In a small space with two cats, litter box solutions were top of mind. Hanna and Sims created an unobtrusive understair solution for Gus and Baloo.
In a small space with two cats, litter box solutions were top of mind. Hanna and Sims created an unobtrusive understair solution for Gus and Baloo.
Staircase
Staircase
There's a loft above the family room where kids can play.
There's a loft above the family room where kids can play.
The entryway's stairs are surrounded by a screen that helps diffuse sunlight.
The entryway's stairs are surrounded by a screen that helps diffuse sunlight.
There’s also a powder room tucked behind a discreet door.
There’s also a powder room tucked behind a discreet door.
The oak stairs and railings were built by the sisters’ carpenter father, Mikal, with the help of a contractor.
The oak stairs and railings were built by the sisters’ carpenter father, Mikal, with the help of a contractor.
On the first floor, architectural panels from Madera define a corridor and create a volume to house the mudroom, powder room, office, and wet bar. Each wood component was CNC-fabricated and finished in Belgium to the precise specifications of the design. “All of the panels were custom fabricated, so we were able to specify exact panel sizes based on as-built dimensions and each panel was divided into equal veneer widths,” explains architect Ian Starling. “We have never had this level of control before and I think the results are subtle but stunning.”
On the first floor, architectural panels from Madera define a corridor and create a volume to house the mudroom, powder room, office, and wet bar. Each wood component was CNC-fabricated and finished in Belgium to the precise specifications of the design. “All of the panels were custom fabricated, so we were able to specify exact panel sizes based on as-built dimensions and each panel was divided into equal veneer widths,” explains architect Ian Starling. “We have never had this level of control before and I think the results are subtle but stunning.”
The front door and the timber flooring throughout are made from knotty Eastern White Pine that was reclaimed from the joists of a demolished building in Brooklyn.
The front door and the timber flooring throughout are made from knotty Eastern White Pine that was reclaimed from the joists of a demolished building in Brooklyn.
The design fades gradually from the vibrancy of the communal ground-floor spaces to the quiet neutral of the bedrooms, with a pastel mint-green staircase with orange nosing helping the transition.
The design fades gradually from the vibrancy of the communal ground-floor spaces to the quiet neutral of the bedrooms, with a pastel mint-green staircase with orange nosing helping the transition.
City House by SMS Arquitectos features a second-floor townhouse extension that explores new possibilities with plywood.
City House by SMS Arquitectos features a second-floor townhouse extension that explores new possibilities with plywood.
The ladder-like staircase was designed as a modern, whimsical addition to an otherwise midcentury-focused design. "I use it as a drying rack,
The ladder-like staircase was designed as a modern, whimsical addition to an otherwise midcentury-focused design. "I use it as a drying rack,
The interiors were painted in Benjamin Moore's "Cloud White
The interiors were painted in Benjamin Moore's "Cloud White

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