The compound entry facing a busy Venice street. The porthole allows the inhabitants to engage with their surroundings, while the mass of the door signals that there is privacy within. With its sculptural qualities, the door becomes a piece of public art and, of course, is an expression of the artist/owner. Photo by Tim Street-Porter

close-up of the gray penny tile floor
Example of a mid-sized transitional kids' gray tile mosaic tile floor alcove shower design in St Louis with shaker cabinets, gray cabinets, gray walls and an integrated sink

Traditional Thai homes are usually built as a cluster of physically separated rooms arranged around a large central terrace. Interpreting the traditional typology of the Thai houses, the Residence Navathani consists in two parallel wings, separated by a large garden and a swimming pool. The objective of the stone architecture is to give a sense of unity and blend the building with trees, plants and other natural landscape. Trees are often allowed to grow in the central area of the traditional Thai house with plants always featured prominently to create a strong relationship with nature. The choice of Thai travertine as the main stone for the building stems from the following objectives: first, the stone must display a strong natural character with contrasting color hues and crystalline veins, which contribute to blending the architecture into the landscape. Second, the design of the stone provides a sense of unity to the building. The façade of each wing displays an array of columns of various widths and spacings and there is an alignment of the columns between the two wings. The texture is rough on the outside face of the columns and honed on the sides as it continues through the window to the inside of the house. The two wings are connected by a long screen wall that separates the drop-off area from the private areas. This wall is pierced with square openings which helps to show a relationship between the two areas. The façade facing the entrance features stone in contrasting but related ways: the right hand wing is clad with honed stone on top of a large window, while the opposite wing displays a chiseled stone wall on the bottom with a large window on top. The architecture extends to the outside of the right-hand wing with a private theater of a modern contemporary design. The stone featured on the façade changes to a minimalist grey basalt while continuing the column concept with the alternate textures grooved on the facing and honed on the sides.

Example of a mid-sized tuscan yellow two-story stucco exterior home design in New York

This under stairs wine cellar featured stained and lacquered racking and an insulated glass front wall for maximum visibility of bottles. Photo Credit: Sebastian Burzynski

Inspiration for a contemporary bathroom remodel in San Diego

Patio - mediterranean patio idea in San Francisco

Kids' room - large traditional kids' room idea in New York

Reclaimed wood table on hardwood floors in a model home. Purchased from Sandtown Millworks in Baltimore Maryland.
Living room - mid-sized rustic loft-style dark wood floor and black floor living room idea in Baltimore with gray walls and a wall-mounted tv

Inspiration for a mid-sized scandinavian open concept light wood floor family room remodel with blue walls and a tv stand

Beki Dawn Photography
This is an example of an asian landscaping in San Diego.

Manhattan, NY cafe's and restaurants know and trust New York Plantings Garden Designers and Landscape Contractors to provide custom built planter boxes, plant beautiful mixed flowers to last the entire season from Spring thru Fall. Todd Nappi master gardener planted these flowers for the 29st and 3rd ave NYC sidewalk café...."Your gardener Sucks!"

This is a closeup of my new favorite wall finish.. Faux cement! It's modern but adds a "warm" touch due to the interesting texture.
Inspiration for a contemporary hallway remodel in Las Vegas

Example of a large minimalist blue three-story mixed siding flat roof design in New York with a mixed material roof

Example of an island style home design design in San Diego

Staircase - country staircase idea

At the Ferguson home we did a full stair remodel. Much of the existing stairs were removed to make way for new oak treads, our Pescheria pattern of wrought iron balusters in our Midnight Bronze powder coated finish, and refinished newels and handrails. The transformation took a mundane stairway to a whole new level.

Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC
Inspiration for a contemporary home design remodel in Boston