Collection by Pamela Ruff
Cored bricks are held together by stainless steel rods threaded onto shelf angles and steel channels, which are then bolted onto building's reinforced concrete structure. There are also three emergency exit doors, one on each of the bedroom floors.
Cored bricks are held together by stainless steel rods threaded onto shelf angles and steel channels, which are then bolted onto building's reinforced concrete structure. There are also three emergency exit doors, one on each of the bedroom floors.
3rd & 4th Floor Plans
3rd & 4th Floor Plans
1st & 2nd Floor Plans
1st & 2nd Floor Plans
A gleamingly dark powder room with ornate mosaic tiles that are tactile and locally made.
A gleamingly dark powder room with ornate mosaic tiles that are tactile and locally made.
A cozy bathroom employs artisan mosaic/ceramic tiles that are locally made, while a comfortable experience is facilitated by a Japanese washlet, a climate control unit, and a slew of service products
A cozy bathroom employs artisan mosaic/ceramic tiles that are locally made, while a comfortable experience is facilitated by a Japanese washlet, a climate control unit, and a slew of service products
Staircase with rift-sawn white oak handrails and pour-in-place terrazzo in green.
Staircase with rift-sawn white oak handrails and pour-in-place terrazzo in green.
Double-height loggia
Double-height loggia
Double-height loggia off primary bedroom
Double-height loggia off primary bedroom
A snug bedroom with a sense of comfort that's shielded from the elements: It has a custom dresser, a shelved headboard, a walk-in closet, and a private balcony that opens to the inner atrium.
A snug bedroom with a sense of comfort that's shielded from the elements: It has a custom dresser, a shelved headboard, a walk-in closet, and a private balcony that opens to the inner atrium.
Mudroom-foyer with concrete pavers with coat/shoe storage under the stairs: Ascend through the terrazzo staircase to the main living level.
Mudroom-foyer with concrete pavers with coat/shoe storage under the stairs: Ascend through the terrazzo staircase to the main living level.
Walking through the main entrance, there’s a tranquil inner garden before entering the interior, it offers a buffer to calm the hassle and bustle from outside.
Walking through the main entrance, there’s a tranquil inner garden before entering the interior, it offers a buffer to calm the hassle and bustle from outside.
Metal-clad recessed niche for the main entrance
Metal-clad recessed niche for the main entrance
Garage and entrance niche at ground level: Garage door and its mechanical track are hung from above, installed behind 5 courses of veneer bricks. Powder coated stainless steel door panel is 12 ft x 7 ft (366 cm x 214 cm) in size, and is 2 inches thick. It slides along a guide rail below.
Garage and entrance niche at ground level: Garage door and its mechanical track are hung from above, installed behind 5 courses of veneer bricks. Powder coated stainless steel door panel is 12 ft x 7 ft (366 cm x 214 cm) in size, and is 2 inches thick. It slides along a guide rail below.
Heavy-duty doors are engineered with saw-tooth pivots to ensure seamless integration with the facade.
Heavy-duty doors are engineered with saw-tooth pivots to ensure seamless integration with the facade.
Night facade looking straight on, revealing the interior spaces behind.
Night facade looking straight on, revealing the interior spaces behind.
The accessory dwelling unit behind the home of Sonja Batalden in Saint Paul, Minnesota, has cheery yellow siding that the entrance appears to carve into. “If the yellow of the siding is the wrapper on the candy, this is kind of like the gooey middle,” architect Christopher Strom says about the thermally modified ash lining the entry.
The accessory dwelling unit behind the home of Sonja Batalden in Saint Paul, Minnesota, has cheery yellow siding that the entrance appears to carve into. “If the yellow of the siding is the wrapper on the candy, this is kind of like the gooey middle,” architect Christopher Strom says about the thermally modified ash lining the entry.

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