The family room, including the kitchen and breakfast area, features stunning indirect lighting, a fire feature, stacked stone wall, art shelves and a comfortable place to relax and watch TV. Photography: Mark Boisclair

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Rich earthy tones, and bringing in the exterior ledgestone to this master bedroom give it a strong, desert presence. The round swiveling chase gives a perfect place to enjoy the pocketing window walls in the corner (not shown) which open up to the pool patio and beautiful distant views. Photography: Mark Boisclair

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The Atherton House is a family compound for a professional couple in the tech industry, and their two teenage children. After living in Singapore, then Hong Kong, and building homes there, they looked forward to continuing their search for a new place to start a life and set down roots. The site is located on Atherton Avenue on a flat, 1 acre lot. The neighboring lots are of a similar size, and are filled with mature planting and gardens. The brief on this site was to create a house that would comfortably accommodate the busy lives of each of the family members, as well as provide opportunities for wonder and awe. Views on the site are internal. Our goal was to create an indoor- outdoor home that embraced the benign California climate. The building was conceived as a classic “H” plan with two wings attached by a double height entertaining space. The “H” shape allows for alcoves of the yard to be embraced by the mass of the building, creating different types of exterior space. The two wings of the home provide some sense of enclosure and privacy along the side property lines. The south wing contains three bedroom suites at the second level, as well as laundry. At the first level there is a guest suite facing east, powder room and a Library facing west. The north wing is entirely given over to the Primary suite at the top level, including the main bedroom, dressing and bathroom. The bedroom opens out to a roof terrace to the west, overlooking a pool and courtyard below. At the ground floor, the north wing contains the family room, kitchen and dining room. The family room and dining room each have pocketing sliding glass doors that dissolve the boundary between inside and outside. Connecting the wings is a double high living space meant to be comfortable, delightful and awe-inspiring. A custom fabricated two story circular stair of steel and glass connects the upper level to the main level, and down to the basement “lounge” below. An acrylic and steel bridge begins near one end of the stair landing and flies 40 feet to the children’s bedroom wing. People going about their day moving through the stair and bridge become both observed and observer. The front (EAST) wall is the all important receiving place for guests and family alike. There the interplay between yin and yang, weathering steel and the mature olive tree, empower the entrance. Most other materials are white and pure. The mechanical systems are efficiently combined hydronic heating and cooling, with no forced air required.

It's backyard entertaining at it's finest. Quartzite Ledge stone panels cover the bar in two tones. The dark Midnight Black is contrasted against the lighter Oyster Shell and stainless and black granite counter top. You can see yourself gathering about this bar with friends any day of the week.

This fireplace stone wall design acts as the focal point to this homeowners living room. Quartzite Ledgestone in the colour Oyster Shell was used to create a mesmerizing fireplace which provides a great place to entertain guest, add style and texture your space and increase the value of your home. Add a wood mantel to showcase your personal style or family heirlooms.

The fireplace wall was previously painted brick that ended at the height of the new mantel. The original slate hearth was retained, but the recladding of the fireplace wall with quartzite ledgestone set the tone for the whole space. New medium brown wide plank engineered hardwood floors throughout provided the perfect backdrop for the owners significant collection of Persian style carpets.

This modern fireplace design was created using Quartzite Ledgestone. This stone is paneled and contains a slight shimmer when light is directly on it. The stone contains a mixture of muted natural tones while the look of stacked stone provides the allusion of a larger wall.

This backyard kitchen design combines Quartzite Ledgestone in Oyster Shell and Midnight Black. These natural stone veneer stone panels contain a slight shimmer and match perfectly with marble and granite. Bring all the amenities of your home kitchen for a backyard retreat the whole family will enjoy.

This homeowner used Quartzite Ledgestone in Oyster Shell. Quartzite is available in Oyster Shell, Snow White and Midnight Black. Quartzite has a sparkle when reflected in the light contains thin pieces of rectangular r and squared pieces panelled together with interlocking corners.