Architecture & Interior Design By Arch Studio, Inc. Photography by Eric Rorer
Small farmhouse open concept light wood floor and gray floor family room photo in San Francisco with gray walls, a two-sided fireplace, a plaster fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

The Low Window Bench Continues Through the Living Space and Master, for a Continuous Sense of Space
Kitchen/dining room combo - modern light wood floor and exposed beam kitchen/dining room combo idea in New York with white walls

This is a dream spa like retreat the homeowner can enjoy every day. The colors are light and relaxing. The stand alone tub is perfect to escape after a long hectic day. The shower adds some understated contrast with its warm creamy gray subway tiles. Beach inspired and a relaxing sanctuary.

Klopf Architecture, Arterra Landscape Architects and Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Designed and built a new warm, modern, Eichler-inspired, open, indoor-outdoor home on a deeper-than-usual San Mateo Highlands property where an original Eichler house had burned to the ground. The owners wanted multi-generational living and larger spaces than the original home offered, but all parties agreed that the house should respect the neighborhood and blend in stylistically with the other Eichlers. At first the Klopf team considered re-using what little was left of the original home and expanding on it. But after discussions with the owner and builder, all parties agreed that the last few remaining elements of the house were not practical to re-use, so Klopf Architecture designed a new home that pushes the Eichler approach in new directions. One disadvantage of Eichler production homes is that the house designs were not optimized for each specific lot. A new custom home offered the team a chance to start over. In this case, a longer house that opens up sideways to the south fit the lot better than the original square-ish house that used to open to the rear (west). Accordingly, the Klopf team designed an L-shaped “bar” house with a large glass wall with large sliding glass doors that faces sideways instead of to the rear like a typical Eichler. This glass wall opens to a pool and landscaped yard designed by Arterra Landscape Architects. Driving by the house, one might assume at first glance it is an Eichler because of the horizontality, the overhanging flat roof eaves, the dark gray vertical siding, and orange solid panel front door, but the house is designed for the 21st Century and is not meant to be a “Likeler.” You won't see any posts and beams in this home. Instead, the ceiling decking is a western red cedar that covers over all the beams. Like Eichlers, this cedar runs continuously from inside to out, enhancing the indoor / outdoor feeling of the house, but unlike Eichlers it conceals a cavity for lighting, wiring, and insulation. Ceilings are higher, rooms are larger and more open, the master bathroom is light-filled and more generous, with a separate tub and shower and a separate toilet compartment, and there is plenty of storage. The garage even easily fits two of today's vehicles with room to spare. A massive 49-foot by 12-foot wall of glass and the continuity of materials from inside to outside enhance the inside-outside living concept, so the owners and their guests can flow freely from house to pool deck to BBQ to pool and back. During construction in the rough framing stage, Klopf thought the front of the house appeared too tall even though the house had looked right in the design renderings (probably because the house is uphill from the street). So Klopf Architecture paid the framer to change the roofline from how we had designed it to be lower along the front, allowing the home to blend in better with the neighborhood. One project goal was for people driving up the street to pass the home without immediately noticing there is an "imposter" on this lot, and making that change was essential to achieve that goal. This 2,606 square foot, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom Eichler-inspired new house is located in San Mateo in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, Klara Kevane Landscape Architect: Arterra Landscape Architects Contractor: Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Photography ©2016 Mariko Reed Location: San Mateo, CA Year completed: 2016

Beach style white tile white floor bathroom photo in Orange County with flat-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, an undermount tub, an undermount sink and white countertops

Inspiration for a modern master white tile and porcelain tile terra-cotta tile and white floor freestanding bathtub remodel in Vancouver with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a two-piece toilet, white walls, a vessel sink, granite countertops, a hinged shower door and multicolored countertops

Elegant bathroom photo in San Francisco

The primary bedroom and bathroom are the showstoppers of this phase! Unused and awkwardly located closets in both the bedroom and bathroom were removed to make way for additional square-footage in the bath and replaced with a sizable and functional reach-in closet in the bedroom. A dated and cramped shower stall was removed in favor for an expansive step in shower spanning the width of the bathroom and a new transom window washes the room in natural light. While the previous bathroom was only able to accommodate a single vanity, the new layout allowed us to create double matching vanities mirrored across from each other - a much appreciated addition for a primary bath. Floating walnut vanities boast impressive storage and are capped with tower cabinets with hidden outlets for charging and storing electronic bathroom tools. While the color palette is restrained - black, white, gray, and brown - the result is a timelessly modern and masculine space that is at once striking and warm. Modern geometric patterns play with each other throughout the material selections.

Sensual master suite with textured neutrals and red accents. Comfortable sitting area. Television cabinet at the end of the bed has 360 degree capabilities. The TV is able to be watched from bed, the sectional, and even the bathtub! Textured, shimmering wallpaper on the wall behind the bed and ceiling that enable the room to simply glow. Dramatic lighting finishes the room and graciously illuminates. Bathroom continues the story. Here tile adds to the texture and pattern of the neutral backdrop. Photo: Geoffrey Hodgdon

Example of a farmhouse bathroom design in Miami

Entry to dressing room from master bedroom, continuing the archways
Dressing room - large traditional gender-neutral dark wood floor dressing room idea in Cleveland

Master Bath shower is Calcutta gold marble from Italy and book-matched for continuous custom look, complemented by an elegant slipper tub. Photography: Jean Laughton

Custom white dove cabinetry and Waterjet marble mosaics are the highlight of this peaceful master bath. photo credit Stacy Zarin Goldberg
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional white tile and stone tile mosaic tile floor bathroom remodel in DC Metro with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, white walls, marble countertops and an undermount sink

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The oak vanity and mirror framing is continued through the tub deck and in the niche shelves.
Inspiration for a large timeless master white tile and ceramic tile porcelain tile, white floor and double-sink corner shower remodel in Chicago with recessed-panel cabinets, light wood cabinets, an undermount tub, white walls, an undermount sink, quartz countertops, a hinged shower door, white countertops, a niche and a built-in vanity

Bryan Chavez Photography
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Looking through the house to Port Susan Bay, Camano Island, WA. Photography by Lucas Henning.
Inspiration for a small modern gray one-story concrete house exterior remodel in Seattle with a shed roof and a metal roof

Girls bathroom design - Contemporary Twilight Residential Interior Design Project in Aventura, Florida by DKOR Interiors. Photos by Alexia Fodere
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