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An edgeless pool creates a smooth glass-like effect, reflecting the thickly forested surroundings.
An edgeless pool creates a smooth glass-like effect, reflecting the thickly forested surroundings.
Photo by Shannon McGrath
Photo by Shannon McGrath
Höweler + Yoon squeezed high-design landscape elements, like a fountain and built-in seating, into a small 15-by-13-foot space.
Höweler + Yoon squeezed high-design landscape elements, like a fountain and built-in seating, into a small 15-by-13-foot space.
The double-height living space looks out to the reflecting pool and entry. A George Nelson Bubble Lamp, Edward Wormley Long John Bench, and Van Keppel Green settee and table were among the home’s original furnishings.
The double-height living space looks out to the reflecting pool and entry. A George Nelson Bubble Lamp, Edward Wormley Long John Bench, and Van Keppel Green settee and table were among the home’s original furnishings.
Aloe Designs laid a second green roof on top of the home’s front entryway.
Aloe Designs laid a second green roof on top of the home’s front entryway.
A sliding glass Western Window Systems door dissolves the boundary between indoor and outdoor.
A sliding glass Western Window Systems door dissolves the boundary between indoor and outdoor.
The house’s new lime plaster walls, seen here in the courtyard, contrast with the old brick wall that divides the house from Kolasiński’s adjoining carpentry shop. Though the house itself is small, the outdoor spaces and furniture studio bring its total square footage to nearly 11,000 square feet.
The house’s new lime plaster walls, seen here in the courtyard, contrast with the old brick wall that divides the house from Kolasiński’s adjoining carpentry shop. Though the house itself is small, the outdoor spaces and furniture studio bring its total square footage to nearly 11,000 square feet.