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A brand new 5-bedroom / 4-bathroom modern farmhouse in a prestige Old Los Altos neighborhood. A symmetrical facade is achieved by offsetting a 2-car garage to eliminate bulk.

Coastal homes need extra protection. Harvey Vigilance windows are made with a laminated, double strength glazing system to provide exceptional storm protection. And they look fabulous too!

Shallow, ADA knee clearance vanity sinks and ADA knee clearance kitchen and laundry sinks with rear drains. Brushed nickel shower and bath controls by Kohler. Ceramic slip-resistant floor tile by Crossville Palais in the Bathrooms.

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The Glenhill house settles gracefully into a mature pine forest, its form composed as a quiet study of light, proportion, and crafted detail. A two-story residence lifted above a drive-through garage, it is designed as a sequence of framed views — each room capturing the vertical rhythm of pines, shifting daylight, and the subtle movement of the landscape. Boundaries dissolve as floor-to-ceiling glass opens living spaces to broad terraces and cantilevered balconies, allowing the forest to inhabit the interior as much as the residents inhabit the site. A finely tuned steel frame enables deep overhangs and slender structural lines, giving the house its floating clarity. These long spans soften the transition between indoors and out, casting calibrated shadows across stone floors and hand-finished wood surfaces. Every junction, from the precision-cut steel connections to the custom millwork, reflects an elevated commitment to craft. Materials are chosen not only for their beauty but for the way they register light—the warmth of timber, the quiet solidity of stone, the reflective sheen of metal. The owner’s collection of art integrates seamlessly into the architectural language. Display walls and open sightlines turn circulation paths into gallery promenades, while the garage level becomes both threshold and exhibition space for the automobile collection. At dusk, the home glows lantern-like within the pines, revealing a composition where structure, material, and nature are held in delicate balance. It is a dwelling shaped less as an object in the woods and more as a crafted extension of the forest itself. The project began with an unexpected challenge: the original lot, once selected for its beauty, became untenable when neighboring homeowners objected to the presence of a modern house. Rather than compromise the vision, the team embraced a new site, one even more deeply woven into the pine forest, and treated the change as an opportunity to refine the project’s relationship to nature and craft. Working within a densely wooded parcel required choreography as much as construction. Limited access routes, the need to preserve mature trees, and the precision demands of steel erection shaped a carefully phased process. Contractors navigated the site with restraint, placing each piece of steel like a line of poetry between trunks. The resulting frame, powerful yet minimal, was later infilled with lumber to create a hybrid system — efficient, warm, and capable of carrying cantilevers far beyond what wood alone could achieve. These extended overhangs became the project’s quiet gesture of shelter and shadow. Collaboration with the interior designer was integral to the home’s harmony. Together, the team refined material transitions so stone, wood, and metal could pass from exterior to interior with a single visual glance. Craftsmanship elevated everyday moments: concealed hardware, sculpted millwork, and the sourcing of a solid limestone soaking tub, carved from a single block, all contribute to the home’s sense of intentional calm. What emerged is a house shaped by constraint, strengthened by collaboration, and refined through an unwavering commitment to detail — an architectural refuge where complexity was transformed into clarity, and obstacles into opportunities for deeper expression. Material selection became an essential extension of the home’s design philosophy, reinforcing the crafted clarity of each space. Hand-selected stone slabs were book-matched for the fireplace and bath walls, creating veined compositions that read like natural murals. Custom- built windows, engineered with specialty-coated glazing and rigorously pressure-tested, provide both protection and extraordinary visual transparency. Above, concealed truss framing houses recessed air diffusers and hidden shades, allowing ceilings to remain quiet and uninterrupted. The horizontal planes of the flat roof are achieved with a commercial-grade membrane system, delivering the crisp, modern silhouette the design demands. At the exterior, natural stone grounds the home to its site, stitching the architecture to the forest floor and rooting the dwelling in the land from which its materials are drawn.

Light fixture with direct emission, with fluorescent sources • Available with base or fixed support (pivot) made up of mass-coloured concrete • Diffuser in mass-pigmented polypropylene, screen in light-diffusing silkscreened methacrylate, reflector in painted aluminum • Mobile-arm structure in extruded EN-AW-6060 aluminum with bright anodizing treat¬ment • Polished-painted articulations in die-cast EN-AB 46100 aluminum • Adjustment system in AISI 316 stainless steel • Silicone seal gaskets • Suitable for watertight connection • Electronic ballast • c.UL.us listed Lead time: 2 - 4 weeks Lamping explanation: INC = incandescent FLU = fluorescent HAL = 120V halogen LV HAL = 12V halogen MH = metal halide SBF = self-ballasted fluorescent LED = light emitting diode All lamps are included with the fixtures Artemide's design and research team focuses on developing quality and long-lasting products. Utilization of recyclable materials is high priority in our process of conceiving new design. 80% of our lights are energy efficient fluorescent or LED lighting. But what's more green than having a beautifully crafted light that continues to function well and looks stunning decades from now The Artemide light has never been solely a function of seeing, or an opportunity for formal experimentation with lamps as objects. For more than forty years, Artemide has aimed to propose light as a companion to people, as a source of physical pleasure and mental comfort. Artemide has done so, with different work groups, searching through the whole design process, starting with a declaration of values - The human light. Beyond the definition, the human light is intelligent light. A light that knows it has to relate to people, accompanying them in their daily activities. That is why Artemide's attention today is concentrated on the concept of the context of life, understood as a specific microenvironment in which an event occurs where one or more persons are the protagonist, every context of life can be associated with different light contexts, or the different atmospheres of light characterized by the activities that, at various moments of the day, have us as protagonists, starting from these contexts and the lighting conditions that characterize them, Artemide proposes products capable of meeting people's multiple needs and offering the light performance characteristics most suited to each moment of life, it is light that is flexible and adaptable, which produces the optimum visual precision, and consumes the minimum environmental resources, it is Artemide light. The Artemide group, founded by Ernesto Gismondi in 1959, today operates throughout the world, with 16 subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and 35 exclusive distributors. They have production centers in Italy, France, Germany, the USA, Hungary and the Czech Republic. In a policy aimed at satisfying all lighting needs, the Artemide group has recently acquired companies that reinforce its position as a world leader and further diversifies the offerings. For contexts of life, Artemide offers not only lamps for moments of relaxation at home, but also large sophisticated installations for lighting public and private professional activities. Technological and productive expertise is achieved through research and development centers, with the product planning and engineering section, laboratories for technical conformity and self-certification tests, and production units equipped with avant-garde processes. A production structure that can offer expertise in the processing of traditional materials such as glass, as well as the capacity for innovation with recently introduced materials such as titanium. Lighting performance characteristics extend from a light with atmosphere, variable, colored, to the most precise of lights for community environments. The vast range of options reflects the commitment of the whole organization to provide a product guaranteed by the Artemide brand, throughout the world, with an image that is strong and consistent - That of a leader in the lighting industry. Rezek, an Artemide brand, with product development and manufacturing in the United States. Founded by designer Ron Rezek in 1978, the Rezek company has gained strong recognition and appreciation among the architectural and interior design community for the distinctly creative design and quality construction of its American made lighting products for residential and commercial applications.

Creative concepts by Norm Panczak, and myself Joe Panczak, hand-made every piece of panel, installed them and lacquer sprayed the entire South western Style room back in 2002. My apologize for the poor quality in photos, considering this was the optimal photo quality that I was able to pick up from a bad hard drive. Each piece took about 9 minutes to manufacture (bull nosed edges, then rough sanded, edges, then progressive fine sanding took place, pieces were then installed, pine was lacquer sprayed twice natural in color, then steel wool sanded, then sprayed a third time.)

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Pavers are often used in landscaping, being highly prized for beauty, strength and durability. This beautiful driveway compliments the landscape wonderfully, and is built to stand the tests of time .

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Time to open a new door! After six years of focusing exclusively on our online experience, we’re thrilled to introduce you to The Studio, which offers the first live, three-dimensional experience of One Kings Lane. Located on an airy floor of our New York office, The Studio is a place to come touch, feel, and test-drive some of your favorite products from our site and see how beautifully they can be mixed—antiques, new pieces, artisanal gems—and made your own. Visitors enjoy a (totally free!) consultation with a One Kings Lane stylist who will inevitably become, as our design lead, Alex Reid, says, “your new best friend in home design.” Just to be clear: This isn’t a store. It’s better, because it also provides expert help in shopping our vast online selection. And it’s not about hiring a decorator (though we do adore decorators!). This is about getting a lift of inspiration, enjoying an energizing shot of ideas, and making meaningful progress toward creating a home you love. Keep reading to tour the space, get the full back story from co-founder Susan Feldman, score tips, and book an appointment to stop by. We can’t wait to see you!

Photography by S. Brenner
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Time to open a new door! After six years of focusing exclusively on our online experience, we’re thrilled to introduce you to The Studio, which offers the first live, three-dimensional experience of One Kings Lane. Located on an airy floor of our New York office, The Studio is a place to come touch, feel, and test-drive some of your favorite products from our site and see how beautifully they can be mixed—antiques, new pieces, artisanal gems—and made your own. Visitors enjoy a (totally free!) consultation with a One Kings Lane stylist who will inevitably become, as our design lead, Alex Reid, says, “your new best friend in home design.” Just to be clear: This isn’t a store. It’s better, because it also provides expert help in shopping our vast online selection. And it’s not about hiring a decorator (though we do adore decorators!). This is about getting a lift of inspiration, enjoying an energizing shot of ideas, and making meaningful progress toward creating a home you love. Keep reading to tour the space, get the full back story from co-founder Susan Feldman, score tips, and book an appointment to stop by. We can’t wait to see you!

Alex Reid, One Kings Lane's lead interior designer for client services, and Rebecca sit down in The Studio at One Kings Lane’s New York offices to pore over palettes and dream up layouts. Stopping into The Studio: Any makeover takes a leap of faith, a willingness to free up yourself—and your space—for new ideas. To open up the full potential of this apartment, Rebecca and Alex met in The Studio in our Tribeca offices. There, everything is right at one’s fingertips: a full Pantone board and all sorts of furnishings you can test-drive on the spot. As Rebecca says, “It can make such a difference to touch and feel something.” Photo by Manuel Rodriguez