Dante G Hernandez
Home design - large transitional home design idea in Los Angeles

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Example of a trendy kitchen design in Edmonton with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, metallic backsplash, paneled appliances and two islands

ZeroEnergy Design (ZED) created this modern home for a progressive family in the desirable community of Lexington. Thoughtful Land Connection. The residence is carefully sited on the infill lot so as to create privacy from the road and neighbors, while cultivating a side yard that captures the southern sun. The terraced grade rises to meet the house, allowing for it to maintain a structured connection with the ground while also sitting above the high water table. The elevated outdoor living space maintains a strong connection with the indoor living space, while the stepped edge ties it back to the true ground plane. Siting and outdoor connections were completed by ZED in collaboration with landscape designer Soren Deniord Design Studio. Exterior Finishes and Solar. The exterior finish materials include a palette of shiplapped wood siding, through-colored fiber cement panels and stucco. A rooftop parapet hides the solar panels above, while a gutter and site drainage system directs rainwater into an irrigation cistern and dry wells that recharge the groundwater. Cooking, Dining, Living. Inside, the kitchen, fabricated by Henrybuilt, is located between the indoor and outdoor dining areas. The expansive south-facing sliding door opens to seamlessly connect the spaces, using a retractable awning to provide shade during the summer while still admitting the warming winter sun. The indoor living space continues from the dining areas across to the sunken living area, with a view that returns again to the outside through the corner wall of glass. Accessible Guest Suite. The design of the first level guest suite provides for both aging in place and guests who regularly visit for extended stays. The patio off the north side of the house affords guests their own private outdoor space, and privacy from the neighbor. Similarly, the second level master suite opens to an outdoor private roof deck. Light and Access. The wide open interior stair with a glass panel rail leads from the top level down to the well insulated basement. The design of the basement, used as an away/play space, addresses the need for both natural light and easy access. In addition to the open stairwell, light is admitted to the north side of the area with a high performance, Passive House (PHI) certified skylight, covering a six by sixteen foot area. On the south side, a unique roof hatch set flush with the deck opens to reveal a glass door at the base of the stairwell which provides additional light and access from the deck above down to the play space. Energy. Energy consumption is reduced by the high performance building envelope, high efficiency mechanical systems, and then offset with renewable energy. All windows and doors are made of high performance triple paned glass with thermally broken aluminum frames. The exterior wall assembly employs dense pack cellulose in the stud cavity, a continuous air barrier, and four inches exterior rigid foam insulation. The 10kW rooftop solar electric system provides clean energy production. The final air leakage testing yielded 0.6 ACH 50 - an extremely air tight house, a testament to the well-designed details, progress testing and quality construction. When compared to a new house built to code requirements, this home consumes only 19% of the energy. Architecture & Energy Consulting: ZeroEnergy Design Landscape Design: Soren Deniord Design Paintings: Bernd Haussmann Studio Photos: Eric Roth Photography

Enduring Beauty. Like its namesake's historic French center, the style found in the Avignon Cherry bedroom collection is long-lasting and classic. Touches like crown molding and traditional bail-pull hardware create a sophisticated look that is perfect for a master bedroom or guest room and is sure to impress. Thoughtful design features such as felt-lined jewelry drawers treat your delicates with care. (Note: product availability may differ by zip code)

ZeroEnergy Design (ZED) created this modern home for a progressive family in the desirable community of Lexington. Thoughtful Land Connection. The residence is carefully sited on the infill lot so as to create privacy from the road and neighbors, while cultivating a side yard that captures the southern sun. The terraced grade rises to meet the house, allowing for it to maintain a structured connection with the ground while also sitting above the high water table. The elevated outdoor living space maintains a strong connection with the indoor living space, while the stepped edge ties it back to the true ground plane. Siting and outdoor connections were completed by ZED in collaboration with landscape designer Soren Deniord Design Studio. Exterior Finishes and Solar. The exterior finish materials include a palette of shiplapped wood siding, through-colored fiber cement panels and stucco. A rooftop parapet hides the solar panels above, while a gutter and site drainage system directs rainwater into an irrigation cistern and dry wells that recharge the groundwater. Cooking, Dining, Living. Inside, the kitchen, fabricated by Henrybuilt, is located between the indoor and outdoor dining areas. The expansive south-facing sliding door opens to seamlessly connect the spaces, using a retractable awning to provide shade during the summer while still admitting the warming winter sun. The indoor living space continues from the dining areas across to the sunken living area, with a view that returns again to the outside through the corner wall of glass. Accessible Guest Suite. The design of the first level guest suite provides for both aging in place and guests who regularly visit for extended stays. The patio off the north side of the house affords guests their own private outdoor space, and privacy from the neighbor. Similarly, the second level master suite opens to an outdoor private roof deck. Light and Access. The wide open interior stair with a glass panel rail leads from the top level down to the well insulated basement. The design of the basement, used as an away/play space, addresses the need for both natural light and easy access. In addition to the open stairwell, light is admitted to the north side of the area with a high performance, Passive House (PHI) certified skylight, covering a six by sixteen foot area. On the south side, a unique roof hatch set flush with the deck opens to reveal a glass door at the base of the stairwell which provides additional light and access from the deck above down to the play space. Energy. Energy consumption is reduced by the high performance building envelope, high efficiency mechanical systems, and then offset with renewable energy. All windows and doors are made of high performance triple paned glass with thermally broken aluminum frames. The exterior wall assembly employs dense pack cellulose in the stud cavity, a continuous air barrier, and four inches exterior rigid foam insulation. The 10kW rooftop solar electric system provides clean energy production. The final air leakage testing yielded 0.6 ACH 50 - an extremely air tight house, a testament to the well-designed details, progress testing and quality construction. When compared to a new house built to code requirements, this home consumes only 19% of the energy. Architecture & Energy Consulting: ZeroEnergy Design Landscape Design: Soren Deniord Design Paintings: Bernd Haussmann Studio Photos: Eric Roth Photography

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Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional kitchen remodel in Los Angeles

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Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional home design remodel in Los Angeles

Beach style kitchen photo in Los Angeles

Wilsonart Aeon "High Line" plastic laminate counter • Swiss Coffee paint (satin) at cabinets • photography by Tre Dunham
Mid-sized transitional single-wall wet bar photo in Austin with glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, laminate countertops and gray backsplash

Scope of work: - Prep work - Cover work areas as necessary (consult with homeowner) - Confirm staging area for all materials & cutting / debris area - Demo and Haul Away all Debris - Begin to update all rough trades in exposed areas (vertical plumbing, electrical & mechanical) - Rough plumbing - Upgrade all vertical plumbing to city code - Run new supply, drainage & venting for new double sink - Install new wax O ring for toilet (check for leaks to prevent mold) - Rough mechanical - Fan to be on humidistat switch per code - Install new customer provided fan - Rough electrical - GFI’s to be on a dedicated 20amp circuit to electrical panel per city code - Provide & Install outlets per city code - Install one outlet by toilet for heated toilet seat - Pass all rough and special inspections - Finishes - Close opening of downstairs closet seiling - Frame & install shampoo niche (size & location TBD) - Install new customer provided medicine cabinet (if desired) - Install new customer provided tile flooring & baseboards (tile baseboards) - Install new customer provided tub wall tile - Apply Grout to all tile - Tape, mud & texture drywall in necessary areas (match existing spray texture) - Paint complete bathroom - Install existing customer door - Install new customer provided tub fixtures - Install customer provided toilet - Install new customer provided vanity, countertop, sinks, faucets & backsplash - Install new customer provided accessories (mirror, towel bars, TP holders, etc.) - Install new customer provided light fixtures in both Hall Bathroom and Master - Shower glass to be installed by third party company (if desired) - Pass final inspections - Duration of project: 20 days Price: $12,000

As code begins to require tighter and tighter houses we are locked in with chemicals that are used to build, decorate, furnish and clean our homes. This project was a stab at solving this significant health problem. Here are some key features that helped us create this self-purifying master bathroom: - Air Purifying Paint - Air Filtering Plants as per NASA research (pots cut into stone countertops) - Low Energy indirect LED light strips - Low VOC materials used throughout including underlayment, glues & grout - Water-blown spray foam insulation Photography: Gil Jacobs

Home Office all wall paneling Dante G. Hernandez
Home design - mid-sized transitional home design idea in Los Angeles

Perched high above the award-winning Mountain Course Hole #3 in the beautiful private golf community of Glacier Club, this exquisite home is the collaborative masterpiece of Architects Jon Pomeroy & John Courter, and Master Green Builders Greg & Hunter Mantell-Hecathorn. The complexity of the design and the challenging site make this home a striking combination of art, engineering, and high-performance building science. The contemporary design elements and incorporation of warm natural wood throughout the home create a modern and clean, yet comfortable environment for the Homeowner. Meticulously placed lighting, steel and glass accentuates custom details and the unique finishes. Like all homes by M-H Builders, this home was efficiently built using advanced building science techniques, highest quality materials and has undergone significant testing by an Independent, Certified Third-Party Energy Rater. This home achieved an impressive HERS® score of 20, which makes it 80% more efficient than a standard Code-Built home.

This residence was a complete gut renovation of a 4-story row house in Park Slope, and included a new rear extension and penthouse addition. The owners wished to create a warm, family home using a modern language that would act as a clean canvas to feature rich textiles and items from their world travels. As with most Brooklyn row houses, the existing house suffered from a lack of natural light and connection to exterior spaces, an issue that Principal Brendan Coburn is acutely aware of from his experience re-imagining historic structures in the New York area. The resulting architecture is designed around moments featuring natural light and views to the exterior, of both the private garden and the sky, throughout the house, and a stripped-down language of detailing and finishes allows for the concept of the modern-natural to shine. Upon entering the home, the kitchen and dining space draw you in with views beyond through the large glazed opening at the rear of the house. An extension was built to allow for a large sunken living room that provides a family gathering space connected to the kitchen and dining room, but remains distinctly separate, with a strong visual connection to the rear garden. The open sculptural stair tower was designed to function like that of a traditional row house stair, but with a smaller footprint. By extending it up past the original roof level into the new penthouse, the stair becomes an atmospheric shaft for the spaces surrounding the core. All types of weather – sunshine, rain, lightning, can be sensed throughout the home through this unifying vertical environment. The stair space also strives to foster family communication, making open living spaces visible between floors. At the upper-most level, a free-form bench sits suspended over the stair, just by the new roof deck, which provides at-ease entertaining. Oak was used throughout the home as a unifying material element. As one travels upwards within the house, the oak finishes are bleached to further degrees as a nod to how light enters the home. The owners worked with CWB to add their own personality to the project. The meter of a white oak and blackened steel stair screen was designed by the family to read “I love you” in Morse Code, and tile was selected throughout to reference places that hold special significance to the family. To support the owners’ comfort, the architectural design engages passive house technologies to reduce energy use, while increasing air quality within the home – a strategy which aims to respect the environment while providing a refuge from the harsh elements of urban living. This project was published by Wendy Goodman as her Space of the Week, part of New York Magazine’s Design Hunting on The Cut. Photography by Kevin Kunstadt

Scope of work: - Prep work - Cover work areas as necessary (consult with homeowner) - Confirm staging area for all materials & cutting / debris area - Demo and Haul Away all Debris - Begin to update all rough trades in exposed areas (vertical plumbing, electrical & mechanical) - Rough plumbing - Upgrade all vertical plumbing to city code - Run new supply, drainage & venting for new double sink - Install new wax O ring for toilet (check for leaks to prevent mold) - Rough mechanical - Fan to be on humidistat switch per code - Install new customer provided fan - Rough electrical - GFI’s to be on a dedicated 20amp circuit to electrical panel per city code - Provide & Install outlets per city code - Install one outlet by toilet for heated toilet seat - Pass all rough and special inspections - Finishes - Close opening of downstairs closet seiling - Frame & install shampoo niche (size & location TBD) - Install new customer provided medicine cabinet (if desired) - Install new customer provided tile flooring & baseboards (tile baseboards) - Install new customer provided tub wall tile - Apply Grout to all tile - Tape, mud & texture drywall in necessary areas (match existing spray texture) - Paint complete bathroom - Install existing customer door - Install new customer provided tub fixtures - Install customer provided toilet - Install new customer provided vanity, countertop, sinks, faucets & backsplash - Install new customer provided accessories (mirror, towel bars, TP holders, etc.) - Install new customer provided light fixtures in both Hall Bathroom and Master - Shower glass to be installed by third party company (if desired) - Pass final inspections - Duration of project: 20 days Price: $12,000

This growing family needed more living space in their 1926 St. Paul, MN Bungalow, and had great potential in their unfinished attic for a new master suite. Castle began working with the city to grandfather some existing conditions in, like the steeper stairs and lower ceiling height to comply with building codes. New insulation, interior walls, electrical, heating, and a full interior finish was planned. The finished space incorporates traditional millwork matching the lower level of the home, a custom built-in bookshelf, new white doors, and pre-finished white oak hardwood floors in a rich Licorice stain. The dark floors and oil-bronze accents throughout the space really anchors the room and completes an overall bright color pallet with high contrast. In the new bathroom, a cement tile floor was selected to tie in the homeowner’s classy flair. Switching the finishes to polished brass inside the bathroom really brings a lux and regal feel to the space. Paired with traditional subway tile, white vanity, refurbished vintage medicine cabinet, and neutral walls, the new bathroom is elegant, yet understated. One of our favorite features is the use of the two existing dormers. One dormer was converted into a new walk-in closet with custom glass closet doors, so the light can still shine into the bedroom. The 2nd dormer, we left open for a quaint sitting and reading nook. See full details (including before photos) at http://www.castlebri.com/attics/project-3299-1/ Designed by: Emily Blonigen

This condo required a complete overall, due mold issues. So we reinvented the space to bring this condo to its glory. This Kitchen space went from cramped to spacious. The master bath got a new lease on life. In addition the laundry was a disaster, by rearranging appliances and turning an electrical panel to the hall to met code we were able to add a sink and countertop landing space. By removing the tub we were able to increase the vanity area and the shower to make this master a wonderful space.

This condo required a complete overall, due mold issues. So we reinvented the space to bring this condo to its glory. This Kitchen space went from cramped to spacious. The master bath got a new lease on life. In addition the laundry was a disaster, by rearranging appliances and turning an electrical panel to the hall to met code we were able to add a sink and countertop landing space