Built by Schumacher Homes, America's Largest Custom Home Builder, this stunning Charleston New American Tradition model home in Cincinnati, Ohio, effortlessly balances classic architectural inspiration with contemporary modern design. As one of our most popular customizable floor plans, the Charleston open-concept layout is designed for modern living, offering abundant smart storage solutions and the latest in luxury residential architecture. The heart of the home features a gourmet chef’s kitchen equipped with extensive perimeter counter space, golden-toned perimeter cabinetry, and a dramatic contrasting dark-base central kitchen island with a seamless waterfall countertop edge that is perfect for family gatherings. A massive walk-in pantry ensures an organized, clutter-free kitchen workspace. Adjacent to the main living area, a private pocket office provides the ultimate quiet work-from-home space or homework zone before leading into a luxurious owner's retreat, which serves as a private primary suite oasis complete with a spacious spa-like bathroom and dual large walk-in closets. Designed with a split-bedroom layout to maximize privacy, the additional spacious bedrooms sit on the opposite side of the home, ensuring everyone enjoys their own dedicated space. The main living area is anchored by an expansive great room, where a custom-stained coffered ceiling draws the eye upward to create an airy, grand architectural focal point. Seamlessly blending indoor-outdoor living, the great room transitions into a massive 12’ x 38’ covered back porch featuring a 4’ x 20’ architectural bump-out. This premium outdoor living space is fully equipped for multi-season entertaining, boasting a dedicated outdoor dining area, a comfortable lounge space, and a cozy outdoor fireplace, making it the ultimate destination for custom home inspiration.

Built by Schumacher Homes, America's Largest Custom Home Builder, this stunning Charleston New American Tradition model home in Cincinnati, Ohio, effortlessly balances classic architectural inspiration with contemporary modern design. As one of our most popular customizable floor plans, the Charleston open-concept layout is designed for modern living, offering abundant smart storage solutions and the latest in luxury residential architecture. The heart of the home features a gourmet chef’s kitchen equipped with extensive perimeter counter space, golden-toned perimeter cabinetry, and a dramatic contrasting dark-base central kitchen island with a seamless waterfall countertop edge that is perfect for family gatherings. A massive walk-in pantry ensures an organized, clutter-free kitchen workspace. Adjacent to the main living area, a private pocket office provides the ultimate quiet work-from-home space or homework zone before leading into a luxurious owner's retreat, which serves as a private primary suite oasis complete with a spacious spa-like bathroom and dual large walk-in closets. Designed with a split-bedroom layout to maximize privacy, the additional spacious bedrooms sit on the opposite side of the home, ensuring everyone enjoys their own dedicated space. The main living area is anchored by an expansive great room, where a custom-stained coffered ceiling draws the eye upward to create an airy, grand architectural focal point. Seamlessly blending indoor-outdoor living, the great room transitions into a massive 12’ x 38’ covered back porch featuring a 4’ x 20’ architectural bump-out. This premium outdoor living space is fully equipped for multi-season entertaining, boasting a dedicated outdoor dining area, a comfortable lounge space, and a cozy outdoor fireplace, making it the ultimate destination for custom home inspiration.

Built for the Bluff, A Sea Ranch Home is Remade from the Inside Out The house had always been grounded, on an ocean bluff at The Sea Ranch. It sits unencumbered, adjacent to one of the most dramatic stretches of the Sonoma coast with protected commons meadow to the east, uninterrupted Pacific views to the west, and a bluff trail running alongside. What it lacked was the feeling of home, one that could hold up its own against the natural landscape. The owners are entrepreneurs with deep involvement across tech, real estate, and development and they know how things are built. The Sea Ranch house had been in their lives for years, a second residence and a place for family to gather. Built for a different time, it felt more compromising than comfortable. Sitting in a closed off nook, the kitchen fit one cook at a time and turned its back on the rest of the house. The entry was dim and compressed, divided by a structural column that presented itself at exactly the wrong moment. The primary suite was small relative to the view outside it. A large rear bedroom sat behind a lowered ceiling with a bathroom that had never been added. The house was certainly worth the trouble of doing it right. What followed was not one project but four, each with its own design challenge, each addressed over a period of time. Where the House Meets the Ocean The most complex piece of the project, in both structural and spatial terms, was the kitchen expansion. The existing room was a single-person galley squeezed in as an afterthought with no meaningful connection to the dining room, the living space, or the deck outside. To make it useful for a family that cooks and gathers, it needed to grow outward into an existing patio and flow into the rooms around it. A big challenge was the roofline. Several planes at different pitches and angles converged directly where additional volume was needed. A new form had to join that geometry without reading as a correction. The solution found the simplest possible connection between the existing angles, a roofline that from outside the structure, appears entirely original. From the bluff trail where the addition is visible, there is no discernible seam. Inside, the kitchen is now open to the living and dining rooms without interruption. A large sliding glass door connects the space onto the rear deck. The deck itself was expanded and oriented so that the body of the house shields it from the coastal wind which is a common consideration that determines whether outdoor space at The Sea Ranch actually gets used. The result is a room that works for large family gatherings where no one feels cutoff, and one that makes the boundary between being inside and outside easy to ignore. Welcoming Light A structural column stood at the convergence of eight distinct roof planes in the entry. It was load-bearing, but it was also the reason the entry had always felt like a hallway rather than a welcoming arrival. With the structural engineer, a custom steel connector was designed to receive beams from six separate directions, redistributing the load through a single new continuous beam. The column was surgically removed. Three triangular skylights were then cut into the roof above, their shapes drawn from the existing geometry of the planes around them. The entry is now bright and open. The skylights feel native to the structure because they follow the logic already present in the roof. Two Suites, Two Views At opposite ends of the house, the two bedroom suites were each reconfigured, and each found a different way to introduce more of the landscape into the room. An addition to the primary suite extended the structure outward to create a wraparound plan with a loop from the bedroom through bath and closet that had not been possible before. The expansion opened a slot view from the tub and shower toward the ocean. The view is precise and private. The ocean view is present and deliberate. The rear bedroom absorbed an adjacent storage room to transform it into a full second suite with a vaulted ceiling, a large bathroom with a tub, a shower, and a sauna. A private fenced garden courtyard sits just beyond the glass bringing the outdoors inside. The tub was placed so that, looking past the courtyard and through the bedroom beyond, the ocean is visible at the far end. It is a long view and it makes the room feel larger and more settled than its footprint would suggest. Glass on Four Sides, Fire at the Center The main living and gathering room had always been caught between two competing facts: glass on four sides meant exceptional views but at The Sea Ranch, it also meant a cold room. A 360-degree cylindrical fireplace was added at the center on a raised stone base, providing radiant heat in every direction and giving the room a focal point around which a group naturally orients itself, whether that means two people at the end of the day or the whole family after dinner. Owners Who Picked Up the Tools The owner was not a passive client. they came with construction knowledge, specific ideas, and the desire to be an active part of the process, a dynamic that other architects may had found difficult, which Klopf Architecture accepted as an asset. They took it upon themselves to complete some of the work during construction, including the installation of a new radiant heating system beneath the floors. The radiant system added to the older and less-desirable forced-air setup. At The Sea Ranch, that change matters as the house sits close enough to the ocean and moving air competes with the sound of it, where radiant heat does not. Solar panels were added to the roof as part of the new system. Insulation was upgraded throughout the walls, roof, and crawl space. The house that had always had the right setting now holds warmth the way a house on the bluff should. They were also deeply involved in the design and selections throughout, and the finished house reflects both of them in ways that are specific rather than generic. The process took longer and moved through more iterations than a more arms-length relationship might have allowed. The result is more defined and personal because of it. The Landscape Holds Priority Every exterior decision was shaped by The Sea Ranch Design Standards, which require that buildings defer to the landscape around them rather than compete with it. Because this house sits on the bluff and is visible from the public trail, the additions faced a close review. Existing materials were matched. Geometries were resolved. The additions had to become indistinguishable from the original building. From the trail, the house reads exactly as it always has — low, cedar-clad, secondary to the meadow and the water. The setting holds priority. Inside, the house has been remade. Klopf Architecture Project Team: Geoff Campen and Trenton Jewett
Contractor: Shawn Bettega Construction
Photography: ©2025 Mariko Reed
Year Completed: 2023
Location: The Sea Ranch, CA

Based on one of our most popular floor plans, the Charleston II by Schumacher Homes offers expanded square footage, clever storage solutions, and effortless daily functionality. At the heart of the home is a chef-inspired custom kitchen featuring expansive counter space, a large center island for gathering, and double-stacked kitchen cabinets for maximized storage. For seamless hosting, a connected messy kitchen and giant walk-in pantry keep prep, clutter, and dishes out of sight from the main living area. A dedicated pocket office provides the ideal flex space to work, organize, or manage daily tasks before leading into the private owner's retreat. Here, you'll find a primary bedroom with dual walk-in closets and a spa-inspired owner's bath complete with a sleek glass shower and a luxurious soaking tub. On the opposite side of the home, additional bedrooms provide private, comfortable spaces for family or guests. Designed with thoughtful layout flow and premium custom details, the Charleston II by Schumacher Homes delivers a harmonious balance of luxury, practicality, and modern living.

Built by Schumacher Homes, America's Largest Custom Home Builder, this stunning Charleston New American Tradition model home in Cincinnati, Ohio, effortlessly balances classic architectural inspiration with contemporary modern design. As one of our most popular customizable floor plans, the Charleston open-concept layout is designed for modern living, offering abundant smart storage solutions and the latest in luxury residential architecture. The heart of the home features a gourmet chef’s kitchen equipped with extensive perimeter counter space, golden-toned perimeter cabinetry, and a dramatic contrasting dark-base central kitchen island with a seamless waterfall countertop edge that is perfect for family gatherings. A massive walk-in pantry ensures an organized, clutter-free kitchen workspace. Adjacent to the main living area, a private pocket office provides the ultimate quiet work-from-home space or homework zone before leading into a luxurious owner's retreat, which serves as a private primary suite oasis complete with a spacious spa-like bathroom and dual large walk-in closets. Designed with a split-bedroom layout to maximize privacy, the additional spacious bedrooms sit on the opposite side of the home, ensuring everyone enjoys their own dedicated space. The main living area is anchored by an expansive great room, where a custom-stained coffered ceiling draws the eye upward to create an airy, grand architectural focal point. Seamlessly blending indoor-outdoor living, the great room transitions into a massive 12’ x 38’ covered back porch featuring a 4’ x 20’ architectural bump-out. This premium outdoor living space is fully equipped for multi-season entertaining, boasting a dedicated outdoor dining area, a comfortable lounge space, and a cozy outdoor fireplace, making it the ultimate destination for custom home inspiration.

Based on one of our most popular floor plans, the Charleston II by Schumacher Homes offers expanded square footage, clever storage solutions, and effortless daily functionality. At the heart of the home is a chef-inspired custom kitchen featuring expansive counter space, a large center island for gathering, and double-stacked kitchen cabinets for maximized storage. For seamless hosting, a connected messy kitchen and giant walk-in pantry keep prep, clutter, and dishes out of sight from the main living area. A dedicated pocket office provides the ideal flex space to work, organize, or manage daily tasks before leading into the private owner's retreat. Here, you'll find a primary bedroom with dual walk-in closets and a spa-inspired owner's bath complete with a sleek glass shower and a luxurious soaking tub. On the opposite side of the home, additional bedrooms provide private, comfortable spaces for family or guests. Designed with thoughtful layout flow and premium custom details, the Charleston II by Schumacher Homes delivers a harmonious balance of luxury, practicality, and modern living.

This kitchen design also features a built-in beverage refrigerator and coffee maker as well as a special base cabinet created to individually store bottles of wine. Perfect for keeping your favorite bottles right on hand!

Built for the Bluff, A Sea Ranch Home is Remade from the Inside Out The house had always been grounded, on an ocean bluff at The Sea Ranch. It sits unencumbered, adjacent to one of the most dramatic stretches of the Sonoma coast with protected commons meadow to the east, uninterrupted Pacific views to the west, and a bluff trail running alongside. What it lacked was the feeling of home, one that could hold up its own against the natural landscape. The owners are entrepreneurs with deep involvement across tech, real estate, and development and they know how things are built. The Sea Ranch house had been in their lives for years, a second residence and a place for family to gather. Built for a different time, it felt more compromising than comfortable. Sitting in a closed off nook, the kitchen fit one cook at a time and turned its back on the rest of the house. The entry was dim and compressed, divided by a structural column that presented itself at exactly the wrong moment. The primary suite was small relative to the view outside it. A large rear bedroom sat behind a lowered ceiling with a bathroom that had never been added. The house was certainly worth the trouble of doing it right. What followed was not one project but four, each with its own design challenge, each addressed over a period of time. Where the House Meets the Ocean The most complex piece of the project, in both structural and spatial terms, was the kitchen expansion. The existing room was a single-person galley squeezed in as an afterthought with no meaningful connection to the dining room, the living space, or the deck outside. To make it useful for a family that cooks and gathers, it needed to grow outward into an existing patio and flow into the rooms around it. A big challenge was the roofline. Several planes at different pitches and angles converged directly where additional volume was needed. A new form had to join that geometry without reading as a correction. The solution found the simplest possible connection between the existing angles, a roofline that from outside the structure, appears entirely original. From the bluff trail where the addition is visible, there is no discernible seam. Inside, the kitchen is now open to the living and dining rooms without interruption. A large sliding glass door connects the space onto the rear deck. The deck itself was expanded and oriented so that the body of the house shields it from the coastal wind which is a common consideration that determines whether outdoor space at The Sea Ranch actually gets used. The result is a room that works for large family gatherings where no one feels cutoff, and one that makes the boundary between being inside and outside easy to ignore. Welcoming Light A structural column stood at the convergence of eight distinct roof planes in the entry. It was load-bearing, but it was also the reason the entry had always felt like a hallway rather than a welcoming arrival. With the structural engineer, a custom steel connector was designed to receive beams from six separate directions, redistributing the load through a single new continuous beam. The column was surgically removed. Three triangular skylights were then cut into the roof above, their shapes drawn from the existing geometry of the planes around them. The entry is now bright and open. The skylights feel native to the structure because they follow the logic already present in the roof. Two Suites, Two Views At opposite ends of the house, the two bedroom suites were each reconfigured, and each found a different way to introduce more of the landscape into the room. An addition to the primary suite extended the structure outward to create a wraparound plan with a loop from the bedroom through bath and closet that had not been possible before. The expansion opened a slot view from the tub and shower toward the ocean. The view is precise and private. The ocean view is present and deliberate. The rear bedroom absorbed an adjacent storage room to transform it into a full second suite with a vaulted ceiling, a large bathroom with a tub, a shower, and a sauna. A private fenced garden courtyard sits just beyond the glass bringing the outdoors inside. The tub was placed so that, looking past the courtyard and through the bedroom beyond, the ocean is visible at the far end. It is a long view and it makes the room feel larger and more settled than its footprint would suggest. Glass on Four Sides, Fire at the Center The main living and gathering room had always been caught between two competing facts: glass on four sides meant exceptional views but at The Sea Ranch, it also meant a cold room. A 360-degree cylindrical fireplace was added at the center on a raised stone base, providing radiant heat in every direction and giving the room a focal point around which a group naturally orients itself, whether that means two people at the end of the day or the whole family after dinner. Owners Who Picked Up the Tools The owner was not a passive client. they came with construction knowledge, specific ideas, and the desire to be an active part of the process, a dynamic that other architects may had found difficult, which Klopf Architecture accepted as an asset. They took it upon themselves to complete some of the work during construction, including the installation of a new radiant heating system beneath the floors. The radiant system added to the older and less-desirable forced-air setup. At The Sea Ranch, that change matters as the house sits close enough to the ocean and moving air competes with the sound of it, where radiant heat does not. Solar panels were added to the roof as part of the new system. Insulation was upgraded throughout the walls, roof, and crawl space. The house that had always had the right setting now holds warmth the way a house on the bluff should. They were also deeply involved in the design and selections throughout, and the finished house reflects both of them in ways that are specific rather than generic. The process took longer and moved through more iterations than a more arms-length relationship might have allowed. The result is more defined and personal because of it. The Landscape Holds Priority Every exterior decision was shaped by The Sea Ranch Design Standards, which require that buildings defer to the landscape around them rather than compete with it. Because this house sits on the bluff and is visible from the public trail, the additions faced a close review. Existing materials were matched. Geometries were resolved. The additions had to become indistinguishable from the original building. From the trail, the house reads exactly as it always has — low, cedar-clad, secondary to the meadow and the water. The setting holds priority. Inside, the house has been remade. Klopf Architecture Project Team: Geoff Campen and Trenton Jewett
Contractor: Shawn Bettega Construction
Photography: ©2025 Mariko Reed
Year Completed: 2023
Location: The Sea Ranch, CA

Based on one of our most popular floor plans, the Charleston II by Schumacher Homes offers expanded square footage, clever storage solutions, and effortless daily functionality. At the heart of the home is a chef-inspired custom kitchen featuring expansive counter space, a large center island for gathering, and double-stacked kitchen cabinets for maximized storage. For seamless hosting, a connected messy kitchen and giant walk-in pantry keep prep, clutter, and dishes out of sight from the main living area. A dedicated pocket office provides the ideal flex space to work, organize, or manage daily tasks before leading into the private owner's retreat. Here, you'll find a primary bedroom with dual walk-in closets and a spa-inspired owner's bath complete with a sleek glass shower and a luxurious soaking tub. On the opposite side of the home, additional bedrooms provide private, comfortable spaces for family or guests. Designed with thoughtful layout flow and premium custom details, the Charleston II by Schumacher Homes delivers a harmonious balance of luxury, practicality, and modern living.

Built by Schumacher Homes, America's Largest Custom Home Builder, this stunning Charleston New American Tradition model home in Cincinnati, Ohio, effortlessly balances classic architectural inspiration with contemporary modern design. As one of our most popular customizable floor plans, the Charleston open-concept layout is designed for modern living, offering abundant smart storage solutions and the latest in luxury residential architecture. The heart of the home features a gourmet chef’s kitchen equipped with extensive perimeter counter space, golden-toned perimeter cabinetry, and a dramatic contrasting dark-base central kitchen island with a seamless waterfall countertop edge that is perfect for family gatherings. A massive walk-in pantry ensures an organized, clutter-free kitchen workspace. Adjacent to the main living area, a private pocket office provides the ultimate quiet work-from-home space or homework zone before leading into a luxurious owner's retreat, which serves as a private primary suite oasis complete with a spacious spa-like bathroom and dual large walk-in closets. Designed with a split-bedroom layout to maximize privacy, the additional spacious bedrooms sit on the opposite side of the home, ensuring everyone enjoys their own dedicated space. The main living area is anchored by an expansive great room, where a custom-stained coffered ceiling draws the eye upward to create an airy, grand architectural focal point. Seamlessly blending indoor-outdoor living, the great room transitions into a massive 12’ x 38’ covered back porch featuring a 4’ x 20’ architectural bump-out. This premium outdoor living space is fully equipped for multi-season entertaining, boasting a dedicated outdoor dining area, a comfortable lounge space, and a cozy outdoor fireplace, making it the ultimate destination for custom home inspiration.

Built by Schumacher Homes, America's Largest Custom Home Builder, this stunning Charleston New American Tradition model home in Cincinnati, Ohio, effortlessly balances classic architectural inspiration with contemporary modern design. As one of our most popular customizable floor plans, the Charleston open-concept layout is designed for modern living, offering abundant smart storage solutions and the latest in luxury residential architecture. The heart of the home features a gourmet chef’s kitchen equipped with extensive perimeter counter space, golden-toned perimeter cabinetry, and a dramatic contrasting dark-base central kitchen island with a seamless waterfall countertop edge that is perfect for family gatherings. A massive walk-in pantry ensures an organized, clutter-free kitchen workspace. Adjacent to the main living area, a private pocket office provides the ultimate quiet work-from-home space or homework zone before leading into a luxurious owner's retreat, which serves as a private primary suite oasis complete with a spacious spa-like bathroom and dual large walk-in closets. Designed with a split-bedroom layout to maximize privacy, the additional spacious bedrooms sit on the opposite side of the home, ensuring everyone enjoys their own dedicated space. The main living area is anchored by an expansive great room, where a custom-stained coffered ceiling draws the eye upward to create an airy, grand architectural focal point. Seamlessly blending indoor-outdoor living, the great room transitions into a massive 12’ x 38’ covered back porch featuring a 4’ x 20’ architectural bump-out. This premium outdoor living space is fully equipped for multi-season entertaining, boasting a dedicated outdoor dining area, a comfortable lounge space, and a cozy outdoor fireplace, making it the ultimate destination for custom home inspiration.

Built by Schumacher Homes, America's Largest Custom Home Builder, this stunning Charleston New American Tradition model home in Cincinnati, Ohio, effortlessly balances classic architectural inspiration with contemporary modern design. As one of our most popular customizable floor plans, the Charleston open-concept layout is designed for modern living, offering abundant smart storage solutions and the latest in luxury residential architecture. The heart of the home features a gourmet chef’s kitchen equipped with extensive perimeter counter space, golden-toned perimeter cabinetry, and a dramatic contrasting dark-base central kitchen island with a seamless waterfall countertop edge that is perfect for family gatherings. A massive walk-in pantry ensures an organized, clutter-free kitchen workspace. Adjacent to the main living area, a private pocket office provides the ultimate quiet work-from-home space or homework zone before leading into a luxurious owner's retreat, which serves as a private primary suite oasis complete with a spacious spa-like bathroom and dual large walk-in closets. Designed with a split-bedroom layout to maximize privacy, the additional spacious bedrooms sit on the opposite side of the home, ensuring everyone enjoys their own dedicated space. The main living area is anchored by an expansive great room, where a custom-stained coffered ceiling draws the eye upward to create an airy, grand architectural focal point. Seamlessly blending indoor-outdoor living, the great room transitions into a massive 12’ x 38’ covered back porch featuring a 4’ x 20’ architectural bump-out. This premium outdoor living space is fully equipped for multi-season entertaining, boasting a dedicated outdoor dining area, a comfortable lounge space, and a cozy outdoor fireplace, making it the ultimate destination for custom home inspiration.

This wonderful bespoke country kitchen was designed and built for our clients’ new oak-framed extension at their Grade II listed home in the historic village of Billingshurst in West Sussex. Acorn Bespoke Carpentry and Joinery undertook the entire kitchen project which includes a hidden walk-in pantry, bar unit and solid hardwood windows. The owners wanted to achieve a high-quality interior that stayed true to the traditional character and heritage of their property. Their keen eye for design is evident in their chosen sophisticated colour palette and finishes. An AGA® was to be a focal point and key feature of the kitchen layout, and we designed the cabinetry to align perfectly with the extra depth and height of the cooker, leaving no unsightly gaps. There are no upper wall cabinets in this kitchen which creates an open airy feel and allows more natural light. Instead, a run of generous base cabinets with customised deep drawers and pull-outs, as well as a kitchen island, open shelving and large pantry provide a wealth of superb storage solutions. One empty wall has been dedicated for full-height floor to ceiling cabinets for integrated appliances and a pantry. Traditional style with a modern twist The custom-made cabinets have been traditionally constructed in an authentic shaker-style and feature solid oak dovetailed drawers. The doors and frames are in solid maple, which has a smooth grain and is an extremely hard and durable timber, and perfect for taking a painted finish. The cabinets are all spraypainted in Fired Earth Moon Grape, a deliciously distinctive purple-black colour. We then hand painted exterior surfaces for a textured effect which can also be easily touched up in the future. The shaker style in this striking dark colour adds grandeur to the space, without feeling too overbearing or showy. All the kitchen cabinets are internally finished with premium quality Egger MFC. The hardwearing Unistone worktops are Nero Assoluto with a Velluto finish - a durable, jet black, velvet-like black texture, which gives depth without gloss. Hidden walk-in pantry Floor-to-ceiling doors neatly conceal an impressive hidden walk-in pantry, which we cleverly integrated into the overall kitchen design. As soon as you open the doors, the interior shelves are automatically illuminated by a motion-activated sensor. Every inch of space has been utilised with a range of open shelving laden with artisan ingredients, deep handcrafted drawers and basket storage, perfect for storing anything from vegetables to fresh bread. Beautiful bespoke bar unit Innovative pocket doors fold elegantly away to reveal a stunning well-equipped bar with a vibrant pink glass back panel and painted interior. This bright pink is a signature colour from the 1970s - Leather by Little Greene. The colour is a strategic choice by our clients to create a statement and infuse their home with an uplifting, spirited atmosphere. Undershelf lighting and a spotlight are activated as soon as the doors are opened enhancing the wow factor. Bespoke freestanding island featuring upcycled wood A focal point of the room, the kitchen island provides extra storage and worktop space. We handcrafted the island in solid hardwood with the top was once our clients’ old French dining table which we repurposed. Reusing old wood creates beautiful and unique pieces of furniture and has significant environmental benefits too. The mantle above the range cooker is salvaged timber too, made from an old oak beam.

Based on one of our most popular floor plans, the Charleston II by Schumacher Homes offers expanded square footage, clever storage solutions, and effortless daily functionality. At the heart of the home is a chef-inspired custom kitchen featuring expansive counter space, a large center island for gathering, and double-stacked kitchen cabinets for maximized storage. For seamless hosting, a connected messy kitchen and giant walk-in pantry keep prep, clutter, and dishes out of sight from the main living area. A dedicated pocket office provides the ideal flex space to work, organize, or manage daily tasks before leading into the private owner's retreat. Here, you'll find a primary bedroom with dual walk-in closets and a spa-inspired owner's bath complete with a sleek glass shower and a luxurious soaking tub. On the opposite side of the home, additional bedrooms provide private, comfortable spaces for family or guests. Designed with thoughtful layout flow and premium custom details, the Charleston II by Schumacher Homes delivers a harmonious balance of luxury, practicality, and modern living.

Built by Schumacher Homes, America's Largest Custom Home Builder, this stunning Charleston New American Tradition model home in Cincinnati, Ohio, effortlessly balances classic architectural inspiration with contemporary modern design. As one of our most popular customizable floor plans, the Charleston open-concept layout is designed for modern living, offering abundant smart storage solutions and the latest in luxury residential architecture. The heart of the home features a gourmet chef’s kitchen equipped with extensive perimeter counter space, golden-toned perimeter cabinetry, and a dramatic contrasting dark-base central kitchen island with a seamless waterfall countertop edge that is perfect for family gatherings. A massive walk-in pantry ensures an organized, clutter-free kitchen workspace. Adjacent to the main living area, a private pocket office provides the ultimate quiet work-from-home space or homework zone before leading into a luxurious owner's retreat, which serves as a private primary suite oasis complete with a spacious spa-like bathroom and dual large walk-in closets. Designed with a split-bedroom layout to maximize privacy, the additional spacious bedrooms sit on the opposite side of the home, ensuring everyone enjoys their own dedicated space. The main living area is anchored by an expansive great room, where a custom-stained coffered ceiling draws the eye upward to create an airy, grand architectural focal point. Seamlessly blending indoor-outdoor living, the great room transitions into a massive 12’ x 38’ covered back porch featuring a 4’ x 20’ architectural bump-out. This premium outdoor living space is fully equipped for multi-season entertaining, boasting a dedicated outdoor dining area, a comfortable lounge space, and a cozy outdoor fireplace, making it the ultimate destination for custom home inspiration.

Built for the Bluff, A Sea Ranch Home is Remade from the Inside Out The house had always been grounded, on an ocean bluff at The Sea Ranch. It sits unencumbered, adjacent to one of the most dramatic stretches of the Sonoma coast with protected commons meadow to the east, uninterrupted Pacific views to the west, and a bluff trail running alongside. What it lacked was the feeling of home, one that could hold up its own against the natural landscape. The owners are entrepreneurs with deep involvement across tech, real estate, and development and they know how things are built. The Sea Ranch house had been in their lives for years, a second residence and a place for family to gather. Built for a different time, it felt more compromising than comfortable. Sitting in a closed off nook, the kitchen fit one cook at a time and turned its back on the rest of the house. The entry was dim and compressed, divided by a structural column that presented itself at exactly the wrong moment. The primary suite was small relative to the view outside it. A large rear bedroom sat behind a lowered ceiling with a bathroom that had never been added. The house was certainly worth the trouble of doing it right. What followed was not one project but four, each with its own design challenge, each addressed over a period of time. Where the House Meets the Ocean The most complex piece of the project, in both structural and spatial terms, was the kitchen expansion. The existing room was a single-person galley squeezed in as an afterthought with no meaningful connection to the dining room, the living space, or the deck outside. To make it useful for a family that cooks and gathers, it needed to grow outward into an existing patio and flow into the rooms around it. A big challenge was the roofline. Several planes at different pitches and angles converged directly where additional volume was needed. A new form had to join that geometry without reading as a correction. The solution found the simplest possible connection between the existing angles, a roofline that from outside the structure, appears entirely original. From the bluff trail where the addition is visible, there is no discernible seam. Inside, the kitchen is now open to the living and dining rooms without interruption. A large sliding glass door connects the space onto the rear deck. The deck itself was expanded and oriented so that the body of the house shields it from the coastal wind which is a common consideration that determines whether outdoor space at The Sea Ranch actually gets used. The result is a room that works for large family gatherings where no one feels cutoff, and one that makes the boundary between being inside and outside easy to ignore. Welcoming Light A structural column stood at the convergence of eight distinct roof planes in the entry. It was load-bearing, but it was also the reason the entry had always felt like a hallway rather than a welcoming arrival. With the structural engineer, a custom steel connector was designed to receive beams from six separate directions, redistributing the load through a single new continuous beam. The column was surgically removed. Three triangular skylights were then cut into the roof above, their shapes drawn from the existing geometry of the planes around them. The entry is now bright and open. The skylights feel native to the structure because they follow the logic already present in the roof. Two Suites, Two Views At opposite ends of the house, the two bedroom suites were each reconfigured, and each found a different way to introduce more of the landscape into the room. An addition to the primary suite extended the structure outward to create a wraparound plan with a loop from the bedroom through bath and closet that had not been possible before. The expansion opened a slot view from the tub and shower toward the ocean. The view is precise and private. The ocean view is present and deliberate. The rear bedroom absorbed an adjacent storage room to transform it into a full second suite with a vaulted ceiling, a large bathroom with a tub, a shower, and a sauna. A private fenced garden courtyard sits just beyond the glass bringing the outdoors inside. The tub was placed so that, looking past the courtyard and through the bedroom beyond, the ocean is visible at the far end. It is a long view and it makes the room feel larger and more settled than its footprint would suggest. Glass on Four Sides, Fire at the Center The main living and gathering room had always been caught between two competing facts: glass on four sides meant exceptional views but at The Sea Ranch, it also meant a cold room. A 360-degree cylindrical fireplace was added at the center on a raised stone base, providing radiant heat in every direction and giving the room a focal point around which a group naturally orients itself, whether that means two people at the end of the day or the whole family after dinner. Owners Who Picked Up the Tools The owner was not a passive client. they came with construction knowledge, specific ideas, and the desire to be an active part of the process, a dynamic that other architects may had found difficult, which Klopf Architecture accepted as an asset. They took it upon themselves to complete some of the work during construction, including the installation of a new radiant heating system beneath the floors. The radiant system added to the older and less-desirable forced-air setup. At The Sea Ranch, that change matters as the house sits close enough to the ocean and moving air competes with the sound of it, where radiant heat does not. Solar panels were added to the roof as part of the new system. Insulation was upgraded throughout the walls, roof, and crawl space. The house that had always had the right setting now holds warmth the way a house on the bluff should. They were also deeply involved in the design and selections throughout, and the finished house reflects both of them in ways that are specific rather than generic. The process took longer and moved through more iterations than a more arms-length relationship might have allowed. The result is more defined and personal because of it. The Landscape Holds Priority Every exterior decision was shaped by The Sea Ranch Design Standards, which require that buildings defer to the landscape around them rather than compete with it. Because this house sits on the bluff and is visible from the public trail, the additions faced a close review. Existing materials were matched. Geometries were resolved. The additions had to become indistinguishable from the original building. From the trail, the house reads exactly as it always has — low, cedar-clad, secondary to the meadow and the water. The setting holds priority. Inside, the house has been remade. Klopf Architecture Project Team: Geoff Campen and Trenton Jewett
Contractor: Shawn Bettega Construction
Photography: ©2025 Mariko Reed
Year Completed: 2023
Location: The Sea Ranch, CA

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