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Different parts of the home branch off a central courtyard and weave together.
Three generations can gather around the picnic table in the dining area of the home.
A peek into another one of the three bedrooms.
A neat, timber-framed niche at the entrance allows occupants to take their shoes off and keep them in the mud room across the hallway before proceeding to the house’s main spaces.
The skylight allows glimpses of sky from multiple points below. The second level is dedicated to bedroom suites.
The main floor powder room is behind the wall.
“We tried to open up views to the the side yard as much as possible, while placing windows in areas where you don’t necessarily need to draw your blinds,” says Radutny. This collection of irons belonged to the client’s father, who was an industrial designer.
A big draw when Jenny and Allie bought the cabin were the huge windows in the main living area. The flooring was all replaced, but the knotty pine paneling was left in place in order to maintain the home's authentic Vermont charm.
The designers wrapped the door in cabinetry to create more storage opportunities.
A new skylight floods the upper floor with natural light. The lighting fixture is from Rockett St George.
Clerestory windows allow sunlight to filter into all of the rooms in the apartment. Steel sconces with a gold finish lend a sophisticated touch to the otherwise restrained palette.
The angled entry foyer is wrapped in plywood with concealed access to roof storage spaces. Built-in seating provides storage for daily wares and a spot to put on shoes and drop school bags.
The view from the dining area toward the front entrance shows the wooden ribbons on either side. “The fluidity of the space encourages and fosters movement as well as creativity,” says Toledano.
The new wooden walls stop short of the ceilings, preserving the moldings and the outline of the historic floor plan.
A skylight inset into the tiled roof brings light into the interior.
A corridor and exterior roof terraces connect the addition to the existing building.
Above a height of 2.4 meters, the internal walls have been whitewashed. This, along with the double-height void above the living room, helps to give the small home a voluminous feeling.
Catfish in the mudroom...Red Hook is a neighborhood by the water, so throughout the house we have flourishes, as it were, that pay tribute to the home’s location.
Existing oak flooring was custom stained to match the preserved mahogany woodwork.
"The newly built veranda adopts a frame structure, with ribbed beams and panels on the ceiling, in order to maximize transparency and lightness as well as to better blend into the old construction," says the firm.
Curvilinear wood slats form the interior ceiling of the inserted veranda. A tile wall mimics the original restored brick.
This shows the connection between the main entry and garage on the right, and the new protected passageway formed by the veranda.
Now the courtyards are wrapped in a modern glass veranda. The room at the end of the courtyard is the dining room. A folding door enables it to be opened completely to the courtyard. This section of the home is considered the social wing of the home, with a tea room, dining room, living room, and kitchen wrapping its perimeter.
The flooring was a major new addition. While it appears to be concrete, it is actually gray cork sheeting, laid in large tiles. The material is natural, fully recyclable, soft to walk on, cool in summer, warm in winter, and is able to withstand moisture.
The courtyard and pool are adjacent to the entry stair and half a level above the street, so that no excavation was required. This brings the courtyard closer to the upper level living areas, while still allowing the guest suite on the lower level to feel connected to the courtyard.
The Edwardian hallway arch had been removed from the original home, and the design team was determined to reinstate it in the renovation. When the project became a new build, they decided to continue with the reinstatement of the arch in a more contemporary way. “We have played with CNC in the past, and the outcomes have been successful,” says Spencer. “So, we decided to create an arch that undulates in the x, y and z planes.”
A plywood vestibule serves as a transition space between the private areas (including the bedrooms) and the public living areas.
Custom furniture by Mecanismo also helps delineate spaces. Here, a long cabinet not only divides the entry from the living room, but also adds significant storage space.
The bright, colorful floors add a bit of whimsy.
The home's numerous arches lend poetry, geometry, and a dynamic quality to the home as their soft curves frame various perspectives and provide a feeling of airiness.
The arches frame views of the sky as well as the interior courtyard. Southeast Asian floor tile marks the transition from the kitchen/dining area to the courtyard and the second level.
Timber stairs lead from the entrance block up to the master bedroom.
Concrete stairs leading down to the barbecue area and up to the home office.
A lit Exit sign and salvaged cinema seats decorate the foyer, giving the home a playful feel.
Sliding doors give the home an elegant character and enhance the fluidity of the plan.
At the other end of the plan, the master bedroom is hidden behind translucent wall panels, which amplifies illumination both ways. A sliding book display panel hides away the staircase to the attic when closed.
The entrance to the home—the genkan—is where guests remove their shoes in a Japanese house. Here, it conveniently features built-in storage cabinets.
Two-story interior spaces allow light and views to fall deeper into the living areas. A white oak wall further draws in natural elements while adding texture to the otherwise muted feel.
The courtyards form a green path which links space to space while providing a visual and physical connection to the natural elements.
The palette was selected based on the spaces and in relation to the colorful, original hidráulico floors. Neutral sand brings warmth through entrance and living areas to unify the spaces on both sides of the the kitchen, allowing the burgundy and grey shades of the living room floor pop. A cooler light green creates a soothing sensation in the bedrooms.
Three-ply birch from Th&h Hardwoods keeps the cabinetry streamlined throughout.
The view down the hall to the office shows how the spaces flow together.
The white backdrop lets the black accents and wood grain in the pale, white-washed flooring stand out. A frameless glass railing melds with the surroundings.
A 15-foot door with a stepped top edge joins the stepped ceiling, and closes the master bedroom to the rest of the home.
“When I walk through the house, I remember putting the plywood on the ceilings, which was not fun at all. But there’s a satisfaction in having been part of that process,” notes Craig.
Opposite the desk, steps lead up to the master bedroom.
A concrete block wall (above) separates the entry from the living area, where an Arne Norell Kontiki easy chair joins an Eames lounge chair.
A pair of midcentury chairs in the lobby. The wainscoting is repurposed from the building's original apartment doors.
Reclaimed Douglas fir beams from Fort Vancouver train station were milled by Salvage Works, a local company, and laid in a herringbone pattern to make up the flooring.
A wall of horse nameplates from a Belgian racetrack and white Egyptian tiles from the 1950s greet guests at the check-in area.
Restoration Hardware's Gramercy Console Table sits in the entryway above a custom mohair rug by Woven. The leather vase is by Jenni Kayne.
After a lifetime of random remodels, this 1959 Northwest contemporary ranch home in Seattle's Madison Park neighborhood finally received an overhaul that makes it shine. Seattle–based SHED Architecture & Design undid the outdated layers, updating and modernizing the home while paying respect to its original midcentury charm. The renovation juxtaposes light and dark elements—Douglas fir is set against dark bricks and oversized concrete floor tiling. This convention aligns with the home's original material palette while adding a contemporary vibe.
When designer Hilton Carter furnished the industrial-style Baltimore apartment and work studio he shares with his wife Fiona, their dog Charlie and two cats Zoe and Isabella, he created a wondrous indoor woodland that offers all the benefits of being outdoors without leaving home.
Nitin Barchha and Disney Davis of the architecture firm The White Room are known for designing organic, curvaceous homes and private gardens. They were approached by a couple seeking to renovate their one-bedroom apartment in the charming suburb of Pali Hill, just outside the bustling city of Mumbai—and the result is a vibrant urban oasis.
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More than a way to get from point A to point B, modern hallways are important transitional spaces that connect both rooms and people. A well-designed hallway maximizes our experience of moving between activities and stages of the day. The photos below showcase some outstanding examples with various flooring options from hardwood to concrete.