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Sally Clarke, method's design director.
Sally Clarke, method's design director.
The hexagonal symbol for 'local.'
The hexagonal symbol for 'local.'
Designed by Jensen & Skovdin, the Juvet's first-generation cabins are built on stilts in order to impact the environment as little as possible. Despite the modernist aesthetic, the buildings were built by local craftsmen using traditional materials and techniques.
Designed by Jensen & Skovdin, the Juvet's first-generation cabins are built on stilts in order to impact the environment as little as possible. Despite the modernist aesthetic, the buildings were built by local craftsmen using traditional materials and techniques.
Local workers built the Kerns Micro House prototype in a nearby workshop out of locally sourced fir.
Local workers built the Kerns Micro House prototype in a nearby workshop out of locally sourced fir.
Orange County Government Center, 1971, Paul Rudolph.
Orange County Government Center, 1971, Paul Rudolph.
Orange County Government Center, 1971, Paul Rudolph.
Orange County Government Center, 1971, Paul Rudolph.
Each of the three rooms references a decade and is named for a film from that era. The master bedroom, named for Dušan Makavejev's 1971 film W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism, celebrates films once banned by the government for dealing with taboo topics.
Each of the three rooms references a decade and is named for a film from that era. The master bedroom, named for Dušan Makavejev's 1971 film W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism, celebrates films once banned by the government for dealing with taboo topics.
In the house’s front room Monkman relaxes on a stool from local retailer Andrew Richard Designs. A new window system draws in sunlight and views of the front courtyard designed by local landscape architect Terry McGlade, the building’s former owner.
In the house’s front room Monkman relaxes on a stool from local retailer Andrew Richard Designs. A new window system draws in sunlight and views of the front courtyard designed by local landscape architect Terry McGlade, the building’s former owner.
MWArchitekten utilized local wood to harmonize the home's interiors with its facade.
MWArchitekten utilized local wood to harmonize the home's interiors with its facade.
The green roof is planted with local succulents, including cascading pigface.
The green roof is planted with local succulents, including cascading pigface.
This project by Studio Saxe elegantly combines modern methods of construction with local materials and techniques. Villa Saxo is defined by an exoskeleton pergola structure that provides shade over large terraced areas while also creating a frame for the local flora to grow around.
This project by Studio Saxe elegantly combines modern methods of construction with local materials and techniques. Villa Saxo is defined by an exoskeleton pergola structure that provides shade over large terraced areas while also creating a frame for the local flora to grow around.
Other work includes set design, in 1978 for New York City’s local WABC-TV Eyewitness News.
Other work includes set design, in 1978 for New York City’s local WABC-TV Eyewitness News.
One of the home's most luxurious elements, old-growth pine and red oak flooring, was salvaged from local tear-downs.
One of the home's most luxurious elements, old-growth pine and red oak flooring, was salvaged from local tear-downs.
For bedrooms that have windows, it can be challenging to place the bed so that it doesn't obstruct views. At this home with clerestory windows, the platform bed in the master bedroom can sit comfortably below the window while still allowing in daylight. The wood bed frame, crafted by a local woodworker, gives the illusion of a taller ceiling because it’s so low.
For bedrooms that have windows, it can be challenging to place the bed so that it doesn't obstruct views. At this home with clerestory windows, the platform bed in the master bedroom can sit comfortably below the window while still allowing in daylight. The wood bed frame, crafted by a local woodworker, gives the illusion of a taller ceiling because it’s so low.
Architect Alfredo Vanotti sourced the home's stone exterior from the woods behind the property. “I believe that mountain architecture is an emblematic example of sustainable architecture,” he says.
Architect Alfredo Vanotti sourced the home's stone exterior from the woods behind the property. “I believe that mountain architecture is an emblematic example of sustainable architecture,” he says.