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For a concrete guesthouse in Stone Ridge, New York, LevenBetts designed an onsen-inspired bathroom with a steam room and a hinoki tub.
For a concrete guesthouse in Stone Ridge, New York, LevenBetts designed an onsen-inspired bathroom with a steam room and a hinoki tub.
The plaster corbels and the gas lamp are original features of the house. Julia retained the cable up the wall and arched arm of the lamp, and had it re-wired by an electrician. The bulb is an Edison LED globe light. The vintage cast iron radiator is from The Old Bath House in Sydenham, London.
The plaster corbels and the gas lamp are original features of the house. Julia retained the cable up the wall and arched arm of the lamp, and had it re-wired by an electrician. The bulb is an Edison LED globe light. The vintage cast iron radiator is from The Old Bath House in Sydenham, London.
Another staircase leads down to the basement.
Another staircase leads down to the basement.
The wood-based concrete uses chips from the melaleuca tree, a species originally from Australia.
The wood-based concrete uses chips from the melaleuca tree, a species originally from Australia.
“We need an architecture that generates and stores power, an architecture that harvests and recycles water, an architecture that reuses waste,” says Clinton Cole, the founder of CplusC, a design-build firm based in Sydney. “We need an architecture that produces fruits, vegetables, fish, and eggs. We need an architecture where nature and beauty exist symbiotically.” <span style="font-family: Theinhardt, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;">Clinton’s passion seems more urgent than ever against the backdrop of one of the worst bushfire seasons on record in Australia. Fittingly, he has designed a new home for himself, his partner, and their three children to be an eye-catching emblem for the cause. </span><span style="font-family: Theinhardt, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;">The three-level, 1,722-square-foot residence fills a wedge-shaped lot in an inner suburb of Sydney. With greenery spilling out of its facade and a working garden sprouting from the roof, it is a self-consciously verdant presence on an otherwise typical street</span><span style="font-family: Theinhardt, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;">.</span>
Clinton’s passion seems more urgent than ever against the backdrop of one of the worst bushfire seasons on record in Australia. Fittingly, he has designed a new home for himself, his partner, and their three children to be an eye-catching emblem for the cause.
The first-floor living room features a full-height concrete fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows. Warm wood along the floors and ceiling sandwich the concrete block walls.
The first-floor living room features a full-height concrete fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows. Warm wood along the floors and ceiling sandwich the concrete block walls.