Photo by Jay Sifford
Urban home design photo in Charlotte

When the Gimbels department store chain closed in 1986, many of its selling floors were converted into luxury apartments, including those of this branch at 86th Street and Lexington Avenue. The retailer’s soaring ceilings allowed Axis Mundi to create bedroom mezzanine spaces overlooking the living and dining rooms. Defining them with translucent glass welcomed natural light while retaining privacy. Downstairs, spaces bleed one into another, their basic monochromatic black-and-white palette acting as a unifying leitmotif. Yet each space feels distinct, with its own programmatic purpose, a feat largely achieved by varying floor and wall treatments—a graphic tile pattern in the entry, a red wall in the hall leading to the master suite, a colorful area rug in the living room. In the retailer’s heyday, the then-common saying, “Would Macy’s tell Gimbels?” implied the strategies the competitors kept from each other to gain the upper hand. Here, a structure iconic in its day also conceals something: a handsome, wholly contemporary repurposing that represents just the sort of innovation that made Gimbels the celebrated name that it was.

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Winner of Department of Energy's 2018 Housing Innovation Awards Design by [bundle] design services Photography by C9 Photography
Mid-sized minimalist light wood floor and brown floor kitchen/dining room combo photo in Seattle with white walls and no fireplace

Built to the rigorous standards of the Department of Energy's Zero Energy Ready Home program, this home provides its owners with outstanding levels of energy savings, comfort, health and durability.

Winner of Department of Energy's 2018 Housing Innovation Awards Design by [bundle] design services Photography by C9 Photography
Example of a large minimalist beige two-story mixed siding house exterior design in Seattle with a shed roof and a metal roof

Krescent Wall Coverings by DuChâteau

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional full sun backyard concrete paver formal garden in Vancouver for spring.

Departing from the colorful downstairs scheme, the upstairs TV room was anchored with slate black walls and neutral furnishings to set off the architecture and view.

Inspiration for a contemporary master bedroom remodel in Charleston

We were approached by a San Francisco firefighter to design a place for him and his girlfriend to live while also creating additional units he could sell to finance the project. He grew up in the house that was built on this site in approximately 1886. It had been remodeled repeatedly since it was first built so that there was only one window remaining that showed any sign of its Victorian heritage. The house had become so dilapidated over the years that it was a legitimate candidate for demolition. Furthermore, the house straddled two legal parcels, so there was an opportunity to build several new units in its place. At our client’s suggestion, we developed the left building as a duplex of which they could occupy the larger, upper unit and the right building as a large single-family residence. In addition to design, we handled permitting, including gathering support by reaching out to the surrounding neighbors and shepherding the project through the Planning Commission Discretionary Review process. The Planning Department insisted that we develop the two buildings so they had different characters and could not be mistaken for an apartment complex. The duplex design was inspired by Albert Frey’s Palm Springs modernism but clad in fibre cement panels and the house design was to be clad in wood. Because the site was steeply upsloping, the design required tall, thick retaining walls that we incorporated into the design creating sunken patios in the rear yards. All floors feature generous 10 foot ceilings and large windows with the upper, bedroom floors featuring 11 and 12 foot ceilings. Open plans are complemented by sleek, modern finishes throughout.

This project received Gold LEED Certification. Light pours into this scenic wetlands retreat located on Cape Cod. This full renovation included raising the house to exist above the flood plane and added a Porte-Cochere at the ground level. Bead board ceilings and pine floors echo the traditions of the quintessential beach house, while spa-quality bathrooms offer contemporary comforts. A bright, open, light-filled vacation home in the heart of Woods Hole created for entertaining and family getaways. Every attention was paid to historic details, comfort, and sustainability while collaborating on this. Design: Susan Myers Architecture and Payne | Bouchier Design Department Photography: Mike Fein

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Seine from DuChâteau's Riverstone Collection

Winner of Department of Energy's 2018 Housing Innovation Awards Design by [bundle] design services Photography by C9 Photography
Large modern beige two-story mixed siding house exterior idea in Seattle with a shed roof and a metal roof

Winner of Department of Energy's 2018 Housing Innovation Awards Design by [bundle] design services Photography by C9 Photography
Large modern beige two-story mixed siding house exterior idea in Seattle with a shed roof and a metal roof