Collection by Sara Reichardt
A view looking from the kitchen to the breakfast nook. The white kitchen is complemented by pops of color and natural texture, including Manzoni knobs and pulls for the drawiers.
A view looking from the kitchen to the breakfast nook. The white kitchen is complemented by pops of color and natural texture, including Manzoni knobs and pulls for the drawiers.
To bring color to the mostly-white kitchen, Chet Architecture's design took color inspiration from the landscape outside, be it blue from the pool for beams and the trellis, or green from the cypresses for the Villa Lagoon concrete tile.
To bring color to the mostly-white kitchen, Chet Architecture's design took color inspiration from the landscape outside, be it blue from the pool for beams and the trellis, or green from the cypresses for the Villa Lagoon concrete tile.
David and Laurie's son Noah plays guitar on a custom bench beside the indoor garden. A Haas Brothers stool sitas atop a Kneeland CO. X Temple rug in a Vanora pattern.
David and Laurie's son Noah plays guitar on a custom bench beside the indoor garden. A Haas Brothers stool sitas atop a Kneeland CO. X Temple rug in a Vanora pattern.
Bluestone slabs float across the reflecting pond, which was inspired by Engels’s travels in Japan.
Bluestone slabs float across the reflecting pond, which was inspired by Engels’s travels in Japan.
A Voido rocker by Ron Arad for Magis sits by the outdoor shower, also new.
A Voido rocker by Ron Arad for Magis sits by the outdoor shower, also new.
In the entrance, a team with the general contracting firm Martha uncovered an abstract mural that Engels painted himself and then plastered over. He also made the geometric door handle. Simon speculates that Engels sourced the marble, found all over the house, from Expo ’58, after the pavilions had been dismantled.
In the entrance, a team with the general contracting firm Martha uncovered an abstract mural that Engels painted himself and then plastered over. He also made the geometric door handle. Simon speculates that Engels sourced the marble, found all over the house, from Expo ’58, after the pavilions had been dismantled.
In the entrance, a team with the general contracting firm Martha uncovered an abstract mural that Engels painted himself and then plastered over. He also made the geometric door handle. Simon speculates that Engels sourced the marble, found all over the house, from Expo ’58, after the pavilions had been dismantled.
In the entrance, a team with the general contracting firm Martha uncovered an abstract mural that Engels painted himself and then plastered over. He also made the geometric door handle. Simon speculates that Engels sourced the marble, found all over the house, from Expo ’58, after the pavilions had been dismantled.
An Eames leg splint, a Florence Knoll credenza, and a chair by Engels furnish the office.
An Eames leg splint, a Florence Knoll credenza, and a chair by Engels furnish the office.
The drafty windows on the south facade all had to go. “That alone cost more than my previous house,” says Simon. “The heritage people wanted the glass to have the same shine and coloration.”
The drafty windows on the south facade all had to go. “That alone cost more than my previous house,” says Simon. “The heritage people wanted the glass to have the same shine and coloration.”
A pivoting glass door leads from the second-story kitchen to an elevated terrace and onto the lawn. The Mezzadro stools are by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni.
A pivoting glass door leads from the second-story kitchen to an elevated terrace and onto the lawn. The Mezzadro stools are by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni.