Passive House guidelines, like thick insulation, can often result in very simple forms, she says. Here, a recessed entrance in the shou sugi ban front facade provides privacy without complicating the design.
Fractal alcoves punctuate the cabinetry.
QT-50 Cassette Recorder
This portable tape player and recorder by William Lansing Plum for Sharp, released in 1985, also played AM/FM radio. The colorful pastel shell and control buttons nodded to an emerging—and enduring—trend: electronics as personal fashion accessory.
In the dining room, a Brendan Ravenhill fixture hangs above a custom walnut table and Wishbone chairs by Hans Wegner. Customized features, like an outlet flush-installed beneath the kitchen cupboards, subtly conceal signs of a wired house.