Anne Suttles waters the bamboo muhly, palo verde, strawberry tree, and magic carpet thyme thriving in their Austin yard.
No.1 Douglas Fir adds warmth to the space. Custom clerestoy lighting allow light to fall deeper into the space. Large, sliding glass doors connect the interior iving to the exterior living.
Continuous built-ins provide plentiful storage.
The plywood roof deck is left exposed as the finished ceiling product. A pickling stain has been adhered to lighten the tone and subdue the grain the grain pattern, thus providing a reflective surface and a warm, natural element.
Exposed laminated strand lumber (LSL) joists and painted brackets introduce texture and color while keeping material costs down.
Lake|Flato designed a weekend home on North Fork, Long Island that nods to the rustic agricultural structures dotting the region. Western red cedar siding is stained black to help the home's three structures recede into the landscape.
The gabled addition is topped with a standing seam metal roof and is clad in vertical corrugated metal siding.
The couple like supporting independent artisans, and they sourced the BicoEstonia curtain and Urbansize nightstands from Etsy. The polycarbonate wall frame is made from millwork-grade poplar. “It’s affordable and looks sharp,” Elle says.
In 2020, architects Elle Gerdeman and Kyle Coburn purchased a single-bay loft in a former light bulb factory in East Boston.