside, custom woodworking and an elegant glass-and-wood staircase revel in the newly opened space. With an additional 250 square feet to play with, the kitchen became a home for Syte’s custom island unit and a lengthy 23-foot-long bookshelf, which the owner put to use storing an entire set of the Everyman Library.
Photos by Syte Architecture
MODERN TAKE ON A TRADITIONAL FARMHOUSE IN MISSOURI
Thanks to Matthew Hufft, their envelope-pushing architect and longtime friend, Hannah and Paul Catlett have a new home in southwestern Missouri that’s a fresh, unconventional take on the traditional farmhouse. The homeowners call the house Porch House after it's majestic wraparound porch.
photos by: Joe Pugliese
The staircase leads to the living area upstairs.
A signature feature is the natural oak stairs, whose treads appear to be suspended between the wall and a transparent railing.
A skylight emphasizes the division of the upper level into master's and children's wings, and draws natural light deep into the core of the ground-floor kitchen and dining area.
The home is conceived as a single, level volume, safe for a deck and outdoor dining area located a few steps below the indoors.
Photography by Nic Lehoux
The residents incorporated speed racks into the cabinets. Typically found in restaurants, the racks offer chefs intermediate storage. In this case, the couple places food behind the cabinet until it’s ready to serve. After the meal is over, they can stow dirty dishes out of sight instead of interrupting the party with cleanup. To ensure trays slide in and out without catching the cabinet, King used hinges that allow the door to rotate 270 degrees.
A view of the kitchen.