Anna M Campbell
Inspiration for a small modern partial sun backyard concrete paver landscaping in Portland with a fire pit.

Ellen McDermott
Entryway - country entryway idea in New York

Atherton has many large substantial homes - our clients purchased an existing home on a one acre flag-shaped lot and asked us to design a new dream home for them. The result is a new 7,000 square foot four-building complex consisting of the main house, six-car garage with two car lifts, pool house with a full one bedroom residence inside, and a separate home office /work out gym studio building. A fifty-foot swimming pool was also created with fully landscaped yards. Given the rectangular shape of the lot, it was decided to angle the house to incoming visitors slightly so as to more dramatically present itself. The house became a classic u-shaped home but Feng Shui design principals were employed directing the placement of the pool house to better contain the energy flow on the site. The main house entry door is then aligned with a special Japanese red maple at the end of a long visual axis at the rear of the site. These angles and alignments set up everything else about the house design and layout, and views from various rooms allow you to see into virtually every space tracking movements of others in the home. The residence is simply divided into two wings of public use, kitchen and family room, and the other wing of bedrooms, connected by the living and dining great room. Function drove the exterior form of windows and solid walls with a line of clerestory windows which bring light into the middle of the large home. Extensive sun shadow studies with 3D tree modeling led to the unorthodox placement of the pool to the north of the home, but tree shadow tracking showed this to be the sunniest area during the entire year. Sustainable measures included a full 7.1kW solar photovoltaic array technically making the house off the grid, and arranged so that no panels are visible from the property. A large 16,000 gallon rainwater catchment system consisting of tanks buried below grade was installed. The home is California GreenPoint rated and also features sealed roof soffits and a sealed crawlspace without the usual venting. A whole house computer automation system with server room was installed as well. Heating and cooling utilize hot water radiant heated concrete and wood floors supplemented by heat pump generated heating and cooling. A compound of buildings created to form balanced relationships between each other, this home is about circulation, light and a balance of form and function. Photo by John Sutton Photography.

Chipper Hatter Photography
Patio - tropical patio idea in San Diego with a fire pit

Custom Home Jackson Hole, WY Paul Warchol Photography
Example of a mid-sized mountain style master brown tile and porcelain tile mosaic tile floor and beige floor drop-in bathtub design with beige walls

Photo taken by, Bernard Andre
Hot tub - large southwestern backyard tile and rectangular lap hot tub idea in San Francisco

Modern kitchen design, Island design, living room, European home design
Example of a trendy kitchen design in Los Angeles with open cabinets and an island

Scott Carlisle
Kitchen pantry - mediterranean kitchen pantry idea in Birmingham

Inspiration for a timeless l-shaped dark wood floor open concept kitchen remodel in Denver with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite countertops, multicolored backsplash, an island, an undermount sink and paneled appliances

Inspiration for a large transitional u-shaped brown floor kitchen remodel in Dallas with quartz countertops and a peninsula

Inspiration for a large transitional u-shaped brown floor kitchen remodel in Dallas with quartz countertops and a peninsula

glass backsplash, light color wood, travertine floor; modern kitchen, white quartz counter top,
Example of a mid-sized trendy l-shaped light wood floor eat-in kitchen design in Miami with a double-bowl sink, flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, solid surface countertops, white backsplash, subway tile backsplash and an island

RVP Photography
Example of a transitional dining room design in Cincinnati with gray walls

Huge ornate freestanding desk carpeted and gray floor home office library photo with brown walls, a standard fireplace and a tile fireplace

Inspiration for a zen kitchen remodel in Las Vegas

Example of a transitional staircase design in Charlotte

Inspiration for a timeless bedroom remodel in Charlotte