Hear what our clients, Karen & Robert, have to say about their project by clicking on the Facebook link and then the Videos tab. Hannah Goering Photography

Image by 'Ancient Surfaces' Product: 'Indoor Courtyard stone elements' Contacts: (212) 461-0245 Email: Sales@ancientsurfaces.com Website: www.AncientSurfaces.com Central Mediterranean courtyards within homes of all major South European design styles, featuring antique stone pavers, fountains, columns and more...

The home's exterior is made up of smooth white stucco, exposed board-formed concrete, clear impact resistant glass with a dark bronze Kynar finish, and Brazilian Cumaru wood accents naturally resistant to South Florida's extreme environment.

Karen Tropea
Elegant patio photo in Philadelphia with a fire pit

Our pioneer project, Casita de Tierra in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, showcases the natural building techniques of a rubble trench foundation, earthbag construction, natural plasters, earthen floors, and a composting toilet. Our earthbag wall system consists of locally available, cost-efficient, polypropylene bags that are filled with a formula of clay and aggregate unearthed from our building site. The bags are stacked like bricks in running bonds, which are strengthened by courses of barbed wire laid between each row, and tamped into place. The walls are then plastered with a mix composed of clay, sand, soil and straw, and are followed by gypsum and lime renders to create attractive walls. The casita exhibits a load-bearing wall system demonstrating that thick earthen walls, with no rebar or cement, can support a roofing structure. We, also, installed earthen floors, created an indoor dry-composting toilet system, utilized local woods for the furniture, routed all grey water to the outdoor garden, and maximized air flow by including cross-ventilating screened windows below the natural palm frond and cane roof. Casita de Tierra exemplifies an economically efficient, structurally sound, aesthetically pleasing, environmentally kind, and socially responsible home.

Large trendy formal and open concept porcelain tile and white floor living room photo in San Diego with a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace, no tv and white walls

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Photography: William Quarles Photography/ Architecture: Anderson Studio of Architecture & Design/ Copper Lanterns: custom St. James Lanterns sourced through Ferguson Enterprises/ Outdoor Rug: Moattar/ Outdoor Furniture: Janus et cie/ Hardscape: French Limestone Fireplace Surround: Cast stone, soapstone Walls: Stucco

Homewood Kitchen Renovation - After
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Image by 'Ancient Surfaces' Product: 'Indoor Courtyard stone elements' Contacts: (212) 461-0245 Email: Sales@ancientsurfaces.com Website: www.AncientSurfaces.com Central Mediterranean courtyards within homes of all major South European design styles, featuring antique stone pavers, fountains, columns and more...

dimmable LED lighting • bio fuel fireplace • ipe • redwood • glulam • cedar to match existing • granite bar • photography by Tre Dunham
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Exterior dining area and custom outdoor kitchen
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THREE STORY HOME ON HIBISCUS ISLAND HONORS VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE WITH SURPRISING MODERN INTERIOR FINISHES
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Michael Moran
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