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Italian Kids Room Furniture Set ONE-608 by SPAR
Made in Italy by Spar
ONE Junior by Spar is a modern styled Italian kids bedroom furniture collection that is remarkable for its innovative technologies that help not only safe so valuable space, but get it optimized for the every need of your kid. ONE Junior Furniture Collection by Spar makes dreams come true, making both parents and children happy, providing bedroom solutions that you really need and deserve. ONE Kids Furniture line creates functional and modern bedroom designs for girls and boys, small kids and teenagers, optimizing the space for sleeping, studying and playing. Featuring a variety of colors to choose from and abundance of size customization options, modular ONE Bedroom Collection sets no limits between your kids and bedroom they are dreaming about.
All the pieces can be mixed & matched from one set to another and are available in a variety of sizes and colors. Please contact our office regarding customization of this kids bedroom set.
The starting price is for the "As Shown" kids bedroom set ONE 608 that includes the following items:
1 Top Bed (bed requires special size mattress 31.5" x 76.5")
1 Safety Bar (for Top Bed)
1 Storage Ladder
1 Bottom Twin Size Bed (bed fits US standard Twin size mattress 39" x 75")
1 3-Drawer Nightstand (on wheels)
1 Desk with 3-drawer cabinet
1 Wall Shelf Unit
1 Wall Shelf W80"
1 Standing Bookcase (features 4 drawers)
1 Corner Wardrobe
1 Storage Composition "Loft"
Please Note: Room/Bed decorative accessories and the mattress are not included in the price.
MATERIAL/CONSTRUCTION:
E1-Class ecological panels, which are produced exclusively trough a wood recycling production process
Used lacquers conform to the norm 71/3 (toys directive)
Structure: 18 mm thick melamine-coated particle board
Shelves: 25mm thick melamine-coated particle board
Back panels: high density fibreboard 5mm thick
Doors: 18 mm thick melamine-coated particle board finished on 4 sides
Hardware: metal runners with self-closing system and double stop; adjustable self closing hinges; quick-mount and braking systems
Dimensions:
Top Bed: W35.2" x D81" x H11.2" (internal 31.5" x 76.5" special size)
Bottom Twin Size Bed: W42.5" x D78.7" x H38.6"
Bottom Full Size Bed: W57.5" x D78.7" x H38.6"
Safety Bar: W54.7" x H16.8"
Storage Ladder: W18.5" x D40.5" x H39.8"
3-Drawer Nightstand: W18.5" x D17.8" x H23.2"
Desk: W53" x D25.2" x H30"
3-Drawer Cabinet (part of desk): W18.5" x D17.8" x H28.5"
Wall Shelf Unit: W53.5" x D10.5" x H23.6"
Wall Shelf: W80" x D10" x H1"
Standing Bookcase: W18.5" x D15" x H89.8" or H102.4"
Corner Wardrobe: W49" x D49" x H89.8" or H102.4"
Storage Composition "Loft": W116.5" x D22.8"/34.4" x H89.8" or H102.4"

Photos by Patrick Brickman - White Beach Home Island Home Beachy White and Light. Entry with blue front door and rope wrapped spindles and balusters at white entry stair.

Modern Italian Kids Bunk Bedroom Furniture Set ONE-603 by SPAR
Made in Italy by Spar
ONE Junior by Spar is a modern styled Italian kids bedroom furniture collection that is remarkable for its innovative technologies that help not only safe so valuable space, but get it optimized for the every need of your kid. ONE Junior Furniture Collection by Spar makes dreams come true, making both parents and children happy, providing bedroom solutions that you really need and deserve. ONE Kids Furniture line creates functional and modern bedroom designs for girls and boys, small kids and teenagers, optimizing the space for sleeping, studying and playing. Featuring a variety of colors to choose from and abundance of size customization options, modular ONE Bedroom Collection sets no limits between your kids and bedroom they are dreaming about.
All the pieces can be mixed & matched from one set to another and are available in a variety of sizes and colors. Please contact our office regarding customization of this kids bedroom set.
The starting price is for the "As Shown" kids bedroom set ONE 603 that includes the following items:
1 Top Bed (bed requires special size mattress 31.5" x 76.5")
1 Safety Bar (for Top Bed)
1 Bottom Twin Size Bed (bed fits US standard Twin size mattress 39" x 75")
1 Storage Ladder with Extension storage platform
1 3-Drawer Nightstand
1 Desk with 3-drawer cabinet
2 Standing Bookcases/Libraries
1 Wall Shelf W63.5"
1 Wardrobe (2 doors & 4 drawers & open insert with shelf)
1 Storage Composition "Corner Bridge"
Please Note: Room/Bed decorative accessories and the mattress are not included in the price.
MATERIAL/CONSTRUCTION:
E1-Class ecological panels, which are produced exclusively trough a wood recycling production process
Used lacquers conform to the norm 71/3 (toys directive)
Structure: 18 mm thick melamine-coated particle board
Shelves: 25mm thick melamine-coated particle board
Back panels: high density fibreboard 5mm thick
Doors: 18 mm thick melamine-coated particle board finished on 4 sides
Hardware: metal runners with self-closing system and double stop; adjustable self closing hinges; quick-mount and braking systems
Dimensions:
Top Bed: W35.2" x D81" x H13" (internal 31.5" x 76.5" special size)
Bottom Twin Size Bed: W42.5" x D78.7" x H38.6"
Bottom Full Size Bed: W57.5" x D78.7" x H38.6"
Safety Bar: W54.7" x H16.8"
Storage Ladder: W18.5" x D40.5" x H39.8"
Extension Storage Platform: W18.5" x D40.5" x H39.8"
3-Drawer Nightstand: W36.2" x D17.8" x H21.7"
Desk: W53" x D23.2" x H30"
3-Drawer Cabinet (part of desk): W18.5" x D17.8" x H28.5"
Standing Bookcase: W18" x D14.4" x H89.8" or H102.4"
Wall Shelf: W39.5" x D10" x H1"
Wardrobe: W36" x D23.6" x H89.8" or H102.4"
Storage Composition "Corner Bridge": W(81" x 81") x D23.6"/33.7" x H89.8" or H102.4"
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This luxurious contemporary home was completely renovated and updated in 2014 boosts spectacular panoramic views views of San Francisco skyline and the Bay.
The home’s top level features a stunning master suite, state of the art bathroom with soaking tub and an immense shower, study, viewing decks, along with an additional en suite.
The main level offers a gourmet kitchen featuring top of the line appliances with bay windows to showcase the views of Angel Island, Alcatraz and San Francisco. Additionally the main level includes a formal dining room, spacious living room with fire place, full bar and family room, 1 en suite, powder room and 2 large decks to enjoy breathtaking views.
The entry level has an au pair suite, media room, laundry room, 4-car garage, storage and an elevator servicing all levels.
presented by Kouros Tavakoli
Decker Bullock Sotheby's International Realty http://deckerbullocksir.com
presented by Kouros Tavakoli

Photo by Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Adrian Sanchez-Gonzales
*Small living space on the bottom floor of the bunkhouse
Example of a small mountain style living room design in Other with gray walls
Example of a small mountain style living room design in Other with gray walls

The Cartesio is an elegant, iconic table featuring an original coated metal, weight-bearing frame consisting of 4 rectangular-section V-shaped separate elements. The top comes in wood veneer finish or slatted oak. The slatted oak top matched to a rust Corten-finished base lends a metropolitan appearance to this table. Its sculptural modern silhouette and solid lines will add character to the most classic and rigorous settings.
The Cortesio is paired with the Anais Dining Chairs, Sipario Sideboard, and several Pom Pom Suspension Lamps, all by Calligaris.

Sponsored
Columbus, OH
Hope Restoration & General Contracting
Columbus Design-Build, Kitchen & Bath Remodeling, Historic Renovations

Turn your floor lamp into a sculptural artwork that illuminates and decorates your home. Elegant and dramatic, the Fantasma Floor Lamp leaves traditional bulbs and shades behind for a top-to-bottom, 360-degree experience. Tobia Scarpa designed the Fantasma for Flos to change lighting from a simple fixture to the focal point of a bedroom, living room, or study. With the graceful drape of an evening gown, the Fantasma floor lamp takes the form of a tapered column with a flared base and natural edges. The lamp’s small footprint and use of vertical space make it easy to use even in a small space like a corner or studio apartment.
The internal structure is crafted from white, powder-coated steel framing. Then, a liquid resin is applied and hardens to a cocoon-like, translucent outer shell. The entire structure receives a protective clear coat to strengthen it against heat and breakage before the finished lamp is ready to light your home. The attached dimmer switch lets you control the amount of light from low and atmospheric to bright and cheerful.
The translucent resin diffuses light like a silk shade so that the Fantasma floor lamp by Flos will always have a soft glow that illuminates dark, dull corners at any brightness. If you’d like to change your lighting from a traditional fixture to a sculptural centerpiece, the Fantasma is the perfect floor lamp for any size of room. The artistic elegance it brings wherever it goes will transform a plain wall or corner with an evocative glowing presence. Are you ready to re-think your lighting?

This luxurious contemporary home was completely renovated and updated in 2014 boosts spectacular panoramic views views of San Francisco skyline and the Bay.
The home’s top level features a stunning master suite, state of the art bathroom with soaking tub and an immense shower, study, viewing decks, along with an additional en suite.
The main level offers a gourmet kitchen featuring top of the line appliances with bay windows to showcase the views of Angel Island, Alcatraz and San Francisco. Additionally the main level includes a formal dining room, spacious living room with fire place, full bar and family room, 1 en suite, powder room and 2 large decks to enjoy breathtaking views.
The entry level has an au pair suite, media room, laundry room, 4-car garage, storage and an elevator servicing all levels.
475 Bridgeway - Sausalito CA
Presented by Kouros Tavakoli
Decker Bullock Sotheby's International Realty
www.deckerbullocksir.com

Malibu Glass Box House by Klopf Architecture
Following the devastating Woolsey Fire of 2018, the site in Malibu offered a unique opportunity to rebuild not just a home, but a new architectural composition that highlighted the property’s potential while navigating strict fire-rebuild codes in the area. Designed by Klopf Architecture, this project embraced a set of limitations and translated them into an architectural asset.
The city’s fire-rebuild process required the new structure to remain close to the original footprint, size and bulk, a constraint that ultimately clarified the architectural direction. Perched near the front of a long, narrow lot, the new home frames and overlooks a private, park-like rear expanse, an uncommon luxury especially in this part of Malibu .
Without a fixed program, the design process allowed for a different kind of creative focus allowing Klopf Architecture the opportunity to explore how a modernist home could best respond to this site. The team approached the project not with a list of requirements, but with a question: How might a modernist live here? What spatial qualities would inspire calm, connection, and a sense of wonder in this setting? The process became less about problem-solving and more about architectural storytelling—letting the site, the light, and the principles of modern design guide the form and flow of the home.
The response emerged in the form of a glass-box pavilion, an open, Mid-Century Modern inspired living, dining, and kitchen space that floats at the edge of the property’s natural descent. Connected to the more enclosed, private areas of the home by a glass-walled hallway, the living pavilion becomes a distinct centerpiece of the design. It opens on all four sides to the landscape with decks and patios on the flanks, an internal garden and water feature to the north, and a dramatic unguarded view of the expansive backyard and ocean horizon to the south.
Because of the mandated footprint, careful planning was required to ensure every space could still engage with light, landscape, or both. Strategic voids in the form of atriums and courtyards allow daylight to filter deep into the home’s core, while offering moments of surprise and retreat. These design gestures allow natural light to filter deep into the interior, creating a sense of brightness and openness throughout the day. At the same time, they expand the perceptual boundaries between inside and out, making the home feel more expansive while anchoring its connection to the surrounding landscape.
The siting of the house is what gives it its unique character. Rather than receding into the backyard like the neighboring homes, the house holds a slight prominence. From the central living pavilion, stepping down into the landscape feels more like entering a secluded park where a separate existing accessory structure, trail, and recreational areas await. The home’s modest street presence gives way to this unfolding drama of space, view, and nature.
Fire-resilient materials and assemblies are integrated seamlessly throughout including triple-pane glazing, under-slab and roof insulation, and locally sourced fire-rated cladding ensure the house not only meets Calfornia’s rigorous wildland-urban interface (WUI) standards, but feels effortlessly aligned with them. While technical decisions like fire-hardening and mechanical systems presented some construction challenges, particularly around the cantilevered glass box, the team found a functional compromise that preserved the integrity of the design.
Inside, a restrained palette and exposed post and beam design celebrate the ethos of mid-century modernism. A central circulation spine extends from the entry to the rear glass wall, offering a continuous visual link from street to ocean. Spaces such as the library and office, though more intimate in scale, are never cut off from nature as each opens to its own unique courtyard or garden view.
Though born out of a strict regulatory framework and developed without a specific client, the rebuild design unfolded with remarkable clarity. Grounded in site logic, refined by limitations and an emphasis on timeless spatial relationships – light, proportion, and a strong connection to nature, the resulting design feels both effortless and uplifting. The home lives lightly on the land, opens generously to its surroundings, and strikes a careful balance between privacy, openness, and calm. For Klopf Architecture, it stands as a compelling case study in how site, code, and circumstantial constraints can inspire enduring, modernist architecture. With years of experience reimagining mid-century modern design for how people live today, the firm took the project’s limitations as an opportunity. The result is a home shaped by open, flowing spaces, strong indoor-outdoor connections, and a calm, clear sense of structure. It’s a good reminder that even with strict constraints, there’s still room for architecture to breathe—and for modernism to keep moving forward.
Klopf Architecture project team: Geoff Campen, John Klopf, AIA, and Sherry Tan
Structural Engineer: ZFA
Contractor: Maison D’Artiste
Photography: ©2025 Mariko Reed
Year Completed: 2023

This luxurious contemporary home was completely renovated and updated in 2014 boosts spectacular panoramic views views of San Francisco skyline and the Bay.
The home’s top level features a stunning master suite, state of the art bathroom with soaking tub and an immense shower, study, viewing decks, along with an additional en suite.
The main level offers a gourmet kitchen featuring top of the line appliances with bay windows to showcase the views of Angel Island, Alcatraz and San Francisco. Additionally the main level includes a formal dining room, spacious living room with fire place, full bar and family room, 1 en suite, powder room and 2 large decks to enjoy breathtaking views.
The entry level has an au pair suite, media room, laundry room, 4-car garage, storage and an elevator servicing all levels.
presented by Kouros Tavakoli
Decker Bullock Sotheby's International Realty http://deckerbullocksir.com
presented by Kouros Tavakoli

Malibu Glass Box House by Klopf Architecture
Following the devastating Woolsey Fire of 2018, the site in Malibu offered a unique opportunity to rebuild not just a home, but a new architectural composition that highlighted the property’s potential while navigating strict fire-rebuild codes in the area. Designed by Klopf Architecture, this project embraced a set of limitations and translated them into an architectural asset.
The city’s fire-rebuild process required the new structure to remain close to the original footprint, size and bulk, a constraint that ultimately clarified the architectural direction. Perched near the front of a long, narrow lot, the new home frames and overlooks a private, park-like rear expanse, an uncommon luxury especially in this part of Malibu .
Without a fixed program, the design process allowed for a different kind of creative focus allowing Klopf Architecture the opportunity to explore how a modernist home could best respond to this site. The team approached the project not with a list of requirements, but with a question: How might a modernist live here? What spatial qualities would inspire calm, connection, and a sense of wonder in this setting? The process became less about problem-solving and more about architectural storytelling—letting the site, the light, and the principles of modern design guide the form and flow of the home.
The response emerged in the form of a glass-box pavilion, an open, Mid-Century Modern inspired living, dining, and kitchen space that floats at the edge of the property’s natural descent. Connected to the more enclosed, private areas of the home by a glass-walled hallway, the living pavilion becomes a distinct centerpiece of the design. It opens on all four sides to the landscape with decks and patios on the flanks, an internal garden and water feature to the north, and a dramatic unguarded view of the expansive backyard and ocean horizon to the south.
Because of the mandated footprint, careful planning was required to ensure every space could still engage with light, landscape, or both. Strategic voids in the form of atriums and courtyards allow daylight to filter deep into the home’s core, while offering moments of surprise and retreat. These design gestures allow natural light to filter deep into the interior, creating a sense of brightness and openness throughout the day. At the same time, they expand the perceptual boundaries between inside and out, making the home feel more expansive while anchoring its connection to the surrounding landscape.
The siting of the house is what gives it its unique character. Rather than receding into the backyard like the neighboring homes, the house holds a slight prominence. From the central living pavilion, stepping down into the landscape feels more like entering a secluded park where a separate existing accessory structure, trail, and recreational areas await. The home’s modest street presence gives way to this unfolding drama of space, view, and nature.
Fire-resilient materials and assemblies are integrated seamlessly throughout including triple-pane glazing, under-slab and roof insulation, and locally sourced fire-rated cladding ensure the house not only meets Calfornia’s rigorous wildland-urban interface (WUI) standards, but feels effortlessly aligned with them. While technical decisions like fire-hardening and mechanical systems presented some construction challenges, particularly around the cantilevered glass box, the team found a functional compromise that preserved the integrity of the design.
Inside, a restrained palette and exposed post and beam design celebrate the ethos of mid-century modernism. A central circulation spine extends from the entry to the rear glass wall, offering a continuous visual link from street to ocean. Spaces such as the library and office, though more intimate in scale, are never cut off from nature as each opens to its own unique courtyard or garden view.
Though born out of a strict regulatory framework and developed without a specific client, the rebuild design unfolded with remarkable clarity. Grounded in site logic, refined by limitations and an emphasis on timeless spatial relationships – light, proportion, and a strong connection to nature, the resulting design feels both effortless and uplifting. The home lives lightly on the land, opens generously to its surroundings, and strikes a careful balance between privacy, openness, and calm. For Klopf Architecture, it stands as a compelling case study in how site, code, and circumstantial constraints can inspire enduring, modernist architecture. With years of experience reimagining mid-century modern design for how people live today, the firm took the project’s limitations as an opportunity. The result is a home shaped by open, flowing spaces, strong indoor-outdoor connections, and a calm, clear sense of structure. It’s a good reminder that even with strict constraints, there’s still room for architecture to breathe—and for modernism to keep moving forward.
Klopf Architecture project team: Geoff Campen, John Klopf, AIA, and Sherry Tan
Structural Engineer: ZFA
Contractor: Maison D’Artiste
Photography: ©2025 Mariko Reed
Year Completed: 2023

Photography by Natalie Marotta
This special project is an extensive renovation of Better Homes And Gardens’ “The House You Asked For” of 1953. While the California Case Study-inspired architecture was an interesting break from 1950’s boxes, its extensive single-pane glass, internal roof drains, and slab construction were leading to structural deterioration through condensation and leaks, and a massive carbon footprint. The renovation took the form of slight plan adjustments–giving the kitchen more space, combining two entry doors into one entry space, adjusting the bedroom-bathroom area–and reworking the roof. We added a raised portion to carry ducts for conditioning and ventilation, which was also an opportunity to create spatial interest and bring in light from above, and we re-sloped the roof to drain to the perimeter instead of the middle of the house. Carbon-sequestering wood fiberboard insulation was added to the walls, and the windows were replaced with triple-glazed units. With new heat pump heating, cooling, and water heating, the operational carbon footprint was reduced by 93%.

Sponsored
Columbus, OH
Hope Restoration & General Contracting
Columbus Design-Build, Kitchen & Bath Remodeling, Historic Renovations

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A real laboratory of ideas. Myyour is a reality where the most innovative design ideas are chosen and transformed into new and unique decorative solutions... solutions that are able to express elegance and color, functionality and aesthetics, versatility and prestige. A result that has been achieved thanks to the upshot of the series of research, assessments, studies and applications that have been carried out for each of the collections... An uninterrupted series of formal and technological trials to help us reach our final objective: a vanguard product that is best characterized as a perfect blend of craftsmanship and innovation and which is destined to become the protagonist of the most diverse spaces: a product designed to take over the scene by giving a touch of exclusivity and originality to the home, office, public setting...
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Malibu Glass Box House by Klopf Architecture
Following the devastating Woolsey Fire of 2018, the site in Malibu offered a unique opportunity to rebuild not just a home, but a new architectural composition that highlighted the property’s potential while navigating strict fire-rebuild codes in the area. Designed by Klopf Architecture, this project embraced a set of limitations and translated them into an architectural asset.
The city’s fire-rebuild process required the new structure to remain close to the original footprint, size and bulk, a constraint that ultimately clarified the architectural direction. Perched near the front of a long, narrow lot, the new home frames and overlooks a private, park-like rear expanse, an uncommon luxury especially in this part of Malibu .
Without a fixed program, the design process allowed for a different kind of creative focus allowing Klopf Architecture the opportunity to explore how a modernist home could best respond to this site. The team approached the project not with a list of requirements, but with a question: How might a modernist live here? What spatial qualities would inspire calm, connection, and a sense of wonder in this setting? The process became less about problem-solving and more about architectural storytelling—letting the site, the light, and the principles of modern design guide the form and flow of the home.
The response emerged in the form of a glass-box pavilion, an open, Mid-Century Modern inspired living, dining, and kitchen space that floats at the edge of the property’s natural descent. Connected to the more enclosed, private areas of the home by a glass-walled hallway, the living pavilion becomes a distinct centerpiece of the design. It opens on all four sides to the landscape with decks and patios on the flanks, an internal garden and water feature to the north, and a dramatic unguarded view of the expansive backyard and ocean horizon to the south.
Because of the mandated footprint, careful planning was required to ensure every space could still engage with light, landscape, or both. Strategic voids in the form of atriums and courtyards allow daylight to filter deep into the home’s core, while offering moments of surprise and retreat. These design gestures allow natural light to filter deep into the interior, creating a sense of brightness and openness throughout the day. At the same time, they expand the perceptual boundaries between inside and out, making the home feel more expansive while anchoring its connection to the surrounding landscape.
The siting of the house is what gives it its unique character. Rather than receding into the backyard like the neighboring homes, the house holds a slight prominence. From the central living pavilion, stepping down into the landscape feels more like entering a secluded park where a separate existing accessory structure, trail, and recreational areas await. The home’s modest street presence gives way to this unfolding drama of space, view, and nature.
Fire-resilient materials and assemblies are integrated seamlessly throughout including triple-pane glazing, under-slab and roof insulation, and locally sourced fire-rated cladding ensure the house not only meets Calfornia’s rigorous wildland-urban interface (WUI) standards, but feels effortlessly aligned with them. While technical decisions like fire-hardening and mechanical systems presented some construction challenges, particularly around the cantilevered glass box, the team found a functional compromise that preserved the integrity of the design.
Inside, a restrained palette and exposed post and beam design celebrate the ethos of mid-century modernism. A central circulation spine extends from the entry to the rear glass wall, offering a continuous visual link from street to ocean. Spaces such as the library and office, though more intimate in scale, are never cut off from nature as each opens to its own unique courtyard or garden view.
Though born out of a strict regulatory framework and developed without a specific client, the rebuild design unfolded with remarkable clarity. Grounded in site logic, refined by limitations and an emphasis on timeless spatial relationships – light, proportion, and a strong connection to nature, the resulting design feels both effortless and uplifting. The home lives lightly on the land, opens generously to its surroundings, and strikes a careful balance between privacy, openness, and calm. For Klopf Architecture, it stands as a compelling case study in how site, code, and circumstantial constraints can inspire enduring, modernist architecture. With years of experience reimagining mid-century modern design for how people live today, the firm took the project’s limitations as an opportunity. The result is a home shaped by open, flowing spaces, strong indoor-outdoor connections, and a calm, clear sense of structure. It’s a good reminder that even with strict constraints, there’s still room for architecture to breathe—and for modernism to keep moving forward.
Klopf Architecture project team: Geoff Campen, John Klopf, AIA, and Sherry Tan
Structural Engineer: ZFA
Contractor: Maison D’Artiste
Photography: ©2025 Mariko Reed
Year Completed: 2023

Space for the new master bathroom was found in a new the structural connection between the bedroom and study, thereby joining the two buildings into one. Artistic Tile's Estrella Cream Jazz, a delicate pattern of leaves created from spun glass, fills a frame of Happy Floors Umbro tile in the shower and above the vanity. A Kueco Royal medicine chest contains internal electrical outlets to minimize clutter. A Silestone countertop with an oversize American Standard Studio Undercounter sink and Grohe wall mount faucet provides a bright and spacious area for washing up.

Photography by Natalie Marotta
This special project is an extensive renovation of Better Homes And Gardens’ “The House You Asked For” of 1953. While the California Case Study-inspired architecture was an interesting break from 1950’s boxes, its extensive single-pane glass, internal roof drains, and slab construction were leading to structural deterioration through condensation and leaks, and a massive carbon footprint. The renovation took the form of slight plan adjustments–giving the kitchen more space, combining two entry doors into one entry space, adjusting the bedroom-bathroom area–and reworking the roof. We added a raised portion to carry ducts for conditioning and ventilation, which was also an opportunity to create spatial interest and bring in light from above, and we re-sloped the roof to drain to the perimeter instead of the middle of the house. Carbon-sequestering wood fiberboard insulation was added to the walls, and the windows were replaced with triple-glazed units. With new heat pump heating, cooling, and water heating, the operational carbon footprint was reduced by 93%.

Significant Additions to a Georgian Revival House: The original house was constructed by a sea captain and many of the details are a nod to nautical details fabricated by shipwrights. The new owners wanted to improve the internal circulation and interior proportions of the house. The front entry and family room addition respond to near and distance views of the surrounding landscape and the historic Hobart Gap. The side French doors open onto a private garden and serpentine wall referencing the historical gardens of the Lawn at University of Virginia, where the owner attend.

Photography by Natalie Marotta
This special project is an extensive renovation of Better Homes And Gardens’ “The House You Asked For” of 1953. While the California Case Study-inspired architecture was an interesting break from 1950’s boxes, its extensive single-pane glass, internal roof drains, and slab construction were leading to structural deterioration through condensation and leaks, and a massive carbon footprint. The renovation took the form of slight plan adjustments–giving the kitchen more space, combining two entry doors into one entry space, adjusting the bedroom-bathroom area–and reworking the roof. We added a raised portion to carry ducts for conditioning and ventilation, which was also an opportunity to create spatial interest and bring in light from above, and we re-sloped the roof to drain to the perimeter instead of the middle of the house. Carbon-sequestering wood fiberboard insulation was added to the walls, and the windows were replaced with triple-glazed units. With new heat pump heating, cooling, and water heating, the operational carbon footprint was reduced by 93%.

Phantom Screens, the leading manufacturer of retractable screens in North America, selects Bob Michels Construction of North Oaks, Minnesota as their 2016 Impact Winner.
The Phantom Screens Impact Award recognizes residential design and building professionals for using innovative products to deliver cutting edge designs that set them above the rest. Impact Award winners have proven that they are committed to enhancing lifestyles and living spaces by integrating Phantom’s retractable screen products into designs that deliver added value and comfort to today’s homeowner.
Bob Michels Construction’s submission is a unique space featuring a car carousel which operates both as a space to highlight the owner’s car collection and the functional purpose to turn cars around and drive out of the showroom. Phantom’s retractable screens turned the open-air ramada into a large entertaining and gathering screened porch area with one touch of a button.
“Phantom’s retractable screens were used to achieve a desired mix of modern and traditional finishes,” said Andrew Michels, Vice President of Bob Michels Construction. “Phantom Screens is the only company that allowed the customization of this unique space with a long-lasting and sustainable product.”
The winner was selected by a panel of Phantom Screen judges and evaluated primarily on design and creativity, market appeal and livability, and product integration. The winning project received recognition on booth signage at the NAHB International Builders Show, a one-page advertorial feature in Builder magazine, an in depth case study and more!
Photography: LandMark Photography
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