The new owners of this West Village Manhattan townhouse knew that gutting an historically significant building would be a complex undertaking. They were admirers of Turett's townhouse renovations elsewhere in the neighborhood and brought his team on board to convert the multi-unit structure into a single family home. Turett's team had extensive experience with Landmarks, and worked closely with preservationists to anticipate the special needs of the protected facade. The TCA team met with the city's Excavation Unit, city-appointed archeologists, preservationists, Community Boards, and neighbors to bring the owner's original vision - a peaceful home on a tree-line street - to life. Turett worked with adjacent homeowners to achieve a planted rear-yard design that satisfied all interested parties, and brought an impressive array of engineers and consultants aboard to help guarantee a safe process. Turett worked with the owners to design a light-filled house, with landscaped yard and terraces, a music parlor, a skylit gym with pool, and every amenity. The final designs include Turett's signature tour-de-force stairs; sectional invention creating overlapping volumes of space; a dramatic triple-height steel-and-glass elevation; extraordinary acoustical and thermal insulation as part of a highly energy efficient envelope.

Beautifully crafted exterior patio kitchen. Includes a granite countertop bar, gas grill, stainless steel drawers, and sink. Includes a fireplace in the wall near the bar area.

Custom built-in barbecue grill with concrete countertops and cabinet space below for storage.
This is an example of a modern landscaping in Los Angeles.

Patio - traditional patio idea in Austin

A large flagstone patio with a full built-in outdoor kitchen includes a stainless steel gas barbeque grill, a power burner, a Big Green Egg and a warming drawer. Appliances are built-in to a stone masonry wall topped with flat flagstone. Extra space is built in providing room for preparation and storage. Lighting is located directly above prep areas so you can entertain day and night.

This covered patio and outdoor kitchen by Outdoor Homescapes of Houston features a Big Green Egg kamado style grill and its "nest" built into a natural stone island along with an RCS grill and double burner. The countertops are granite and the floor is concrete pavers. www.outdoorhomescapes.com

Rob Karosis
Example of a cottage patio design in New York

Built-in bookshelves, Built-in computer Desk, Computer Center, Media Center, Painted Bookshelves, Turquoise, hidden desk, hidden chair, hidden bench, family room, painted back of bookshelves www.coryconnordesigns

Hollub Homes, Interior design by Helene Hollub built in barbecue, summer kitchen, turkish white marble pavers
Inspiration for a mediterranean patio remodel in Miami

Photo Andrew Wuttke
Large trendy backyard tile patio photo in Melbourne with a roof extension

Example of a tuscan backyard concrete paver patio kitchen design in Orange County with a pergola

This gourmet kitchen includes wood burning pizza oven, grill, side burner, egg smoker, sink, refrigerator, trash chute, serving station and more! Photography: Daniel Driensky

Contractor: California Coast Contracting
Inspiration for a contemporary backyard stone patio kitchen remodel in Orange County

Mr. and Mrs. Eades, the owners of this Chicago home, were inspired to build a Kalamazoo outdoor kitchen because of their love of cooking. “The grill became the center point for doing our outdoor kitchen,” Mr. Eades noted. After working long days, Mr. Eades and his wife, prefer to experiment with new recipes in the comfort of their own home. The Hybrid Fire Grill is the focal point of this compact outdoor kitchen. Weather-tight cabinetry was built into the masonry for storage, and an Artisan Fire Pizza Oven sits atop the countertop and allows the Eades’ to cook restaurant quality Neapolitan style pizzas in their own backyard.

A full-sized roof deck has a built-in barbecue and fireplace and allows for various entertaining configurations to take advantage of the stunning sunset and white water views. (Photo: Matthew Millman)

Point West
Trendy patio photo in Grand Rapids

Convert a small space to a polished eye-catching and functional home office. We used white painted maple wood veneers and solid wood painted doors, moldings and trims to give the space a formal style. This home office boasts under cabinet LED lighting, doors with glass inserts, upper cabinets surrounded by wrap around shelving for books and accent pieces and sturdy maple wood drawers for storing office supplies or filing important documents.

Example of a mid-sized minimalist backyard deck design in San Diego

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