Photography by Heather Mace of RA+A
Foyer - large rustic slate floor foyer idea in Albuquerque with beige walls and a medium wood front door

Photography by Jim Brady. Subway Tile, Vanity by Wetstyle, Rocky Mountain Hardware, PHX Lighting.
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Winner: Platinum Award for Best in America Living Awards 2023. Atop a mountain peak, nearly two miles above sea level, sits a pair of non-identical, yet related, twins. Inspired by intersecting jagged peaks, these unique homes feature soft dark colors, rich textural exterior stone, and patinaed Shou SugiBan siding, allowing them to integrate quietly into the surrounding landscape, and to visually complete the natural ridgeline. Despite their smaller size, these homes are richly appointed with amazing, organically inspired contemporary details that work to seamlessly blend their interior and exterior living spaces. The simple, yet elegant interior palette includes slate floors, T&G ash ceilings and walls, ribbed glass handrails, and stone or oxidized metal fireplace surrounds.

Huge mountain style medium tone wood floor foyer photo in Denver

Photography by Heather Mace with RA+A
Huge mountain style master freestanding bathtub photo in Albuquerque with flat-panel cabinets, distressed cabinets, a one-piece toilet and beige walls

This front yard used to be a circular asphalt driveway....we decided we would rather have a lovely garden instead
Inspiration for a large farmhouse drought-tolerant, full sun and white front yard and one-story gravel and wood water fountain landscape in Santa Barbara with a hip roof and a shingle roof.

Example of a classic stone exterior home design in Albuquerque

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Huge mountain style travertine floor eat-in kitchen photo in Denver with a farmhouse sink, distressed cabinets, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, an island, louvered cabinets, red backsplash and stone tile backsplash

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

Example of a stone exterior home design in Chicago

Inspiration for a mid-sized rustic l-shaped medium tone wood floor and brown floor kitchen remodel in Denver with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, gray backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and beige countertops

Stone exterior home photo in Chicago

The full finished walk-out lower level offers a family or game room with the third stone fireplace with gas logs, bedroom, bath, laundry area, and access to the full length covered deck. Ashe High Country Realty

The second level is home to the Master suite and overlooks the living area. Another example of the creativity and craftsmanship is the hand railings constructed from old pipes on all three stairways. Ashe High Country Realty

Andersen windows
Trendy home design photo in Denver

The lower level is perfect for your overnight guests. It has a nook large enough for this large lounger, sleeping space, kitchen/dining space and a full bath. Or use this level as a media room, den or office. This level also offers separate outdoor access making it ideal for a vacation rental. Notice the heirloom door, from an old country store in Ashe County, awaiting installation. Ashe High Country Realty

Stone patio photo in Chicago with a roof extension

Photography by Heather Mace with RA+A
Inspiration for a huge rustic formal and open concept medium tone wood floor living room remodel in Albuquerque with beige walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a media wall