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The kitchen remains mostly untouched, but the design team added new cabinetry around the refrigerator. “We changed the light fixtures over the island,” Janusz says of the Dutton Brown pendants. “We used simple shapes like squares and balls. We repeated globe light fixtures throughout, so you see them in the kitchen, the dining room, the laundry room, as well as up the stairs.”
The kitchen remains mostly untouched, but the design team added new cabinetry around the refrigerator. “We changed the light fixtures over the island,” Janusz says of the Dutton Brown pendants. “We used simple shapes like squares and balls. We repeated globe light fixtures throughout, so you see them in the kitchen, the dining room, the laundry room, as well as up the stairs.”
The couple, both architects, and their youngest child surround the kitchen island, which is canted to maximize interior space.
The couple, both architects, and their youngest child surround the kitchen island, which is canted to maximize interior space.
The walls and ceilings are cladded in A grade plywood, and the floors in the main room are paneled in medium-toned engineered hardwood.
The walls and ceilings are cladded in A grade plywood, and the floors in the main room are paneled in medium-toned engineered hardwood.
Among Adam and Tereza asked for a loft they could sleep in. The original hut had one, but it was small and unusable.
Among Adam and Tereza asked for a loft they could sleep in. The original hut had one, but it was small and unusable.
The staircase design was dictated by the need to let the light in – and spread it to the cellar below, which has now been finished into a children’s playroom. The staircase is suspended from the structural supports above it. “Engineers always write to me about this stair, because they're like, ‘Whoa, I can't believe you did that without stringers or anything like that,’” says Kaplan. “Because it's the opposite of how you'd ever normally design a stair.”
The staircase design was dictated by the need to let the light in – and spread it to the cellar below, which has now been finished into a children’s playroom. The staircase is suspended from the structural supports above it. “Engineers always write to me about this stair, because they're like, ‘Whoa, I can't believe you did that without stringers or anything like that,’” says Kaplan. “Because it's the opposite of how you'd ever normally design a stair.”
Before: The living room was shoe-horned next to the kitchen, with a freestanding stove in one corner.
Before: The living room was shoe-horned next to the kitchen, with a freestanding stove in one corner.
“We worked with Maine-based Chilton Furniture on a lot of custom pieces,” the couple say. Pictured here are the Dune bed in walnut and a Mysa nightstand.
“We worked with Maine-based Chilton Furniture on a lot of custom pieces,” the couple say. Pictured here are the Dune bed in walnut and a Mysa nightstand.
Cheng kept the dining room chandelier and the original fireplace, and gutted most everything else, careful to keep changes in the spirit of the home’s quiet character. "It's an unassuming structure with jaw-dropping, 180-degree views once you walk in the door," says the designer.
Cheng kept the dining room chandelier and the original fireplace, and gutted most everything else, careful to keep changes in the spirit of the home’s quiet character. "It's an unassuming structure with jaw-dropping, 180-degree views once you walk in the door," says the designer.
The home is defined by a simple gable form clad in asphalt shingles and larch weatherboards. With a combination of passive house measures and structural insulated panels, virtually no additional energy is required to maintain a consistent level of thermal comfort against the backdrop of the unforgiving New Zealand alpine climate.
The home is defined by a simple gable form clad in asphalt shingles and larch weatherboards. With a combination of passive house measures and structural insulated panels, virtually no additional energy is required to maintain a consistent level of thermal comfort against the backdrop of the unforgiving New Zealand alpine climate.