Living Room

A large, curved window in the living room looks out onto the garden and echoes the archways in the central hall.

This shows how the walnut “Flatiron” sculpture separates the rooms, but still allows for connectivity thanks to its triangular shape. “The client wanted a very open and loft-like feel, but also a degree of separation between the kitchen and the other rooms,” says Morbitzer. “There’s a balance between openness and privacy.”

The open-plan living area comprises an open plan kitchen, dining area, lounge, fireplace and an overlooking study. The stacking doors in the living area disappear into wall pockets leaving the space unhindered of glass, full open to the surrounding nature

A new white oak staircase and railing lead to the main suite now occupying the garden level. The shadow reveal detail is carried throughout the house, scribing doorframes, windows, and baseboard.

A welded spiral staircase leads to the sleeping loft in this geodesic dome home.

The Nine-Square House is set at the end of a long, private driveway, surrounded by trees.

The architects replaced the solid walls with glass for porosity, and exposed a steel structural column. The main entry is to the left of the stairs. A walnut slat wall lines the staircase, with the slats plunging down to the lower level for definition and to ensure light could flow.

In order to achieve ample daylighting, artful windows were imperative—but all that light can also come with lots of heat. Thick glass and overhanging arches were key to the design scheme so that the home was insulated from the harsh Arizona climate. The main living area also features a 20-foot tongue-and-groove ceiling that extends to both patios.

The flooring and stair treads are by Northern Wide Plank. - North Hatley, Quebec Dwell Magazine : July / August 2017

“We were researching places where we could get fake old beams, but at the last minute, the contractor found some from a barn that was coming down, - North Hatley, Quebec Dwell Magazine : July / August 2017