Plywood In-situ

Douglas fir plywood bar table by Niko Spacecraft, flanked by Miura stools by Konstantin Grcic.

Bornstein and his daughter Velma sit at a table the architect designed himself; the dining chairs were designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen.

In the playroom, built-in casework offers storage for toys. The yellow table was custom-built by the Kristin's father. The clear pendant lights are by Muuto. The "toy zone" is adjacent to the kitchen so that Lowell and Kristin can prepare meals and keep an eye on their yound children, aged three and five. "The residents wanted as little freestanding furniture as possible," Guess says. 'We did a lot of benches, which are made out of plywood so they're fairly inexpensive."

Photo by Toshiyuki Yano

Container Store finds, like galvanized-steel shelving in the kitchen, maximize storage.

A double-height living area clad in unfinished plywood, in Connecticut. (Photo by Raimund Koch)

Photo by Christoffer Rudquist

Photo by Patrick Reynolds