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The mosaic wall tiles are by Trend.
The mosaic wall tiles are by Trend.
The Tripp Trapp chairs are by Stokke and the round oak table is custom.
The Tripp Trapp chairs are by Stokke and the round oak table is custom.
“The way these villas blend with the environment gives a taste of what sensitive coastal development could be,” says PAT. architect Andrea Veglia.
“The way these villas blend with the environment gives a taste of what sensitive coastal development could be,” says PAT. architect Andrea Veglia.
A new basalt walkway with iroko decking glides between a waterfall cascading off Villa 2 and a pool with squiggly steps.
A new basalt walkway with iroko decking glides between a waterfall cascading off Villa 2 and a pool with squiggly steps.
Villa 3, seen here, is newly connected to Villa 1 by a series of stairs and walkways. At the request of one of the new owners, who had previously established a Montessori school, it includes an educational playroom for kids. Like the other villas, it also features guest quarters and a pool.
Villa 3, seen here, is newly connected to Villa 1 by a series of stairs and walkways. At the request of one of the new owners, who had previously established a Montessori school, it includes an educational playroom for kids. Like the other villas, it also features guest quarters and a pool.
City Cabin | Olson Kundig
City Cabin | Olson Kundig
City Cabin | Olson Kundig
City Cabin | Olson Kundig
"The modern form contrasts with the Hill Country vernacular used on the rest of the 1,000-acre West Texas ranch," notes the firm.
"The modern form contrasts with the Hill Country vernacular used on the rest of the 1,000-acre West Texas ranch," notes the firm.
A sliding barn door built of salvaged pine separates the master bedroom from the bath.
A sliding barn door built of salvaged pine separates the master bedroom from the bath.
Each column is embedded seven feet into the bedrock of the site to ensure stability.
Each column is embedded seven feet into the bedrock of the site to ensure stability.
In a bathroom, charcoal walls echo the darker finish of the prefabricated panels elsewhere, and a skylight makes the small space feel bigger.
In a bathroom, charcoal walls echo the darker finish of the prefabricated panels elsewhere, and a skylight makes the small space feel bigger.
This artfully minimalist Australian kitchen combines concrete, oak, steel, and prefabricated panels with a substantial marble countertop and backsplash.
This artfully minimalist Australian kitchen combines concrete, oak, steel, and prefabricated panels with a substantial marble countertop and backsplash.
The fireplace feature wall has a concrete hearth, oak paneling, and wall-mounted cabinetry with pre-finished door slabs from New Age Veneers in the "Ravenswood" finish. A steel box integrated to the side of the fireplace stores wood, and glass walls make the most of the small site.
The fireplace feature wall has a concrete hearth, oak paneling, and wall-mounted cabinetry with pre-finished door slabs from New Age Veneers in the "Ravenswood" finish. A steel box integrated to the side of the fireplace stores wood, and glass walls make the most of the small site.
"The challenge was to get the best light into the living areas," say the architects. "So, we employed a full-height wall of glass to the northwest with two large sliding panels of glass, to create a diluted boundary between inside and outside."
"The challenge was to get the best light into the living areas," say the architects. "So, we employed a full-height wall of glass to the northwest with two large sliding panels of glass, to create a diluted boundary between inside and outside."
The home also includes a small outbuilding that echoes the main building's monochromatic, gabled form.
The home also includes a small outbuilding that echoes the main building's monochromatic, gabled form.
The vertical corrugated metal siding mimics the verticality of the trees.
The vertical corrugated metal siding mimics the verticality of the trees.
A large cedar deck offers outdoor entertaining opportunities. The outdoor furnishings are by COOP Etabli.
A large cedar deck offers outdoor entertaining opportunities. The outdoor furnishings are by COOP Etabli.
A pathway winds through the woods from the parking pad to reveal the cottage and a raised cedar walkway.
A pathway winds through the woods from the parking pad to reveal the cottage and a raised cedar walkway.
Nestled in the woods, Chalet Grand-Pic was completed for construction costs of approximately $227,000.
Nestled in the woods, Chalet Grand-Pic was completed for construction costs of approximately $227,000.

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