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DCM Molded Plywood chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller sit around a dining table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll.
DCM Molded Plywood chairs by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller sit around a dining table by Eero Saarinen for Knoll.
The contrasting style of the original home and the 70s-era addition come together in this space, now with white oak wall paneling and a twenty-foot-long, seven-foot-wide custom sofa designed by Office of Tangible Space. The painting is by Kathan Zerzan.
The contrasting style of the original home and the 70s-era addition come together in this space, now with white oak wall paneling and a twenty-foot-long, seven-foot-wide custom sofa designed by Office of Tangible Space. The painting is by Kathan Zerzan.
The minimalist kitchen features Caesarstone countertops, Corian backsplashes, and maple cabinetry.
The minimalist kitchen features Caesarstone countertops, Corian backsplashes, and maple cabinetry.
"The arched shower was not part of original plan,
"The arched shower was not part of original plan,
Main house
Main house
The Patels’ daughters, Maya and Ayla, play in Ayla’s bedroom, which features a corner window seat framed in walnut. The roller shades are from The Shade Store.
The Patels’ daughters, Maya and Ayla, play in Ayla’s bedroom, which features a corner window seat framed in walnut. The roller shades are from The Shade Store.
Design-build firm StudioMET helped Sunil and Shelly Patel create a multigenerational home in Houston. The brick wall in the living area is accented with bricks salvaged from the original house on the site. The lounge chairs, sectional, and ottoman/ table are from Article. In the dining area, a pendant from Avenue Lighting hangs above a custom copper table. The draperies are from The Shade Store.
Design-build firm StudioMET helped Sunil and Shelly Patel create a multigenerational home in Houston. The brick wall in the living area is accented with bricks salvaged from the original house on the site. The lounge chairs, sectional, and ottoman/ table are from Article. In the dining area, a pendant from Avenue Lighting hangs above a custom copper table. The draperies are from The Shade Store.
The second level has a loft-like sitting room that is awash in natural light.
The second level has a loft-like sitting room that is awash in natural light.
The open-plan living space has a soaring, double-height ceiling and a wall of glass with telescoping sliding doors that open to an inner courtyard. In the open kitchen, a large island is wrapped with beautiful Grigio Collemandia marble—there's also ample storage and a cozy built-in breakfast nook.
The open-plan living space has a soaring, double-height ceiling and a wall of glass with telescoping sliding doors that open to an inner courtyard. In the open kitchen, a large island is wrapped with beautiful Grigio Collemandia marble—there's also ample storage and a cozy built-in breakfast nook.
At the heart of the home is an expansive great room, complete with walls of doors and built-in shelving. The space also features a stone fireplace, natural wood finishes, and clerestory windows.
At the heart of the home is an expansive great room, complete with walls of doors and built-in shelving. The space also features a stone fireplace, natural wood finishes, and clerestory windows.
The furniture is a combination of family heirlooms and newer items, such as the Hiroshima Woodseat armchairs by Naoto Fukusawa for Mjolk that surround the dining table. Two Glo-Ball pendants by Jasper Morrison hang in the living/dining area, while Drop 1 pendants by Peter Bowles light the kitchen.
The furniture is a combination of family heirlooms and newer items, such as the Hiroshima Woodseat armchairs by Naoto Fukusawa for Mjolk that surround the dining table. Two Glo-Ball pendants by Jasper Morrison hang in the living/dining area, while Drop 1 pendants by Peter Bowles light the kitchen.
An integrated desk and wall shelf, the latter incorporating hidden LED lighting, frame a ribbon window that appears frameless to better merge with the treetop view.
An integrated desk and wall shelf, the latter incorporating hidden LED lighting, frame a ribbon window that appears frameless to better merge with the treetop view.
Large openings frame views of the tree line and the lake beyond. The heart of the living room is a stone tile fireplace, which references an element found in traditional cottages.
Large openings frame views of the tree line and the lake beyond. The heart of the living room is a stone tile fireplace, which references an element found in traditional cottages.
“Windows are picture frames to the landscape,” says principal Dan Brunn. In the home’s den, a pair of fixed and casement windows create the perfect vertical frame for the towering tree trunk beyond.
“Windows are picture frames to the landscape,” says principal Dan Brunn. In the home’s den, a pair of fixed and casement windows create the perfect vertical frame for the towering tree trunk beyond.
Originally designed by the famed Bay Area architect Joseph Esherick in 1958, this home is located in San Francisco's iconic Sea Cliff neighborhood, where it overlooks the point where the Pacific Ocean meets the San Francisco Bay. The midcentury home was renovated by the local architecture firm of Edmonds + Lee for bakery entrepreneurs. Fortunately, the existing structure had good bones, so the architects were able to maintain the dwelling's original footprint, and focus on opening up the interiors.
Originally designed by the famed Bay Area architect Joseph Esherick in 1958, this home is located in San Francisco's iconic Sea Cliff neighborhood, where it overlooks the point where the Pacific Ocean meets the San Francisco Bay. The midcentury home was renovated by the local architecture firm of Edmonds + Lee for bakery entrepreneurs. Fortunately, the existing structure had good bones, so the architects were able to maintain the dwelling's original footprint, and focus on opening up the interiors.
A skylit entry hall features a concrete block "living wall," as well as new oak flooring.
A skylit entry hall features a concrete block "living wall," as well as new oak flooring.

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