Oak floors continue from the rest of the house into the new kitchen. Subway tiles and painted recessed panel cabinet doors are stylistically consistent with the old house, but simple contemporary accents feel right at home.

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Tucker Design Awards celebrate the innovation and vision that designers bring to their projects through the specification and use of natural stone materials. For members of the Natural Stone Institute, acknowledgement as a contributor to a Tucker Design Awards winning project is a genuine tribute to their traditional values, physicality of work and dedication to precise specifications required in the realization of such accomplished architectural design. Landscape Architect Design Workshop, Aspen, CO Architect Poss Architecture, Aspen, CO Landscape Contractor Landscape Workshop, Carbondale, CO Stone Supplier/Installer Gallegos Corporation, Wolcott, CO Stone Quarry Arkins Park Stone, Loveland, CO Within walled boundaries, Woody Creek Garden embraces its high alpine environment through explorations of stone and water that serve as unifying elements of form in the design of the various outdoor spaces. Through striking and distinctively detailed stonework, water is portrayed in its various states and forms – atmospheric mist, single rivulets, cascades, and still pools. Two courtyards interlink the residence allowing each room to enjoy the visual landscape. In the entrance courtyard, the sound from a carved 24”x 24” cut-granite fountain reverberates throughout the walled space. Placed for gathering and quiet contemplation, a pin-wheel arrangement of sculptural, granite slabs provide a honed surface for sitting while providing year-round interest. Each stone was individually specified with intentionally spaced core fractures, utilizing the extraction method to serve as sculpted details. Large sandstone pavers, set in sand and cut in an irregular, but geometric fashion bring a sense of modernity to the space. Throughout the property, stone detailing seek to heighten one’s experience of the landscape and views. Upon the home’s entry, an 18” rectilinear cut in the freestanding stone wall frames a distant peak, creating a singular reference to the outside world in this encased space. Emerging from the center of an organically-shaped carved sandstone slab, water is carried along a narrow 2” runnel sandstone cap, disappearing into the framed horizon. This glimpse to the west is the only opening in the tightly enclosed courtyard. From its opposite aspect, the feature creates a welcoming gesture at the home’s front entrance. The slender rivulet of water trickles from the sandstone slab above onto a honed granite plane, set within a sandstone terrace In contrast, a second promontory courtyard commands a strong presence over its alpine setting, leaving the steeply sloping site undisturbed. A 12’x 40’ reflecting pool – a thin sheet of water over honed black granite – captures the form and silence of the everchanging natural environment on its taut surface. Along its edge, water flows over a ½” radius edge, disappearing into a recirculating slot. Commissioned by Italian artist Bruno Romeda, a bronze sculpture rests upon an elevated granite plinth. Along its western edge, designers crafted a two-tiered, infinity edge detail. In the first vertical drop, water flows between the pool and perimeter stone walls, landing onto an intermediate bench, while the second drop introduces a chamfered edge, allowing water to embrace the vertical relief without splashing. Sandstone terraces provide continuous access to the various landscape features of the garden. At the base of the battered perimeter walls, a sandstone path leads to a fire pit, encircled by lichen-covered boulders. Along the courtyard’s eastern perimeter, water appears to emerge from the hillside, fracturing and falling against the irregular vertical stone wall, melting in a curtain-like formation behind the spa. The colors, distinctive detailing and striking stonework were selected based on their appropriateness to the context. From above, a rectilinear pool lies behind the wall, silently mirroring the sky above and offering no ostensible connection to the structure or to its source.

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Complete kitchen in high thickness steel with chrome-plated brass. Professional cooking Island (l. 288 cm x w.142) with professional double oven, 6 burners, warming cabinets, a lava stone grill, and a coup de feu. Equipped with double drawers and compartments with double door. Large washing area with Carrara marble top, fitted with 90 cm double basin sink, a 60 cm single basin sink, extractable bin, double dishwashers, and a professional ice maker. Above the cooking topthere is a professional pyramid extraction hood with motor. Storage wall (l.286 cm) made of lacquered solid oak wood with chromed brass frames. It is equipped with a refrigerator (with icemaker), microwave and refrigerant drawers.

Complete kitchen in high thickness steel with chrome-plated brass. Professional cooking Island (l. 288 cm x w.142) with professional double oven, 6 burners, warming cabinets, a lava stone grill, and a coup de feu. Equipped with double drawers and compartments with double door. Large washing area with Carrara marble top, fitted with 90 cm double basin sink, a 60 cm single basin sink, extractable bin, double dishwashers, and a professional ice maker. Above the cooking topthere is a professional pyramid extraction hood with motor. Storage wall (l.286 cm) made of lacquered solid oak wood with chromed brass frames. It is equipped with a refrigerator (with icemaker), microwave and refrigerant drawers.

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Positioned at the base of Camelback Mountain this hacienda is muy caliente! Designed for dear friends from New York, this home was carefully extracted from the Mrs’ mind. She had a clear vision for a modern hacienda. Mirroring the clients, this house is both bold and colorful. The central focus was hospitality, outdoor living, and soaking up the amazing views. Full of amazing destinations connected with a curving circulation gallery, this hacienda includes water features, game rooms, nooks, and crannies all adorned with texture and color. This house has a bold identity and a warm embrace. It was a joy to design for these long-time friends, and we wish them many happy years at Hacienda Del Sueño. Project Details // Hacienda del Sueño Architecture: Drewett Works Builder: La Casa Builders Landscape + Pool: Bianchi Design Interior Designer: Kimberly Alonzo Photographer: Dino Tonn Wine Room: Innovative Wine Cellar Design Publications “Modern Hacienda: East Meets West in a Fabulous Phoenix Home,” Phoenix Home & Garden, November 2009 Awards ASID Awards: First place – Custom Residential over 6,000 square feet 2009 Phoenix Home and Garden Parade of Homes

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How do you expand an L shaped Eichler with the challenge of extending a long dark entry? Klopf Architecture's solution, to design a light filled atrium in the hallway to open up the bedroom expansion with green plants, sky lights and a glass wall. Not to mention the thoughtfulness of a blind door with wood siding similar to the rest of the home. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, Geoff Campen, Jeffrey Prose, and Angela Todorova Contractor: William Lowe Construction Photography ©2013 Mariko Reed Location: Palo Alto, CA Year completed: 2013

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Inspiration for a contemporary l-shaped gray floor kitchen remodel in Miami with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, wood countertops, black backsplash, stone slab backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and brown countertops

Complete kitchen in high thickness steel with chrome-plated brass. Professional cooking Island (l. 288 cm x w.142) with professional double oven, 6 burners, warming cabinets, a lava stone grill, and a coup de feu. Equipped with double drawers and compartments with double door. Large washing area with Carrara marble top, fitted with 90 cm double basin sink, a 60 cm single basin sink, extractable bin, double dishwashers, and a professional ice maker. Above the cooking topthere is a professional pyramid extraction hood with motor. Storage wall (l.286 cm) made of lacquered solid oak wood with chromed brass frames. It is equipped with a refrigerator (with icemaker), microwave and refrigerant drawers.

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Montgomery Place Townhouse The unique and exclusive property on Montgomery Place, located between Eighth Avenue and Prospect Park West, was designed in 1898 by the architecture firm Babb, Cook & Willard. It contains an expansive seven bedrooms, five bathrooms, and two powder rooms. The firm was simultaneously working on the East 91st Street Andrew Carnegie Mansion during the period, and ensured the 30.5’ wide limestone at Montgomery Place would boast landmark historic details, including six fireplaces, an original Otis elevator, and a grand spiral staircase running across the four floors. After a two and half year renovation, which had modernized the home – adding five skylights, a wood burning fireplace, an outfitted butler’s kitchen and Waterworks fixtures throughout – the landmark mansion was sold in 2014. DHD Architecture and Interior Design were hired by the buyers, a young family who had moved from their Tribeca Loft, to further renovate and create a fresh, modern home, without compromising the structure’s historic features. The interiors were designed with a chic, bold, yet warm aesthetic in mind, mixing vibrant palettes into livable spaces. Photography: Annie Schlechter www.annieschlechter.com © DHD / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.