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Just Cool

architecture that is just cool, well done and interesting.

The open-plan kitchen, dining and living room honors the home's original design and heroes the existing stone wall.
The open-plan kitchen, dining and living room honors the home's original design and heroes the existing stone wall.
The expanded home reflects an evolution of Chase’s design tastes, but maintains the courtyard’s function as a communal gathering space.
The expanded home reflects an evolution of Chase’s design tastes, but maintains the courtyard’s function as a communal gathering space.
Another drawing shows the Chase Residence with the second-story addition, which doubled the height of the interior courtyard and added a game room, bedroom, bathroom, and office. “Though the renovation changed the architecture dramatically, remarkably little physical alteration seems to have taken place when you compare plans,” writes Heymann. “There isn’t a lot of floor space added, and the perimeter of the old house and roof remains intact.”
Another drawing shows the Chase Residence with the second-story addition, which doubled the height of the interior courtyard and added a game room, bedroom, bathroom, and office. “Though the renovation changed the architecture dramatically, remarkably little physical alteration seems to have taken place when you compare plans,” writes Heymann. “There isn’t a lot of floor space added, and the perimeter of the old house and roof remains intact.”
A drawing by book author, professor, and architect David Heymann depicts the home and its central courtyard.
A drawing by book author, professor, and architect David Heymann depicts the home and its central courtyard.
Just past sunrise at Betasso Overlook.
Just past sunrise at Betasso Overlook.
In addition to the red façade, floor and ceiling, a rich forest green (Green Smoke #E160, by CIN) was combined with a warm, mustard-yellow accent color (Yellow Mustard #E714 by CIN) in the annex bedrooms.
In addition to the red façade, floor and ceiling, a rich forest green (Green Smoke #E160, by CIN) was combined with a warm, mustard-yellow accent color (Yellow Mustard #E714 by CIN) in the annex bedrooms.
A stainless steel, wall-mounted sink appears to float, as does the steel shelf below, and the pipes are hidden in the wall.
A stainless steel, wall-mounted sink appears to float, as does the steel shelf below, and the pipes are hidden in the wall.
A series of “stacked boxes” laid the foundation for this Sea Ranch–inspired home on a narrow site set on two flood zones and filled with protected redwoods.
A series of “stacked boxes” laid the foundation for this Sea Ranch–inspired home on a narrow site set on two flood zones and filled with protected redwoods.
The cover of Tashkent: A Modernist Capital from Rizzoli, out November 12, 2024.
The cover of Tashkent: A Modernist Capital from Rizzoli, out November 12, 2024.
Tashkent’s metro system, inaugurated in 1977, was the first in Central Asia. The 1984 Kosmonavtlar (Cosmonauts Avenue) Metro Station is steeped in cosmic themes as a form of anthology of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic’s contribution to the Space Race.
Tashkent’s metro system, inaugurated in 1977, was the first in Central Asia. The 1984 Kosmonavtlar (Cosmonauts Avenue) Metro Station is steeped in cosmic themes as a form of anthology of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic’s contribution to the Space Race.
National Television and Radio Company in Tashkent
National Television and Radio Company in Tashkent
In addition to an expansive rooftop terrace, the home also includes a sparkling plunge pool.
In addition to an expansive rooftop terrace, the home also includes a sparkling plunge pool.
In the kitchen, an “Alpine Mist’ Caesarstone slab tops Alder cabinets. A mint green custom steel hood conceals a Vent-a-Hood insert, and Ann Sacks ‘Context’ tile in Frost covers the backsplash.
In the kitchen, an “Alpine Mist’ Caesarstone slab tops Alder cabinets. A mint green custom steel hood conceals a Vent-a-Hood insert, and Ann Sacks ‘Context’ tile in Frost covers the backsplash.
The design team added a skylight to the shower room, which has a ribbed glass partition and wall tile from Solistone.
The design team added a skylight to the shower room, which has a ribbed glass partition and wall tile from Solistone.

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