This complete kitchen overhaul in LaVista focused on maximizing natural light, optimizing workflow, and creating a seamless transition into the primary living area. To expand the home's visual footprint and flood the kitchen with daylight, we removed the solid wall where the original range hood sat and opened up the rear elevation with a custom window wall. Achieving a clean, uninterrupted ceiling line required structurally recessing multiple 9” LVL beams flushed into the joist space. We completely reconfigured the layout by relocating primary appliances to optimize the work triangle and building a custom central peninsula—creating an inviting bridge between the kitchen and living room for prep work and entertaining. Key Design & Construction Details: • Cabinetry: Custom dark paint-grade solid wood cabinetry with dovetail drawer box construction and integrated soft-close trash pullouts • Surfaces: Pristine Quartz countertops paired with a timeless, classic subway tile backsplash • Fixtures & Lighting: Undermount sink equipped with a matte black pull-down faucet, exterior-vented stainless steel range hood, recessed LED ceiling lighting, and under-cabinet task lighting • Structural & Site Execution: Full electrical and plumbing rough-ins, structural beam recessing, and comprehensive site dust-containment protocols Service Areas: Serving Decatur and Intown Atlanta, including Ansley Park, Atkins Park, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Buckhead, Candler Park, Chamblee, Druid Hills, Eastlake, Edgewood, Emory, Grant Park, Inman Park, Kirkwood, L5P, Lake Claire, Lenox Park, Morningside, North Druid Hills, Oak Grove, Oakhurst, Ormewood Park, Piedmont Heights, Piedmont Park, Poncey Highlands, Scottdale, and Virginia Highlands. Planning a structural kitchen reconfiguration or open-concept layout? Connect with our team or schedule a consultation at www.intowncraftsmen.com

This complete kitchen remodel transformed an underutilized formal dining room into a luxurious butler's pantry while opening up structural walls to create a seamless open-concept floor plan integrated with the rest of the home.Project OverviewGoal: Modernize and integrate a closed-off cooking space with adjacent living areas by removing barriers and repurposing formal square footage.Key Conversion: Turned the former formal dining room into a high-functioning secondary prep space and butler's pantry / scullery.Structural Changes: Opened load-bearing and partition walls to establish an open-concept kitchen layout with optimal traffic flow.Kitchen & Layout IntegrationWall Removal: Demolished interior partitions to connect the core kitchen zone directly to adjacent living and entertaining spaces, maximizing natural light and sightlines.Custom Cabinetry: Installed perimeter and island custom cabinetry featuring clean transitional lines, soft-close hardware, and vertical storage optimization.Countertops & Finishes: Fitted durable, statement-making quartz countertops and a complementary designer tile backsplash that visually anchors the unified space.Lighting Design: Layered the area with recessed LED can lights and dimmable under-cabinet LED tape lighting for functional task illumination.Butler’s Pantry TransformationRepurposed Space: Converted the old dining room footprint into a dedicated walk-through butler's pantry and mess-concealing prep zone.Appliance Integration: Equipped the secondary space with an integrated beverage refrigerator, secondary dishwasher drawers, and a sleek wet bar sink with a statement faucet.Storage Solutions: Designed upper glass-front cabinets for crystal and china storage alongside lower deep drawers and open shelving with metallic brackets to balance display and hidden organization. Appliance Garage: Included a concealed counter station to keep small everyday appliances out of sight, ensuring the main kitchen stays pristine during gatherings.

This complete kitchen overhaul in LaVista focused on maximizing natural light, optimizing workflow, and creating a seamless transition into the primary living area. To expand the home's visual footprint and flood the kitchen with daylight, we removed the solid wall where the original range hood sat and opened up the rear elevation with a custom window wall. Achieving a clean, uninterrupted ceiling line required structurally recessing multiple 9” LVL beams flushed into the joist space. We completely reconfigured the layout by relocating primary appliances to optimize the work triangle and building a custom central peninsula—creating an inviting bridge between the kitchen and living room for prep work and entertaining. Key Design & Construction Details: • Cabinetry: Custom dark paint-grade solid wood cabinetry with dovetail drawer box construction and integrated soft-close trash pullouts • Surfaces: Pristine Quartz countertops paired with a timeless, classic subway tile backsplash • Fixtures & Lighting: Undermount sink equipped with a matte black pull-down faucet, exterior-vented stainless steel range hood, recessed LED ceiling lighting, and under-cabinet task lighting • Structural & Site Execution: Full electrical and plumbing rough-ins, structural beam recessing, and comprehensive site dust-containment protocols Service Areas: Serving Decatur and Intown Atlanta, including Ansley Park, Atkins Park, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Buckhead, Candler Park, Chamblee, Druid Hills, Eastlake, Edgewood, Emory, Grant Park, Inman Park, Kirkwood, L5P, Lake Claire, Lenox Park, Morningside, North Druid Hills, Oak Grove, Oakhurst, Ormewood Park, Piedmont Heights, Piedmont Park, Poncey Highlands, Scottdale, and Virginia Highlands. Planning a structural kitchen reconfiguration or open-concept layout? Connect with our team or schedule a consultation at www.intowncraftsmen.com

This complete kitchen overhaul in LaVista focused on maximizing natural light, optimizing workflow, and creating a seamless transition into the primary living area. To expand the home's visual footprint and flood the kitchen with daylight, we removed the solid wall where the original range hood sat and opened up the rear elevation with a custom window wall. Achieving a clean, uninterrupted ceiling line required structurally recessing multiple 9” LVL beams flushed into the joist space. We completely reconfigured the layout by relocating primary appliances to optimize the work triangle and building a custom central peninsula—creating an inviting bridge between the kitchen and living room for prep work and entertaining. Key Design & Construction Details: • Cabinetry: Custom dark paint-grade solid wood cabinetry with dovetail drawer box construction and integrated soft-close trash pullouts • Surfaces: Pristine Quartz countertops paired with a timeless, classic subway tile backsplash • Fixtures & Lighting: Undermount sink equipped with a matte black pull-down faucet, exterior-vented stainless steel range hood, recessed LED ceiling lighting, and under-cabinet task lighting • Structural & Site Execution: Full electrical and plumbing rough-ins, structural beam recessing, and comprehensive site dust-containment protocols Service Areas: Serving Decatur and Intown Atlanta, including Ansley Park, Atkins Park, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Buckhead, Candler Park, Chamblee, Druid Hills, Eastlake, Edgewood, Emory, Grant Park, Inman Park, Kirkwood, L5P, Lake Claire, Lenox Park, Morningside, North Druid Hills, Oak Grove, Oakhurst, Ormewood Park, Piedmont Heights, Piedmont Park, Poncey Highlands, Scottdale, and Virginia Highlands. Planning a structural kitchen reconfiguration or open-concept layout? Connect with our team or schedule a consultation at www.intowncraftsmen.com

This complete kitchen remodel transformed an underutilized formal dining room into a luxurious butler's pantry while opening up structural walls to create a seamless open-concept floor plan integrated with the rest of the home.Project OverviewGoal: Modernize and integrate a closed-off cooking space with adjacent living areas by removing barriers and repurposing formal square footage.Key Conversion: Turned the former formal dining room into a high-functioning secondary prep space and butler's pantry / scullery.Structural Changes: Opened load-bearing and partition walls to establish an open-concept kitchen layout with optimal traffic flow.Kitchen & Layout IntegrationWall Removal: Demolished interior partitions to connect the core kitchen zone directly to adjacent living and entertaining spaces, maximizing natural light and sightlines.Custom Cabinetry: Installed perimeter and island custom cabinetry featuring clean transitional lines, soft-close hardware, and vertical storage optimization.Countertops & Finishes: Fitted durable, statement-making quartz countertops and a complementary designer tile backsplash that visually anchors the unified space.Lighting Design: Layered the area with recessed LED can lights and dimmable under-cabinet LED tape lighting for functional task illumination.Butler’s Pantry TransformationRepurposed Space: Converted the old dining room footprint into a dedicated walk-through butler's pantry and mess-concealing prep zone.Appliance Integration: Equipped the secondary space with an integrated beverage refrigerator, secondary dishwasher drawers, and a sleek wet bar sink with a statement faucet.Storage Solutions: Designed upper glass-front cabinets for crystal and china storage alongside lower deep drawers and open shelving with metallic brackets to balance display and hidden organization.Appliance Garage: Included a concealed counter station to keep small everyday appliances out of sight, ensuring the main kitchen stays pristine during gatherings.

This complete kitchen remodel transformed an underutilized formal dining room into a luxurious butler's pantry while opening up structural walls to create a seamless open-concept floor plan integrated with the rest of the home.Project OverviewGoal: Modernize and integrate a closed-off cooking space with adjacent living areas by removing barriers and repurposing formal square footage.Key Conversion: Turned the former formal dining room into a high-functioning secondary prep space and butler's pantry / scullery.Structural Changes: Opened load-bearing and partition walls to establish an open-concept kitchen layout with optimal traffic flow.Kitchen & Layout IntegrationWall Removal: Demolished interior partitions to connect the core kitchen zone directly to adjacent living and entertaining spaces, maximizing natural light and sightlines.Custom Cabinetry: Installed perimeter and island custom cabinetry featuring clean transitional lines, soft-close hardware, and vertical storage optimization.Countertops & Finishes: Fitted durable, statement-making quartz countertops and a complementary designer tile backsplash that visually anchors the unified space.Lighting Design: Layered the area with recessed LED can lights and dimmable under-cabinet LED tape lighting for functional task illumination.Butler’s Pantry TransformationRepurposed Space: Converted the old dining room footprint into a dedicated walk-through butler's pantry and mess-concealing prep zone.Appliance Integration: Equipped the secondary space with an integrated beverage refrigerator, secondary dishwasher drawers, and a sleek wet bar sink with a statement faucet.Storage Solutions: Designed upper glass-front cabinets for crystal and china storage alongside lower deep drawers and open shelving with metallic brackets to balance display and hidden organization.Appliance Garage: Included a concealed counter station to keep small everyday appliances out of sight, ensuring the main kitchen stays pristine during gatherings.

This complete kitchen remodel transformed an underutilized formal dining room into a luxurious butler's pantry while opening up structural walls to create a seamless open-concept floor plan integrated with the rest of the home.Project OverviewGoal: Modernize and integrate a closed-off cooking space with adjacent living areas by removing barriers and repurposing formal square footage.Key Conversion: Turned the former formal dining room into a high-functioning secondary prep space and butler's pantry / scullery.Structural Changes: Opened load-bearing and partition walls to establish an open-concept kitchen layout with optimal traffic flow.Kitchen & Layout IntegrationWall Removal: Demolished interior partitions to connect the core kitchen zone directly to adjacent living and entertaining spaces, maximizing natural light and sightlines.Custom Cabinetry: Installed perimeter and island custom cabinetry featuring clean transitional lines, soft-close hardware, and vertical storage optimization.Countertops & Finishes: Fitted durable, statement-making quartz countertops and a complementary designer tile backsplash that visually anchors the unified space.Lighting Design: Layered the area with recessed LED can lights and dimmable under-cabinet LED tape lighting for functional task illumination.Butler’s Pantry TransformationRepurposed Space: Converted the old dining room footprint into a dedicated walk-through butler's pantry and mess-concealing prep zone.Appliance Integration: Equipped the secondary space with an integrated beverage refrigerator, secondary dishwasher drawers, and a sleek wet bar sink with a statement faucet.Storage Solutions: Designed upper glass-front cabinets for crystal and china storage alongside lower deep drawers and open shelving with metallic brackets to balance display and hidden organization.Appliance Garage: Included a concealed counter station to keep small everyday appliances out of sight, ensuring the main kitchen stays pristine during gatherings.

This complete kitchen overhaul in LaVista focused on maximizing natural light, optimizing workflow, and creating a seamless transition into the primary living area. To expand the home's visual footprint and flood the kitchen with daylight, we removed the solid wall where the original range hood sat and opened up the rear elevation with a custom window wall. Achieving a clean, uninterrupted ceiling line required structurally recessing multiple 9” LVL beams flushed into the joist space. We completely reconfigured the layout by relocating primary appliances to optimize the work triangle and building a custom central peninsula—creating an inviting bridge between the kitchen and living room for prep work and entertaining. Key Design & Construction Details: • Cabinetry: Custom dark paint-grade solid wood cabinetry with dovetail drawer box construction and integrated soft-close trash pullouts • Surfaces: Pristine Quartz countertops paired with a timeless, classic subway tile backsplash • Fixtures & Lighting: Undermount sink equipped with a matte black pull-down faucet, exterior-vented stainless steel range hood, recessed LED ceiling lighting, and under-cabinet task lighting • Structural & Site Execution: Full electrical and plumbing rough-ins, structural beam recessing, and comprehensive site dust-containment protocols Service Areas: Serving Decatur and Intown Atlanta, including Ansley Park, Atkins Park, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Buckhead, Candler Park, Chamblee, Druid Hills, Eastlake, Edgewood, Emory, Grant Park, Inman Park, Kirkwood, L5P, Lake Claire, Lenox Park, Morningside, North Druid Hills, Oak Grove, Oakhurst, Ormewood Park, Piedmont Heights, Piedmont Park, Poncey Highlands, Scottdale, and Virginia Highlands. Planning a structural kitchen reconfiguration or open-concept layout? Connect with our team or schedule a consultation at www.intowncraftsmen.com

This modern green home offers both a vacation destination on Cape Cod near local family members and an opportunity for rental income. FAMILY ROOTS. A West Coast couple living in the San Francisco Bay Area sought a permanent East Coast vacation home near family members living on Cape Cod. As academic professionals focused on sustainability, they sought a green, energy efficient home that was well-aligned with their values. With no green homes available for sale on Cape Cod, they decided to purchase land near their family and build their own. SLOPED SITE. Comprised of a 3/4 acre lot nestled in the pines, the steeply sloping terrain called for a plan that embraced and took advantage of the slope. Of equal priority was optimizing solar exposure, preserving privacy from abutters, and creating outdoor living space. The design accomplished these goals with a simple, rectilinear form, offering living space on the both entry and lower/basement levels. The stepped foundation allows for a walk-out basement level with light-filled living space on the down-hill side of the home. The traditional basement on the eastern, up-hill side houses mechanical equipment and a home gym. The house welcomes natural light throughout, captures views of the forest, and delivers entertainment space that connects indoor living space to outdoor deck and dining patio. MODERN VISION. The clean building form and uncomplicated finishes pay homage to the modern architectural legacy on the outer Cape. Durable and economical fiber cement panels, fixed with aluminum channels, clad the primary form. Cedar clapboards provide a visual accent at the south-facing living room, which extends a single roof plane to cover the entry porch. SMART USE OF SPACE. On the entry level, the “L”-shaped living, dining, and kitchen space connects to the exterior living, dining, and grilling spaces to effectively double the home’s summertime entertainment area. Placed at the western end of the entry level (where it can retain privacy but still claim expansive downhill views) is the master suite with a built-in study. The lower level has two guest bedrooms, a second full bathroom, and laundry. The flexibility of the space—crucial in a house with a modest footprint—emerges in one of the guest bedrooms, which doubles as home office by opening the barn-style double doors to connect it to the bright, airy open stair leading up to the entry level. Thoughtful design, generous ceiling heights and large windows transform the modest 1,100 sf* footprint into a well-lit, spacious home. *(total finished space is 1800 sf) RENTAL INCOME. The property works for its owners by netting rental income when the owners are home in San Francisco. The house especially caters to vacationers bound for nearby Mayo Beach and includes an outdoor shower adjacent to the lower level entry door. In contrast to the bare bones cottages that are typically available on the Cape, this home offers prospective tenants a modern aesthetic, paired with luxurious and green features. Durable finishes inside and out will ensure longevity with the heavier use that comes with a rental property. COMFORT YEAR-ROUND. The home is super-insulated and air-tight, with mechanical ventilation to provide continuous fresh air from the outside. High performance triple-paned windows complement the building enclosure and maximize passive solar gain while ensuring a warm, draft-free winter, even when sitting close to the glass. A properly sized air source heat pump offers efficient heating & cooling, and includes a carefully designed the duct distribution system to provide even comfort throughout the house. The super-insulated envelope allows us to significantly reduce the equipment capacity, duct size, and airflow quantities, while maintaining unparalleled thermal comfort. ENERGY EFFICIENT. The building’s shell and mechanical systems play instrumental roles in the home’s exceptional performance. The building enclosure reduces the most significant energy glutton: heating. Continuous super-insulation, thorough air sealing, triple-pane windows, and passive solar gain work together to yield a miniscule heating load. All active energy consumers are extremely efficient: an air source heat pump for heating and cooling, a heat pump hot water heater, LED lighting, energy recovery ventilation (ERV), and high efficiency appliances. The result is a home that uses 70% less energy than a similar new home built to code requirements. OVERALL. The home embodies the owners’ goals and values while comprehensively enabling thermal comfort, energy efficiency, a vacation respite, and supplementary income. PROJECT TEAM ZeroEnergy Design - Architect & Mechanical Designer A.F. Hultin & Co. - Contractor Pamet Valley Landscape Design - Landscape & Masonry Lisa Finch - Original Artwork European Architectural Supply - Windows Eric Roth Photography - Photography

Anchored by the homeowner’s 42-foot-long painting, the interiors of this Palm Springs residence were designed to showcase the owner’s art collection, and create functional spaces for daily living that can be easily adapted for large social gatherings. Referencing the environment and architecture in both form and material, the finishes and custom furnishings bring the interior to life. Alluding to the roofs that suspend over the building, the sofas seem to hover above the carpets while the knife-edge table top appears to float above a metal base. Bleached and cerused wood mimic the “desert effect” that would naturally occur in this environment, while the textiles on the sofa are the same shade as the rocks of the landscape. Monolithic concrete floors connect all of the spaces while concealing mechanical systems, and stone thresholds signal vertical level changes and exterior transitions. Large wall masses provide the optimal backdrop for the homeowner’s oversized art. The wall structures ground the interior, while the opposing expanses of glass frame the desert views. The location and use of operable doors and windows allows the house to naturally ventilate, reducing cooling loads. The furnishings create spaces in an architectural fashion. Designed and fabricated for flexibility, the pieces easily accommodate the owners’ large social gatherings. The dining table can be split into two and the sofas can be pushed out along the walls, opening the center of the space to entertain. The design of the interior spaces and furnishings seamlessly integrates the setting, architecture, artwork and spaces into a cohesive whole.

This ground-level, forward-facing view highlights a premium residential driveway and front yard hardscaping transformation in Tucson, Arizona, designed and installed by Az Custom Landscapes LLC. The project showcases a clean, contemporary aesthetic that drastically upgrades the property's curb appeal while remaining highly durable for the desert climate. The focal point is an expansive driveway meticulously constructed from high-density, interlocking concrete pavers in a striking charcoal and gray blend. The pavers are laid in a precise, geometric herringbone pattern, which maximizes load-bearing strength and structural stability for vehicle traffic. Framing the entire driveway is a crisp, contrasting dark soldier course border that defines the clean lines of the driveway. Flanking the driveway is a low-maintenance, drought-tolerant desert landscape featuring a base of fine gravel, native ocotillo plants, and mature trees. The entire hardscape system is expertly graded to ensure optimal drainage and water runoff efficiency during Arizona’s seasonal monsoons.

GARRISON 1-51 The Garrison is a sculptural iron casting intended for use a stool or side table. It recycles steel salvaged from the 2015 demolition of the namesake Garrison bridge near Toronto’s Fort York. True to STACKLAB’s ethos, however, the Garrison’s shape is not intended to be a formal representation or memorialization of any of the bridge’s attributes. Instead, the Garrison exemplifies STACKLAB’s mission to emphasize that all material matters. Discarded or waste materials are repurposed in a way that imbues them with new life and meaning. Its form was derived using digital real-time parametric design and fabrication technology. STACKLAB optimized the product to be as light and strong as possible: the Garrison’s 35-lb. weight can support a load of 900 lbs. STACKLAB and its partnering firm Rebart procured two tons of bridge rebar, enough to release a limited-edition run of 102 units. STACKLAB designed the Garrison to be sand-cast and engineered the pattern (used to generate sand moulds) so that small manufacturing defects, typical of this process, would only appear at the tip of the piece. Units 1 to 51 have a thermally applied 1/16” solid bronze coating in this location, which ameliorates these defects. This coating turns units that may have been discarded into premium ones, enabling a near-100-percent yield out of the run. The sand-casting process produces faintly perceptible irregularities that enhance the Garrison’s tactility. Garrison 1-51 is available exclusively at Maison Gerard. Type Stool, Side Table Year 2015 Dimensions 16” W x 14” D x 18” H Materials Cast Iron and Bronze Design Collaborators Rebart Photography: Patrick Thompson

Anchored by the homeowner’s 42-foot-long painting, the interiors of this Palm Springs residence were designed to showcase the owner’s art collection, and create functional spaces for daily living that can be easily adapted for large social gatherings. Referencing the environment and architecture in both form and material, the finishes and custom furnishings bring the interior to life. Alluding to the roofs that suspend over the building, the sofas seem to hover above the carpets while the knife-edge table top appears to float above a metal base. Bleached and cerused wood mimic the “desert effect” that would naturally occur in this environment, while the textiles on the sofa are the same shade as the rocks of the landscape. Monolithic concrete floors connect all of the spaces while concealing mechanical systems, and stone thresholds signal vertical level changes and exterior transitions. Large wall masses provide the optimal backdrop for the homeowner’s oversized art. The wall structures ground the interior, while the opposing expanses of glass frame the desert views. The location and use of operable doors and windows allows the house to naturally ventilate, reducing cooling loads. The furnishings create spaces in an architectural fashion. Designed and fabricated for flexibility, the pieces easily accommodate the owners’ large social gatherings. The dining table can be split into two and the sofas can be pushed out along the walls, opening the center of the space to entertain. The design of the interior spaces and furnishings seamlessly integrates the setting, architecture, artwork and spaces into a cohesive whole.

Winning Best New Home of 2013 and labeled “Passive House Perfection” by Fine Homebuilding, this 1600-square foot farmhouse achieves the highest performance standards without sacrificing aesthetic standards. The owners “learned that good design and modern aesthetics were compatible with the kind of energy we were seeking and we couldn’t be more pleased.” Beyond Efficiency coached the team in resource-efficient framing, and builder Rob Nicely incorporated practices such as 24” stud spacing and appropriately sized insulated headers to reduce lumber costs, speed construction and maximize insulation. He planned ahead by pre-insulating components such as doubled I-joists to ensure an uninterrupted thermal boundary. To achieve the strict Passive House heating demand requirements, phase-change materials (PCMs) are installed behind drywall in walls and dropped ceilings to absorb the sun’s heat from large south-facing windows and release it for passive heating once temperatures cool down. PCMs provide temperature moderation and peak load shifting benefits that were traditionally available only in heavy, high-thermal mass materials. The house is designed to use about 70% less energy than its code-level counterpart. The homeowners have reported that temperatures remain very stable throughout the home, varying no more than 2 degrees from north to south and top to bottom.

Anchored by the homeowner’s 42-foot-long painting, the interiors of this Palm Springs residence were designed to showcase the owner’s art collection, and create functional spaces for daily living that can be easily adapted for large social gatherings. Referencing the environment and architecture in both form and material, the finishes and custom furnishings bring the interior to life. Alluding to the roofs that suspend over the building, the sofas seem to hover above the carpets while the knife-edge table top appears to float above a metal base. Bleached and cerused wood mimic the “desert effect” that would naturally occur in this environment, while the textiles on the sofa are the same shade as the rocks of the landscape. Monolithic concrete floors connect all of the spaces while concealing mechanical systems, and stone thresholds signal vertical level changes and exterior transitions. Large wall masses provide the optimal backdrop for the homeowner’s oversized art. The wall structures ground the interior, while the opposing expanses of glass frame the desert views. The location and use of operable doors and windows allows the house to naturally ventilate, reducing cooling loads. The furnishings create spaces in an architectural fashion. Designed and fabricated for flexibility, the pieces easily accommodate the owners’ large social gatherings. The dining table can be split into two and the sofas can be pushed out along the walls, opening the center of the space to entertain. The design of the interior spaces and furnishings seamlessly integrates the setting, architecture, artwork and spaces into a cohesive whole.

Anchored by the homeowner’s 42-foot-long painting, the interiors of this Palm Springs residence were designed to showcase the owner’s art collection, and create functional spaces for daily living that can be easily adapted for large social gatherings. Referencing the environment and architecture in both form and material, the finishes and custom furnishings bring the interior to life. Alluding to the roofs that suspend over the building, the sofas seem to hover above the carpets while the knife-edge table top appears to float above a metal base. Bleached and cerused wood mimic the “desert effect” that would naturally occur in this environment, while the textiles on the sofa are the same shade as the rocks of the landscape. Monolithic concrete floors connect all of the spaces while concealing mechanical systems, and stone thresholds signal vertical level changes and exterior transitions. Large wall masses provide the optimal backdrop for the homeowner’s oversized art. The wall structures ground the interior, while the opposing expanses of glass frame the desert views. The location and use of operable doors and windows allows the house to naturally ventilate, reducing cooling loads. The furnishings create spaces in an architectural fashion. Designed and fabricated for flexibility, the pieces easily accommodate the owners’ large social gatherings. The dining table can be split into two and the sofas can be pushed out along the walls, opening the center of the space to entertain. The design of the interior spaces and furnishings seamlessly integrates the setting, architecture, artwork and spaces into a cohesive whole.

GARRISON 1-51 The Garrison is a sculptural iron casting intended for use a stool or side table. It recycles steel salvaged from the 2015 demolition of the namesake Garrison bridge near Toronto’s Fort York. True to STACKLAB’s ethos, however, the Garrison’s shape is not intended to be a formal representation or memorialization of any of the bridge’s attributes. Instead, the Garrison exemplifies STACKLAB’s mission to emphasize that all material matters. Discarded or waste materials are repurposed in a way that imbues them with new life and meaning. Its form was derived using digital real-time parametric design and fabrication technology. STACKLAB optimized the product to be as light and strong as possible: the Garrison’s 35-lb. weight can support a load of 900 lbs. STACKLAB and its partnering firm Rebart procured two tons of bridge rebar, enough to release a limited-edition run of 102 units. STACKLAB designed the Garrison to be sand-cast and engineered the pattern (used to generate sand moulds) so that small manufacturing defects, typical of this process, would only appear at the tip of the piece. Units 1 to 51 have a thermally applied 1/16” solid bronze coating in this location, which ameliorates these defects. This coating turns units that may have been discarded into premium ones, enabling a near-100-percent yield out of the run. The sand-casting process produces faintly perceptible irregularities that enhance the Garrison’s tactility. Garrison 1-51 is available exclusively at Maison Gerard. Type Stool, Side Table Year 2015 Dimensions 16” W x 14” D x 18” H Materials Cast Iron and Bronze Design Collaborators Rebart Photography: Patrick Thompson

Anchored by the homeowner’s 42-foot-long painting, the interiors of this Palm Springs residence were designed to showcase the owner’s art collection, and create functional spaces for daily living that can be easily adapted for large social gatherings. Referencing the environment and architecture in both form and material, the finishes and custom furnishings bring the interior to life. Alluding to the roofs that suspend over the building, the sofas seem to hover above the carpets while the knife-edge table top appears to float above a metal base. Bleached and cerused wood mimic the “desert effect” that would naturally occur in this environment, while the textiles on the sofa are the same shade as the rocks of the landscape. Monolithic concrete floors connect all of the spaces while concealing mechanical systems, and stone thresholds signal vertical level changes and exterior transitions. Large wall masses provide the optimal backdrop for the homeowner’s oversized art. The wall structures ground the interior, while the opposing expanses of glass frame the desert views. The location and use of operable doors and windows allows the house to naturally ventilate, reducing cooling loads. The furnishings create spaces in an architectural fashion. Designed and fabricated for flexibility, the pieces easily accommodate the owners’ large social gatherings. The dining table can be split into two and the sofas can be pushed out along the walls, opening the center of the space to entertain. The design of the interior spaces and furnishings seamlessly integrates the setting, architecture, artwork and spaces into a cohesive whole.

GARRISON 1-51 The Garrison is a sculptural iron casting intended for use a stool or side table. It recycles steel salvaged from the 2015 demolition of the namesake Garrison bridge near Toronto’s Fort York. True to STACKLAB’s ethos, however, the Garrison’s shape is not intended to be a formal representation or memorialization of any of the bridge’s attributes. Instead, the Garrison exemplifies STACKLAB’s mission to emphasize that all material matters. Discarded or waste materials are repurposed in a way that imbues them with new life and meaning. Its form was derived using digital real-time parametric design and fabrication technology. STACKLAB optimized the product to be as light and strong as possible: the Garrison’s 35-lb. weight can support a load of 900 lbs. STACKLAB and its partnering firm Rebart procured two tons of bridge rebar, enough to release a limited-edition run of 102 units. STACKLAB designed the Garrison to be sand-cast and engineered the pattern (used to generate sand moulds) so that small manufacturing defects, typical of this process, would only appear at the tip of the piece. Units 1 to 51 have a thermally applied 1/16” solid bronze coating in this location, which ameliorates these defects. This coating turns units that may have been discarded into premium ones, enabling a near-100-percent yield out of the run. The sand-casting process produces faintly perceptible irregularities that enhance the Garrison’s tactility. Garrison 1-51 is available exclusively at Maison Gerard. Type Stool, Side Table Year 2015 Dimensions 16” W x 14” D x 18” H Materials Cast Iron and Bronze Design Collaborators Rebart Photography: Patrick Thompson