Million-dollar views of Camelback Mountain turn the kitchen and adjacent patio into favorite nesting spots. A custom table by Peter Thomas Designs is illuminated by double pendants from Hinkley Lighting hanging from a ceiling of Douglas fir. Project Details // Now and Zen Renovation, Paradise Valley, Arizona Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Brimley Development Interior Designer: Ownby Design Photographer: Dino Tonn Limestone (Demitasse) flooring and walls: Solstice Stone Windows (Arcadia): Elevation Window & Door Table: Peter Thomas Designs Pendants: Hinkley Lighting https://www.drewettworks.com/now-and-zen/

Linear in design, the kitchen sits between the living and great rooms, reinforcing the home's open design. Ideal for casual entertaining, the space includes two quartz-topped islands. Douglas fir ceilings are a warm contrast to limestone walls and floors. Project Details // Now and Zen Renovation, Paradise Valley, Arizona Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Brimley Development Interior Designer: Ownby Design Photographer: Dino Tonn Millwork: Rysso Peters Limestone (Demitasse) flooring and walls: Solstice Stone Quartz countertops: Galleria of Stone Windows (Arcadia): Elevation Window & Door Table: Peter Thomas Designs Pendants: Hinkley Lighting Countertops: Galleria of Stone https://www.drewettworks.com/now-and-zen/

An overview of the main floor showcases Drewett Works' re-imagining of formal and informal spaces with a sequence of overlapping rooms. White-oak millwork is in warm contrast to limestone walls and flooring. Project Details // Now and Zen Renovation, Paradise Valley, Arizona Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Brimley Development Interior Designer: Ownby Design Photographer: Dino Tonn Millwork: Rysso Peters Limestone (Demitasse) flooring and walls: Solstice Stone Quartz countertops: Galleria of Stone Windows (Arcadia): Elevation Window & Door Faux plants: Botanical Elegance https://www.drewettworks.com/now-and-zen/

Clerestory windows flood the family room with light and showcase the home's clean lines. A soaring limestone wall serves as the backdrop for a fireplace wall of blackened steel panels. Project Details // Now and Zen Renovation, Paradise Valley, Arizona Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Brimley Development Interior Designer: Ownby Design Photographer: Dino Tonn Millwork: Rysso Peters Limestone (Demitasse) flooring and walls: Solstice Stone Windows (Arcadia): Elevation Window & Door Faux plants: Botanical Elegance https://www.drewettworks.com/now-and-zen/

Floor-to-ceiling windows showcase the integration of limestone walls and Douglas fir ceilings that seamlessly flow from inside to out. Project Details // Now and Zen Renovation, Paradise Valley, Arizona Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Brimley Development Interior Designer: Ownby Design Photographer: Dino Tonn Faux plants: Botanical Elegance https://www.drewettworks.com/now-and-zen/

Ownby Designs commissioned a custom table from Peter Thomas Designs featuring a wood-slab top on acrylic legs, creating the illusion that it's floating. A pendant of glass balls from Hinkley Lighting is a key focal point. A Douglas fir ceiling, along with limestone floors and walls, creates a visually calm interior. Project Details // Now and Zen Renovation, Paradise Valley, Arizona Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Brimley Development Interior Designer: Ownby Design Photographer: Dino Tonn Millwork: Rysso Peters Limestone (Demitasse) flooring and walls: Solstice Stone Windows (Arcadia): Elevation Window & Door Table: Peter Thomas Designs Pendants: Hinkley Lighting https://www.drewettworks.com/now-and-zen/

Nestled at the end of a long flag lot driveway in Amagansett, NY, a young couple purchased the property with intentions to construct a second home for their growing family. A home that would not only be comfortable for the immediate family but also serve and grow on busy summer weekends to accommodate extended family, friends, children and guests. The tight lot along with the sizable program culminated in the building envelope being pushed to every limit, restriction and regulation one could imagine. The resulting architecture possesses a traditional Hamptons cottage exterior juxtaposed with modern elements that help break up the single mass. Centered on the entry façade is a large double story window that shrouds the floating switchback staircase on the interior. A bluestone patio wraps three sides of the home, which, in the rear, leads to a small in ground pool with a frameless glass railing. In the interior, custom white washed white oak floors run throughout the home as well as on the floating central staircase. For a more modern style of living, the open living, kitchen and dining area serve as one large entertaining space. In an area surrounded by sprawling Mcmansions, this tightly knit home functions more similar to that of a large NYC apartment by serving the perfect balance between maximized form with the right amount of function given the strict parameters. Large glass sliders open the living and dining rooms to the backyard patio and pool creating harmony between the indoor and outdoor spaces. Shaker style cabinets in the kitchen pair with a more contemporary staircase softened by the warmer wood tones of the vertical slats that surround it.

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From the lower Swimming Pool elevation this shot was taken up the staircase adjacent to the the pool's sliding board. Chartreuse foliage combines with purple cone flower to offer bold contrast and energy to the summer landscape. Evergreen plants including Weeping White Pine, Cripps False Cypress, Boxwood and a Topiary Blue Star Juniper offer architectural interest to the planting design and structure to the winter planting.

Charcoal-colored leather-like vinyl wallpaper behind the bed and traveling over the ceiling visually anchors the master suite and does double-duty as a dynamic headboard. European oak flooring, limestone walls and Douglas fir ceilings provide warmth. Project Details // Now and Zen Renovation, Paradise Valley, Arizona Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Brimley Development Interior Designer: Ownby Design Photographer: Dino Tonn Millwork: Rysso Peters Limestone (Demitasse) flooring and walls: Solstice Stone Windows (Arcadia): Elevation Window & Door Faux plants: Botanical Elegance https://www.drewettworks.com/now-and-zen/

The Westover lot presented a unique challenge in balancing the owner’s program within McMansion ordinances. The program called for an open entertaining area on the main level that, while engaging with the site and neighborhood, also needed to maintain privacy from pedestrian traffic on this corner site. The living spaces are organized on the northeast side opening up to a loggia, garden and pool area. The entry, circulation, and dining areas disengage the prep area and study while maintaining a visual openness to the plan. Ordinances play a pivotal role in the massing leading to vertical and horizontal breaks, and in detaching the garage from the main body. The historic distinctiveness of Pemberton Heights is critical in the material selection, colors and details. Fenestration is carefully orchestrated to let ample light while playing an important role in the design language. Cost, simplicity and the neighborhood vernacular were driving factors in the design approach. Photography by Adam Steiner

Nestled at the end of a long flag lot driveway in Amagansett, NY, a young couple purchased the property with intentions to construct a second home for their growing family. A home that would not only be comfortable for the immediate family but also serve and grow on busy summer weekends to accommodate extended family, friends, children and guests. The tight lot along with the sizable program culminated in the building envelope being pushed to every limit, restriction and regulation one could imagine. The resulting architecture possesses a traditional Hamptons cottage exterior juxtaposed with modern elements that help break up the single mass. Centered on the entry façade is a large double story window that shrouds the floating switchback staircase on the interior. A bluestone patio wraps three sides of the home, which, in the rear, leads to a small in ground pool with a frameless glass railing. In the interior, custom white washed white oak floors run throughout the home as well as on the floating central staircase. For a more modern style of living, the open living, kitchen and dining area serve as one large entertaining space. In an area surrounded by sprawling Mcmansions, this tightly knit home functions more similar to that of a large NYC apartment by serving the perfect balance between maximized form with the right amount of function given the strict parameters. Large glass sliders open the living and dining rooms to the backyard patio and pool creating harmony between the indoor and outdoor spaces. Shaker style cabinets in the kitchen pair with a more contemporary staircase softened by the warmer wood tones of the vertical slats that surround it.

A gallery wall of the family's favorite photos brings personality into the space. Light from the foyer beyond floods the room.
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Eichler Addition / Remodel. The addition (the wing on the right) was intended to blend in with the original Eichler house seamlessly. Photo ©2007 Michael O'Callahan

Dramatic in its simplicity, the dining room is separated from the front entry by a transparent water wall visible. Sleek limestone walls and flooring serve as a warm contrast to Douglas fir ceilings. The custom dining table is by Peter Thomas Designs. The multi-tiered glass pendant is from Hinkley Lighting. Project Details // Now and Zen Renovation, Paradise Valley, Arizona Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Brimley Development Interior Designer: Ownby Design Photographer: Dino Tonn Limestone (Demitasse) flooring and walls: Solstice Stone Windows (Arcadia): Elevation Window & Door Table: Peter Thomas Designs Pendants: Hinkley Lighting Faux plants: Botanical Elegance https://www.drewettworks.com/now-and-zen/

Intersecting limestone paths lead to the pool, and towering limestone-clad panels counteract the western sun of this modern desert home. Project Details // Now and Zen Renovation, Paradise Valley, Arizona Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Brimley Development Interior Designer: Ownby Design Photographer: Dino Tonn Exterior limestone: Solstice Stone Windows (Arcadia): Elevation Window & Door https://www.drewettworks.com/now-and-zen/

Impressive leather-textured limestone walls and Douglas fir ceiling panels define this zenlike living room. Integrated lighting draws attention to the home's exquisite craftsmanship. Project Details // Now and Zen Renovation, Paradise Valley, Arizona Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Brimley Development Interior Designer: Ownby Design Photographer: Dino Tonn Limestone (Demitasse) walls: Solstice Stone Faux plants: Botanical Elegance https://www.drewettworks.com/now-and-zen/

C.P. Drewett incorporated towering limestone-clad panels that project away from the house, cocooning the outdoor spaces. At the same time, walls of glass that pocket open make the line between inside and out almost imperceptible. Project Details // Now and Zen Renovation, Paradise Valley, Arizona Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: Brimley Development Interior Designer: Ownby Design Photographer: Dino Tonn Indoor/outdoor limestone: Solstice Stone Windows (Arcadia): Elevation Window & Door https://www.drewettworks.com/now-and-zen/