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State-of-the-art home theater environment featuring a sound isolated room, a 227” 2.40:1 aspect ratio screen illuminated by a dual laser projection system, and an 11.2.4 immersive audio system delivering an outstanding movie AND music experience. The control system simplifies extremely unique customer requirements such as a dual screen mode to enable watching two A/V sources simultaneously – one heard through the audio system, and the second through headphones. Granular lighting control provides zones to support movie playback, game-room style usage, and an intimate reading and music environment.
The room was built from the ground up as “floating” room featuring a custom engineered isolation system, floating concrete floor, and unique speaker placement system. Designed by industry renowned acoustician Russ Berger, the room’s noise floor measured quieter than a typical recording studio and produces a pinpoint accurate reference audio experience. Powered by a 20kW RoseWater HUB20, electrical noise and potential power interruptions are completely eliminated. The audio system is driven by 11.1kW of amplification powering a reference speaker system. Every detail from structural to mechanical, A/V, lighting, and control was carefully planned and executed by a team of experts whose passion, dedication, and commitment to quality are evident to anyone who experiences it.

Situated in the heart of Charlotte, this contemporary home is part of the ReAlta neighborhood. ReAlta is the first solar community in Charlotte, NC.
The Refresh plan boasts an expansive rooftop deck, a private master suite at the back of the house, a light and airy front office and more windows than we can count.
What the homeowners love:
Super quiet interior rooms (from the insulated interior walls)
Large windows placed for optimal sunlight and privacy from the neighbors
Smart home system that's part of the house
Refresh is a 3 bed, 2.5 bath home and is 2,450 square feet.
With ReAlta, we are introducing for the first time in Charlotte a fully solar community.
Each beautifully detailed home will incorporate low profile solar panels that will collect the sun’s rays to significantly offset the home’s energy usage. Combined with our industry-leading Home Efficiency Ratings (HERS), these solar systems will save a ReAlta homeowner thousands over the life of the home.
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LOFT | Luxury Industrial Loft Makeover Downtown LA | FOUR POINT DESIGN BUILD INC
A gorgeous and glamorous 687 sf Loft Apartment in the Heart of Downtown Los Angeles, CA. Small Spaces...BIG IMPACT is the theme this year: A wide open space and infinite possibilities. The Challenge: Only 3 weeks to design, resource, ship, install, stage and photograph a Downtown LA studio loft for the October 2014 issue of @dwellmagazine and the 2014 @dwellondesign home tour! So #Grateful and #honored to partner with the wonderful folks at #MetLofts and #DwellMagazine for the incredible design project!
Photography by Riley Jamison
#interiordesign #loftliving #StudioLoftLiving #smallspacesBIGideas #loft #DTLA
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The Home
Tuscany Homes has created Las Capri. Las Capri evokes a modern/contemporary elegance with the distinctive queues from a Las
Vegas home. Guests know they’ve arrived as they step up to the foyer and are embraced by the home’s modern feel. Its modern style
incorporates sustainable design features to ensure maintenance-free living, energy efficient usage and lasting value. The blend between natural stone, modern colors and steel create a strong, cutting-edge statement while maintaining a comfortable feel.
The Builder
Tuscany Homes is unique in its design and insight. Stepping away from traditional Colorado style and entering a more modern/ contemporary style - we design every detail to make this a home of unprecedented style and livability. The founder and owner of Tuscany Homes, Stan Campbell, a successful entrepreneur, constructs one-of-a-kind homes. He has demonstrated an award-winning style with a clear purpose for new trends while providing a unique experience for every lifestyle and person.
The Interior Design
Modern colors and classic queues provide a comfortable yet colorful environment in which to raise a family. The house utilizes a combination of wood, stone and metal to meld with surrounding natural elements and provide a feel that will last a lifetime. Whether making breakfast in the large kitchen or gasping at the views form the rooftop deck, you will always love coming home to this beauty.

The Home
Tuscany Homes has created Las Capri. Las Capri evokes a modern/contemporary elegance with the distinctive queues from a Las
Vegas home. Guests know they’ve arrived as they step up to the foyer and are embraced by the home’s modern feel. Its modern style
incorporates sustainable design features to ensure maintenance-free living, energy efficient usage and lasting value. The blend between natural stone, modern colors and steel create a strong, cutting-edge statement while maintaining a comfortable feel.
The Builder
Tuscany Homes is unique in its design and insight. Stepping away from traditional Colorado style and entering a more modern/ contemporary style - we design every detail to make this a home of unprecedented style and livability. The founder and owner of Tuscany Homes, Stan Campbell, a successful entrepreneur, constructs one-of-a-kind homes. He has demonstrated an award-winning style with a clear purpose for new trends while providing a unique experience for every lifestyle and person.
The Interior Design
Modern colors and classic queues provide a comfortable yet colorful environment in which to raise a family. The house utilizes a combination of wood, stone and metal to meld with surrounding natural elements and provide a feel that will last a lifetime. Whether making breakfast in the large kitchen or gasping at the views form the rooftop deck, you will always love coming home to this beauty.

The Home
Tuscany Homes has created Las Capri. Las Capri evokes a modern/contemporary elegance with the distinctive queues from a Las
Vegas home. Guests know they’ve arrived as they step up to the foyer and are embraced by the home’s modern feel. Its modern style
incorporates sustainable design features to ensure maintenance-free living, energy efficient usage and lasting value. The blend between natural stone, modern colors and steel create a strong, cutting-edge statement while maintaining a comfortable feel.
The Builder
Tuscany Homes is unique in its design and insight. Stepping away from traditional Colorado style and entering a more modern/ contemporary style - we design every detail to make this a home of unprecedented style and livability. The founder and owner of Tuscany Homes, Stan Campbell, a successful entrepreneur, constructs one-of-a-kind homes. He has demonstrated an award-winning style with a clear purpose for new trends while providing a unique experience for every lifestyle and person.
The Interior Design
Modern colors and classic queues provide a comfortable yet colorful environment in which to raise a family. The house utilizes a combination of wood, stone and metal to meld with surrounding natural elements and provide a feel that will last a lifetime. Whether making breakfast in the large kitchen or gasping at the views form the rooftop deck, you will always love coming home to this beauty.

The Home
Tuscany Homes has created Las Capri. Las Capri evokes a modern/contemporary elegance with the distinctive queues from a Las
Vegas home. Guests know they’ve arrived as they step up to the foyer and are embraced by the home’s modern feel. Its modern style
incorporates sustainable design features to ensure maintenance-free living, energy efficient usage and lasting value. The blend between natural stone, modern colors and steel create a strong, cutting-edge statement while maintaining a comfortable feel.
The Builder
Tuscany Homes is unique in its design and insight. Stepping away from traditional Colorado style and entering a more modern/ contemporary style - we design every detail to make this a home of unprecedented style and livability. The founder and owner of Tuscany Homes, Stan Campbell, a successful entrepreneur, constructs one-of-a-kind homes. He has demonstrated an award-winning style with a clear purpose for new trends while providing a unique experience for every lifestyle and person.
The Interior Design
Modern colors and classic queues provide a comfortable yet colorful environment in which to raise a family. The house utilizes a combination of wood, stone and metal to meld with surrounding natural elements and provide a feel that will last a lifetime. Whether making breakfast in the large kitchen or gasping at the views form the rooftop deck, you will always love coming home to this beauty.

Gorgeous master bath with dramatic retro "wave" tile. Peak Photography
Example of a 1950s bathroom design in Los Angeles
Example of a 1950s bathroom design in Los Angeles

The Home
Tuscany Homes has created Las Capri. Las Capri evokes a modern/contemporary elegance with the distinctive queues from a Las
Vegas home. Guests know they’ve arrived as they step up to the foyer and are embraced by the home’s modern feel. Its modern style
incorporates sustainable design features to ensure maintenance-free living, energy efficient usage and lasting value. The blend between natural stone, modern colors and steel create a strong, cutting-edge statement while maintaining a comfortable feel.
The Builder
Tuscany Homes is unique in its design and insight. Stepping away from traditional Colorado style and entering a more modern/ contemporary style - we design every detail to make this a home of unprecedented style and livability. The founder and owner of Tuscany Homes, Stan Campbell, a successful entrepreneur, constructs one-of-a-kind homes. He has demonstrated an award-winning style with a clear purpose for new trends while providing a unique experience for every lifestyle and person.
The Interior Design
Modern colors and classic queues provide a comfortable yet colorful environment in which to raise a family. The house utilizes a combination of wood, stone and metal to meld with surrounding natural elements and provide a feel that will last a lifetime. Whether making breakfast in the large kitchen or gasping at the views form the rooftop deck, you will always love coming home to this beauty.

The Home
Tuscany Homes has created Las Capri. Las Capri evokes a modern/contemporary elegance with the distinctive queues from a Las
Vegas home. Guests know they’ve arrived as they step up to the foyer and are embraced by the home’s modern feel. Its modern style
incorporates sustainable design features to ensure maintenance-free living, energy efficient usage and lasting value. The blend between natural stone, modern colors and steel create a strong, cutting-edge statement while maintaining a comfortable feel.
The Builder
Tuscany Homes is unique in its design and insight. Stepping away from traditional Colorado style and entering a more modern/ contemporary style - we design every detail to make this a home of unprecedented style and livability. The founder and owner of Tuscany Homes, Stan Campbell, a successful entrepreneur, constructs one-of-a-kind homes. He has demonstrated an award-winning style with a clear purpose for new trends while providing a unique experience for every lifestyle and person.
The Interior Design
Modern colors and classic queues provide a comfortable yet colorful environment in which to raise a family. The house utilizes a combination of wood, stone and metal to meld with surrounding natural elements and provide a feel that will last a lifetime. Whether making breakfast in the large kitchen or gasping at the views form the rooftop deck, you will always love coming home to this beauty.

The Home
Tuscany Homes has created Las Capri. Las Capri evokes a modern/contemporary elegance with the distinctive queues from a Las
Vegas home. Guests know they’ve arrived as they step up to the foyer and are embraced by the home’s modern feel. Its modern style
incorporates sustainable design features to ensure maintenance-free living, energy efficient usage and lasting value. The blend between natural stone, modern colors and steel create a strong, cutting-edge statement while maintaining a comfortable feel.
The Builder
Tuscany Homes is unique in its design and insight. Stepping away from traditional Colorado style and entering a more modern/ contemporary style - we design every detail to make this a home of unprecedented style and livability. The founder and owner of Tuscany Homes, Stan Campbell, a successful entrepreneur, constructs one-of-a-kind homes. He has demonstrated an award-winning style with a clear purpose for new trends while providing a unique experience for every lifestyle and person.
The Interior Design
Modern colors and classic queues provide a comfortable yet colorful environment in which to raise a family. The house utilizes a combination of wood, stone and metal to meld with surrounding natural elements and provide a feel that will last a lifetime. Whether making breakfast in the large kitchen or gasping at the views form the rooftop deck, you will always love coming home to this beauty.

The Home
Tuscany Homes has created Las Capri. Las Capri evokes a modern/contemporary elegance with the distinctive queues from a Las
Vegas home. Guests know they’ve arrived as they step up to the foyer and are embraced by the home’s modern feel. Its modern style
incorporates sustainable design features to ensure maintenance-free living, energy efficient usage and lasting value. The blend between natural stone, modern colors and steel create a strong, cutting-edge statement while maintaining a comfortable feel.
The Builder
Tuscany Homes is unique in its design and insight. Stepping away from traditional Colorado style and entering a more modern/ contemporary style - we design every detail to make this a home of unprecedented style and livability. The founder and owner of Tuscany Homes, Stan Campbell, a successful entrepreneur, constructs one-of-a-kind homes. He has demonstrated an award-winning style with a clear purpose for new trends while providing a unique experience for every lifestyle and person.
The Interior Design
Modern colors and classic queues provide a comfortable yet colorful environment in which to raise a family. The house utilizes a combination of wood, stone and metal to meld with surrounding natural elements and provide a feel that will last a lifetime. Whether making breakfast in the large kitchen or gasping at the views form the rooftop deck, you will always love coming home to this beauty.

The Home
Tuscany Homes has created Las Capri. Las Capri evokes a modern/contemporary elegance with the distinctive queues from a Las
Vegas home. Guests know they’ve arrived as they step up to the foyer and are embraced by the home’s modern feel. Its modern style
incorporates sustainable design features to ensure maintenance-free living, energy efficient usage and lasting value. The blend between natural stone, modern colors and steel create a strong, cutting-edge statement while maintaining a comfortable feel.
The Builder
Tuscany Homes is unique in its design and insight. Stepping away from traditional Colorado style and entering a more modern/ contemporary style - we design every detail to make this a home of unprecedented style and livability. The founder and owner of Tuscany Homes, Stan Campbell, a successful entrepreneur, constructs one-of-a-kind homes. He has demonstrated an award-winning style with a clear purpose for new trends while providing a unique experience for every lifestyle and person.
The Interior Design
Modern colors and classic queues provide a comfortable yet colorful environment in which to raise a family. The house utilizes a combination of wood, stone and metal to meld with surrounding natural elements and provide a feel that will last a lifetime. Whether making breakfast in the large kitchen or gasping at the views form the rooftop deck, you will always love coming home to this beauty.

The Home
Tuscany Homes has created Las Capri. Las Capri evokes a modern/contemporary elegance with the distinctive queues from a Las
Vegas home. Guests know they’ve arrived as they step up to the foyer and are embraced by the home’s modern feel. Its modern style
incorporates sustainable design features to ensure maintenance-free living, energy efficient usage and lasting value. The blend between natural stone, modern colors and steel create a strong, cutting-edge statement while maintaining a comfortable feel.
The Builder
Tuscany Homes is unique in its design and insight. Stepping away from traditional Colorado style and entering a more modern/ contemporary style - we design every detail to make this a home of unprecedented style and livability. The founder and owner of Tuscany Homes, Stan Campbell, a successful entrepreneur, constructs one-of-a-kind homes. He has demonstrated an award-winning style with a clear purpose for new trends while providing a unique experience for every lifestyle and person.
The Interior Design
Modern colors and classic queues provide a comfortable yet colorful environment in which to raise a family. The house utilizes a combination of wood, stone and metal to meld with surrounding natural elements and provide a feel that will last a lifetime. Whether making breakfast in the large kitchen or gasping at the views form the rooftop deck, you will always love coming home to this beauty.

The Home
Tuscany Homes has created Las Capri. Las Capri evokes a modern/contemporary elegance with the distinctive queues from a Las
Vegas home. Guests know they’ve arrived as they step up to the foyer and are embraced by the home’s modern feel. Its modern style
incorporates sustainable design features to ensure maintenance-free living, energy efficient usage and lasting value. The blend between natural stone, modern colors and steel create a strong, cutting-edge statement while maintaining a comfortable feel.
The Builder
Tuscany Homes is unique in its design and insight. Stepping away from traditional Colorado style and entering a more modern/ contemporary style - we design every detail to make this a home of unprecedented style and livability. The founder and owner of Tuscany Homes, Stan Campbell, a successful entrepreneur, constructs one-of-a-kind homes. He has demonstrated an award-winning style with a clear purpose for new trends while providing a unique experience for every lifestyle and person.
The Interior Design
Modern colors and classic queues provide a comfortable yet colorful environment in which to raise a family. The house utilizes a combination of wood, stone and metal to meld with surrounding natural elements and provide a feel that will last a lifetime. Whether making breakfast in the large kitchen or gasping at the views form the rooftop deck, you will always love coming home to this beauty.

The Home
Tuscany Homes has created Las Capri. Las Capri evokes a modern/contemporary elegance with the distinctive queues from a Las
Vegas home. Guests know they’ve arrived as they step up to the foyer and are embraced by the home’s modern feel. Its modern style
incorporates sustainable design features to ensure maintenance-free living, energy efficient usage and lasting value. The blend between natural stone, modern colors and steel create a strong, cutting-edge statement while maintaining a comfortable feel.
The Builder
Tuscany Homes is unique in its design and insight. Stepping away from traditional Colorado style and entering a more modern/ contemporary style - we design every detail to make this a home of unprecedented style and livability. The founder and owner of Tuscany Homes, Stan Campbell, a successful entrepreneur, constructs one-of-a-kind homes. He has demonstrated an award-winning style with a clear purpose for new trends while providing a unique experience for every lifestyle and person.
The Interior Design
Modern colors and classic queues provide a comfortable yet colorful environment in which to raise a family. The house utilizes a combination of wood, stone and metal to meld with surrounding natural elements and provide a feel that will last a lifetime. Whether making breakfast in the large kitchen or gasping at the views form the rooftop deck, you will always love coming home to this beauty.

The Home
Tuscany Homes has created Las Capri. Las Capri evokes a modern/contemporary elegance with the distinctive queues from a Las
Vegas home. Guests know they’ve arrived as they step up to the foyer and are embraced by the home’s modern feel. Its modern style
incorporates sustainable design features to ensure maintenance-free living, energy efficient usage and lasting value. The blend between natural stone, modern colors and steel create a strong, cutting-edge statement while maintaining a comfortable feel.
The Builder
Tuscany Homes is unique in its design and insight. Stepping away from traditional Colorado style and entering a more modern/ contemporary style - we design every detail to make this a home of unprecedented style and livability. The founder and owner of Tuscany Homes, Stan Campbell, a successful entrepreneur, constructs one-of-a-kind homes. He has demonstrated an award-winning style with a clear purpose for new trends while providing a unique experience for every lifestyle and person.
The Interior Design
Modern colors and classic queues provide a comfortable yet colorful environment in which to raise a family. The house utilizes a combination of wood, stone and metal to meld with surrounding natural elements and provide a feel that will last a lifetime. Whether making breakfast in the large kitchen or gasping at the views form the rooftop deck, you will always love coming home to this beauty.

The Home
Tuscany Homes has created Las Capri. Las Capri evokes a modern/contemporary elegance with the distinctive queues from a Las
Vegas home. Guests know they’ve arrived as they step up to the foyer and are embraced by the home’s modern feel. Its modern style
incorporates sustainable design features to ensure maintenance-free living, energy efficient usage and lasting value. The blend between natural stone, modern colors and steel create a strong, cutting-edge statement while maintaining a comfortable feel.
The Builder
Tuscany Homes is unique in its design and insight. Stepping away from traditional Colorado style and entering a more modern/ contemporary style - we design every detail to make this a home of unprecedented style and livability. The founder and owner of Tuscany Homes, Stan Campbell, a successful entrepreneur, constructs one-of-a-kind homes. He has demonstrated an award-winning style with a clear purpose for new trends while providing a unique experience for every lifestyle and person.
The Interior Design
Modern colors and classic queues provide a comfortable yet colorful environment in which to raise a family. The house utilizes a combination of wood, stone and metal to meld with surrounding natural elements and provide a feel that will last a lifetime. Whether making breakfast in the large kitchen or gasping at the views form the rooftop deck, you will always love coming home to this beauty.

The FINNE Svendsen Building is a striking and highly energy-efficient loft building in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood.
The design and building process was unusual, since architect Nils Finne was both designer and builder owner. The client-architect meetings were brief!
The building occupies a corner lot, with street facades on the south and west. The two street facades have a nuanced play of light and shadow. The walls of glass and wood are treated as folded planes, with each façade folding back and forth within an overall depth dimension of about 10”. On floors one and three, the large glass panels project forward, while on floor two, the glass is recessed. The pattern on floor two is an inverted version of floors one and three. The wood spandrel panels are custom-milled Western Red Cedar with a blackened stain.
The live-work building creates large, open loft spaces on three floors, with high ceilings, huge windows and exposed long-span steel structure. The building can accommodate a range of uses, both present and future.
The three floors of the building have 12-ft ceilings and 11-ft high windows with exposed structural steel supports and steel decking ceilings. The floors are clear-span without internal columns interrupting the work space. Mechanical air distribution is limited to the linear core on the northern side of the building, so work areas have clean metal decking ceilings with no ductwork. The building has in-floor radiant heating and cooling, resulting in minimal energy usage.
Operating windows are placed strategically throughout the façade, allowing the building to be naturally ventilated in Seattle’s mild climate. The oversized window walls on the south and west also allow natural lighting to penetrate deeply onto the floor plate, keeping lights turned off for much of the daylight hours.
A custom sapele wood front door presents a warm contrast to the building’s blackened wood cladding. A delicate screen of wood slats filters light into the main building lobby. The 3-story stair opens directly from the lobby and has been designed to encourage use on a daily basis, keeping elevator usage to a minimum. A three-story glass wall floods the stairwell with natural light, and the all-steel stair floats in the space. Custom-designed perforations in the steel stair railing panels provide unexpected shadow patterns when the late-afternoon sun shines into the stairwell.
The building was designed to be a sustainable structure from the start, with 40% higher insulation values than required by code, efficient natural ventilation, large amounts of natural lighting, water-conserving plumbing fixtures, LED lighting, and locally sourced materials. Windows have high-performance Low-E insulated glazing and are equipped with concealed shades. The building roof has been equipped with photovoltaic panels for electrical production, averaging about 850 Kwh per year. The modest initial amount of PV panels will be expanded over time.
The radiant hydronic heating and cooling system allows lower operating temperatures and higher occupant comfort levels. The 6” thick concrete slabs for the radiant tubes conserve both heat in the winter and cooling in the summer and provide great comfort for the feet. During the winter months, the radiant heating system keeps overall energy consumption to a very low level. The 9000 SF building costs about $35/month to heat! During the summer, the passive strategies of natural ventilation combine with the radiant slab cooling to minimize air conditioning load. Deep roof overhangs, built-in shades and high operating clerestory windows are also used to reduce heat gain in summer months.
During the winter, the lower sun angle is able to penetrate into work spaces and passively warm the concrete floor. Low VOC paints and stains have been used throughout the building. The high level of craft evident in the building reflects another key principle of sustainable design: eschew “throw-away-ism” and make the building last many years!
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