This custom design-built gated stone-exterior European mansion is nearly 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor luxury living. Featuring a 19” foyer with spectacular Swarovski crystal chandelier, 7 bedrooms (all ensuite), 8 1/2 bathrooms, high-end designer’s main floor, and wok/fry kitchen with mother of pearl mosaic backsplash, Subzero/Wolf appliances, open-concept design including a huge formal dining room and home office. Radiant heating throughout the house with central air conditioning and HRV systems. The master suite consists of the master bedroom with individual balcony, Hollywood style walk-in closet, ensuite with 2-person jetted tub, and steam shower unit with rain head and double-sided body jets. Also includes a fully finished basement suite with separate entrance, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, and living room.

This European custom asymmetrical Georgian-revival mansion features 7 bedrooms, 7.5 bathrooms with skylights, 3 kitchens, dining room, formal living room, and 2 laundry rooms; all with radiant heating throughout and central air conditioning and HRV systems. The backyard is a beautiful 6500 sqft private park with koi pond featured in Home & Garden Magazine. The main floor features a classic cross-hall design, family room, nook, extra bedroom, den with closet, and Euro & Wok kitchens completed with Miele / Viking appliances. The basement has a private home theatre with a 3-D projector, guest bedroom, and a 1-bedroom in-law suite with separate entrance.

Welcome to Mosaic Walk, modern and energy efficient living in the heart of Orange County, very close to the 5, 22, and 57 freeways. This beautiful end-unit townhome was built in 2011 and features 3 levels and 1,347 sf of living space. The main level is located on the 2nd floor with powder room, large living room and adjacent dining area, private balcony and modern kitchen with large pantry and lots of cabinet space, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. The bedrooms and laundry closet are located on the third floor. The private master suite has a spacious master bathroom with walk-in closet, marble dual vanity and rainshower. The 2nd bedroom also has a private full bathroom. Cut down your utility bills in this LEED Certified home with tank-less water heater, dual glazed windows with low e glass, auto shut-off motion sensors in all baths, water efficient toilets, ceiling fans, and LEED certified construction. The downstairs area has a 2 car tandem garage attached to a large and inviting entry area w/coat closet. Other features include a security system and central air conditioning and heating. Mosaic Walk has fantastic amenities including a private pool and spa with sun deck and cabanas as well as courtyards with relaxing water features.

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Photo by Spacecrafting.com Built in 2011. Arts and Crafts inspired 4 bed, 3 bath walk out rambler situated on 0.58 acre, cul-du-sac, pond lot, with boulder wall and wooded rear yard privacy. Rustic alder doors and cabinets, white enamel trim, Screen porch, theatre room, central vacuum, 7 zone sound, largest garage footprint allowed in Maple Grove, heated garage with floor drain, furnace rated gas fireplaces, hand scraped Asian walnut wood floors, master with walk in shower and free standing soaking tub.

Welcome to Mosaic Walk, modern and energy efficient living in the heart of Orange County, very close to the 5, 22, and 57 freeways. This beautiful end-unit townhome was built in 2011 and features 3 levels and 1,347 sf of living space. The main level is located on the 2nd floor with powder room, large living room and adjacent dining area, private balcony and modern kitchen with large pantry and lots of cabinet space, stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. The bedrooms and laundry closet are located on the third floor. The private master suite has a spacious master bathroom with walk-in closet, marble dual vanity and rainshower. The 2nd bedroom also has a private full bathroom. Cut down your utility bills in this LEED Certified home with tank-less water heater, dual glazed windows with low e glass, auto shut-off motion sensors in all baths, water efficient toilets, ceiling fans, and LEED certified construction. The downstairs area has a 2 car tandem garage attached to a large and inviting entry area w/coat closet. Other features include a security system and central air conditioning and heating. Mosaic Walk has fantastic amenities including a private pool and spa with sun deck and cabanas as well as courtyards with relaxing water features.

This is a gourmet kitchen that is both highly functional and stunningly pleasing, designed for the frequent entertaining of a large extended family. The kitchen is equipped with top-of-the-line appliances and technology, offering exceptional features and superior performance. It is designed with efficiency in mind, providing ample space, top-quality tools, and excellent organization to allow a dedicated culinary practitioner to create well-executed gastronomic experiences. We won the "Best International Kitchen Design Award" which is a highly coveted award judged in part by members of the Lords of London from the esteemed International Property Awards. We won this award by first winning the "Best in Maryland" at the America Property Awards, followed by winning the Americas Property Awards for "Best in the USA," and then finally the International Property Awards for "Best in the Americas," which includes North, Central, and South America. We are humbled and ecstatic to have received this prestigious honor!

From builder standard to designer upgrade. A recent project of ours in Harrison NY had us taking an adequate builder designed kitchen to something much more special. The original layout led to traffic jams while entertaining and valuable storage was lost due to the fact that the cabinets did not go to the ceiling. The new design moves the refrigerator out of the traffic pattern that often lead to gridlock in previous years as well as providing ample storage for trays and baking sheets in the slim pantry. Grillwork doors allow for airflow from the air-conditioning vents, while still allowing for cabinets to the ceiling. A professional grade range replaces the old smaller model, with a heavy-duty hood to assure complete ventilation no matter what the cook creates. The microwave moves farther down the work triangle to assure that the heating of a cup of coffee or bag of popcorn need never interfere with the chef again. Equally of value is the island mini-frig not just to chill the occasional bottle of wine, but to keep the kids sodas out the main refrigerator. And then there is the desk/ command central area. The formerly blank wall where no piece of furniture seemed to fit, because of the radiator, has become an efficient home office. With room for two people to work, grown-ups can search Food Network for recipes while the kids do their homework – problem area solved!

The Gun Lake Residence replaces a small, aging, existing house located on a narrow peninsula on Gun Lake, in west Michigan. The peninsula is neatly populated with century-old homes that quietly occupy this uncommon setting. The project site offers extraordinary views of the water in multiple directions and extends to the east with open space, bordering on an historic, 19th-century community ice house. A primary project goal was to reimagine the relationship of the house to its surroundings while remaining sensitive to the communal context of the neighboring properties. The design seed of the new project included rotating the footprint of the existing house 90 degrees to open the long side of the home toward the lake, maximizing views and gaining optimal benefit of the linear site. Drawing inspiration from the traditional lake vernacular of the neighboring houses, the two principal roof forms of the new house reciprocate the setting -- the modern, clean lines of the upper gable roof upholds the clarity and tradition of the neighborhood, while the lower roof mimics the extension of the landscape and invites improvisational use. The horizontal flat roof allows use of the deck in all weather and cantilevers the most used public spaces into the landscape in a band of captured horizontal space. A wood-clad retaining wall refines a cut into the earth and harbors a transitional, outdoor room between the water and the basement. At 2200 finished square feet, the conditioned building envelope is compact. And like the exterior, the interior form responds directly to its use. The upper floor is a monastic repetition of modest sleeping cells and bathrooms with unique directional views, combined with a grand central stair and master bedroom at each corner that captures myriad views of the water, over the trees, in all directions. The main floor utilizes a core of small, functional spaces to shield the adjacent road, and forms a backdrop to the open interior spaces. Aided by the reaching, cedar-bellied roof, the living, dining, and kitchen spaces spill to the outdoors through an unusually porous exterior wall. Three sliding glass doors–including one at 20 feet wide–and a finished, surrounding ground plane cohere the landscape to the main living level. Super-insulated wood-framed walls, triple-paned aluminum-clad wood windows, and a structurally insulated roof panels make-up the core of the building envelope, and additional exterior high-performance design features include geothermal heating/cooling and a green roof. Cementitious lap siding, concrete panels, hardwood decking, cedar soffits, and river rock comprise the exterior finish. In addition to cedar ceilings, interior finishes include porcelain ceramic tile, cork flooring, tight pile wool carpet, and neutral painted walls -- designed in quiet tones to highlight the most important interior ingredient: views outside.

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The extension and remodelling of this Grade II Listed manor house inspired some key architectural innovations including a bespoke, curved glass atrium which has discreetly enclosed the central courtyard and a glass staircase and landing to give additional access and improved circulation. The wholly glass staircase was the first to be installed in the UK. Spanning the courtyard, the double-glazed, high tech glass roof creates a dramatic, contemporary feature within the building's historic core. The new space has created a large kitchen and dining room at the centre of the home that links up with the rest of the house. Natural light has been optimised and with the original walls in full view, there is an inside outside quality to the new internal space. Spratley & Partners managed the build on site and the interior design. The brief also addressed the property's environmental credentials and included the addition of a ground source pump for heating and solar panels.

This custom home in Brown's Canyon features active solar panels, which fire a boiler for warm radiant heat beneath the unique stained concrete floors. Located just east of Park City, this home has incredible views of the ski resorts and central Wasatch range. Blackdog Builders had the pleasure of building this contemporary home from the ground up. Josh Yamamoto Photography.

A fully renovated semi-detached home on Chaplin Estates. Exceptional modern finishes and details. Open concept on the main floor with a thoughtfully designed space for a living, dining, family rooms and a kitchen with a big island. New appliances, new mechanics all over the house, heated floors, central vac, high efficiency furnace, finished basement with high ceiling, spacious cedar front porch, a big deck and garden shed. Front pad parking and a walk to Yonge and Eglinton.

Loft-like, two bedroom perfectly balances urban, old-world charm with a chic, modern feel in a definitive midtown Hoboken brick building. Open kitchen with granite counter tops and GE stainless steel appliances. Sought-after features include soaring 14 ft. ceilings, exposed brick throughout, Brazilian cherry hardwood floors, 3 skylights, exposed duct work, laundry in-home, CAC & heat and additional 80 square feet of private storage space. Centrally located classic, boutique brownstone near everything Hoboken has to offer like NYC transportation, dining, shopping, parks, and waterfront.

Bridle Path Residence — Luxury Wellness Bathroom & Hydrotherapy Suite This Bridle Path Residence bathroom is conceived as a private hydrotherapy retreat, bringing a resort-like wellness experience into the home while maintaining the architectural detailing and craftsmanship of the residence. The design is less about creating a conventional bathroom and more about establishing a dedicated space for relaxation, recovery, and ritual. The hydrotherapy tub becomes the central sculptural element of the room. Its generous curved profile creates a soft, organic focal point against the highly detailed wall treatment, while the integrated jets and ergonomic form emphasize the room's wellness-driven purpose. Positioning the tub within the main architectural composition gives it the presence of a luxury amenity rather than treating it as a standard fixture. The walls are enveloped in a small-format decorative mosaic with an intricate, almost textile-like pattern. This repeated surface creates remarkable visual depth and gives the room a distinctly crafted quality. The subtle variation within the mosaic prevents the predominantly light palette from feeling flat, while its fine geometry provides a counterpoint to the smooth, sculptural tub. A particularly thoughtful feature is the integrated sauna viewing window, which creates a visual relationship between the hydrotherapy area and the warm timber sauna beyond. The opening turns the sauna into part of the overall composition and establishes a clear sequence of wellness experiences—hydrotherapy, heat, and showering—within one cohesive suite. The adjacent shower introduces a contrasting material language. Large-format marble-look surfaces create a cleaner, more serene backdrop, while the vertical patterned accent strip adds a strong decorative moment. This controlled use of pattern prevents the space from becoming visually overwhelming and gives the shower its own identity. The sauna itself introduces warmth through natural timber, creating an immediate sensory contrast with the cool, pale surfaces surrounding it. The wood adds depth and reinforces the feeling of a private spa retreat, while the glass enclosure maintains openness and allows the different wellness zones to remain visually connected. The flooring continues the decorative approach with a carefully patterned layout that complements the wall mosaic without simply repeating it. This creates a layered surface treatment in which scale, geometry, and texture work together to give the room a highly customized character. Even the circulation area is treated as part of the design experience. The glass door and open stair connection allow light to move through the space, while the traditional architectural detailing visible beyond the bathroom establishes continuity with the broader residence. The overall concept is residential wellness with an emphasis on craftsmanship and sensory experience. Decorative mosaic, natural timber, glass, stone-inspired surfaces, sculptural plumbing, and carefully integrated wellness features create a room that feels more like a private boutique spa than a conventional home bathroom.

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Mercer Island Full-Scale Remodel — Case Study This full-home transformation on Mercer Island, WA, was completed for a tech couple from California who envisioned turning an outdated property into a functional, high-value residence — and later sold it as a successful investment.
Added Square Footage: 1,283 sq ft Project Scope - Full interior reconfiguration — removed existing walls and beams, installed new structural support
- Created an expansive open-concept living room and a massive kitchen with custom built-in cabinetry
- Enlarged the primary bedroom and added a luxury en-suite with oversized shower, walk-in closet, and high-end finishes
- Added a dedicated laundry room, full main-floor bathroom, and a guest half-bathroom
- Installed a brand-new heating system
- Installed a brand-new central cooling (AC) system Second Floor Addition - The home originally had no second floor — only an attic
- We built a full second level with a large bedroom, bathroom, hallway, and a walk-in storage closet
- Designed a cozy reading nook with a window seat overlooking the street Exterior & Garage - Installed panoramic patio doors opening to a redesigned backyard
- Completed full landscaping and upgraded the garage