This renovated brick rowhome in Boston’s South End offers a modern aesthetic within a historic structure, creative use of space, exceptional thermal comfort, a reduced carbon footprint, and a passive stream of income. DESIGN PRIORITIES. The goals for the project were clear - design the primary unit to accommodate the family’s modern lifestyle, rework the layout to create a desirable rental unit, improve thermal comfort and introduce a modern aesthetic. We designed the street-level entry as a shared entrance for both the primary and rental unit. The family uses it as their everyday entrance - we planned for bike storage and an open mudroom with bench and shoe storage to facilitate the change from shoes to slippers or bare feet as they enter their home. On the main level, we expanded the kitchen into the dining room to create an eat-in space with generous counter space and storage, as well as a comfortable connection to the living space. The second floor serves as master suite for the couple - a bedroom with a walk-in-closet and ensuite bathroom, and an adjacent study, with refinished original pumpkin pine floors. The upper floor, aside from a guest bedroom, is the child's domain with interconnected spaces for sleeping, work and play. In the play space, which can be separated from the work space with new translucent sliding doors, we incorporated recreational features inspired by adventurous and competitive television shows, at their son’s request. MODERN MEETS TRADITIONAL. We left the historic front facade of the building largely unchanged - the security bars were removed from the windows and the single pane windows were replaced with higher performing historic replicas. We designed the interior and rear facade with a vision of warm modernism, weaving in the notable period features. Each element was either restored or reinterpreted to blend with the modern aesthetic. The detailed ceiling in the living space, for example, has a new matte monochromatic finish, and the wood stairs are covered in a dark grey floor paint, whereas the mahogany doors were simply refinished. New wide plank wood flooring with a neutral finish, floor-to-ceiling casework, and bold splashes of color in wall paint and tile, and oversized high-performance windows (on the rear facade) round out the modern aesthetic. RENTAL INCOME. The existing rowhome was zoned for a 2-family dwelling but included an undesirable, single-floor studio apartment at the garden level with low ceiling heights and questionable emergency egress. In order to increase the quality and quantity of space in the rental unit, we reimagined it as a two-floor, 1 or 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment with a modern aesthetic, increased ceiling height on the lowest level and provided an in-unit washer/dryer. The apartment was listed with Jackie O'Connor Real Estate and rented immediately, providing the owners with a source of passive income. ENCLOSURE WITH BENEFITS. The homeowners sought a minimal carbon footprint, enabled by their urban location and lifestyle decisions, paired with the benefits of a high-performance home. The extent of the renovation allowed us to implement a deep energy retrofit (DER) to address air tightness, insulation, and high-performance windows. The historic front facade is insulated from the interior, while the rear facade is insulated on the exterior. Together with these building enclosure improvements, we designed an HVAC system comprised of continuous fresh air ventilation, and an efficient, all-electric heating and cooling system to decouple the house from natural gas. This strategy provides optimal thermal comfort and indoor air quality, improved acoustic isolation from street noise and neighbors, as well as a further reduced carbon footprint. We also took measures to prepare the roof for future solar panels, for when the South End neighborhood’s aging electrical infrastructure is upgraded to allow them. URBAN LIVING. The desirable neighborhood location allows the both the homeowners and tenant to walk, bike, and use public transportation to access the city, while each charging their respective plug-in electric cars behind the building to travel greater distances. OVERALL. The understated rowhouse is now ready for another century of urban living, offering the owners comfort and convenience as they live life as an expression of their values. Eric Roth Photo

This LEED Platinum certified house reflects the homeowner's desire for an exceptionally healthy and comfortable living environment, within a traditional neighborhood. INFILL SITE. The family, who moved from another area of Wellesley, sought out this property to be within walking distance of the high school and downtown area. An existing structure on the tight lot was removed to make way for the new home. 84% of the construction waste, from both the previous structure and the new home, was diverted from a landfill. ZED designed to preserve the existing mature trees on the perimeter of the property to minimize site impacts, and to maintain the character of the neighborhood as well as privacy on the site. EXTERIOR EXPRESSION. The street facade of the home relates to the local New England vernacular. The rear uses contemporary language, a nod to the family’s Californian roots, to incorporate a roof deck, solar panels, outdoor living space, and the backyard swimming pool. ZED’s careful planning avoided to the need to face the garage doors towards the street, a common syndrome of a narrow lot. THOUGHTFUL SPACE. Homes with dual entries can often result in duplicate and unused spaces. In this home, the everyday and formal entry areas are one and the same; the front and garage doors share the entry program of coat closets, mudroom storage with bench for removing your shoes, and a laundry room with generous closets for the children's sporting equipment. The entry area leads directly to the living space, encompassing the kitchen, dining and sitting area areas in an L-shaped open plan arrangement. The kitchen is placed at the south-west corner of the space to allow for a strong connection to the dining, sitting and outdoor living spaces. A fire pit on the deck satisfies the family’s desire for an open flame while a sealed gas fireplace is used indoors - ZED’s preference after omitting gas burning appliances completely from an airtight home. A small study, with a window seat, is conveniently located just off of the living space. A first floor guest bedroom includes an accessible bathroom for aging visitors and can be used as a master suite to accommodate aging in place. HEALTHY LIVING. The client requested a home that was easy to clean and would provide a respite from seasonal allergies and common contaminants that are found in many indoor spaces. ZED selected easy to clean solid surface flooring throughout, provided ample space for cleaning supplies on each floor, and designed a mechanical system with ventilation that provides a constant supply of fresh outdoor air. ZED selected durable materials, finishes, cabinetry, and casework with low or no volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and no added urea formaldehyde. YEAR-ROUND COMFORT. The home is super insulated and air-tight, paired with high performance triple-paned windows, to ensure it is draft-free throughout the winter (even when in front of the large windows and doors). ZED designed a right-sized heating and cooling system to pair with the thermally improved building enclosure to ensure year-round comfort. The glazing on the home maximizes passive solar gains, and facilitates cross ventilation and daylighting. ENERGY EFFICIENT. As one of the most energy efficient houses built to date in Wellesley, the home highlights a practical solution for Massachusetts. First, the building enclosure reduces the largest energy requirement for typical houses (heating). Super-insulation, exceptional air sealing, a thermally broken wall assembly, triple pane windows, and passive solar gain combine for a sizable heating load reduction. Second, within the house only efficient systems consume energy. These include an air source heat pump for heating & cooling, a heat pump hot water heater, LED lighting, energy recovery ventilation, and high efficiency appliances. Lastly, photovoltaics provide renewable energy help offset energy consumption. The result is an 89% reduction in energy use compared to a similar brand new home built to code requirements. RESILIENT. The home will fare well in extreme weather events. During a winter power outage, heat loss will be very slow due to the super-insulated and airtight envelope– taking multiple days to drop to 60 degrees even with no heat source. An engineered drainage system, paired with careful the detailing of the foundation, will help to keep the finished basement dry. A generator will provide full operation of the all-electric house during a power outage. OVERALL. The home is a reflection of the family goals and an expression of their values, beautifully enabling health, comfort, safety, resilience, and utility, all while respecting the planet. ZED - Architect & Mechanical Designer Bevilacqua Builders Inc - Contractor Creative Land & Water Engineering - Civil Engineering Barbara Peterson Landscape - Landscape Design Nest & Company - Interior Furnishings Eric Roth Photography - Photography

The client's business includes booking musicians and performance artists. Musicality can be expressed visually in movement in a custom window treatment, lyrical lines, and sometimes dramatic color contrast. Crystal finials on a Deco and Deco decorative pole in a black nickel finish paired beautifully with this elegant Moreland valance and tied back panel. The valance is lined and interlined, with a microwelt bottom edge in black. Tiebacks are from L.A. Fred Fabrics. The black lamp was found for her office in an antique store. Design by Linda H. Bassert, Masterworks Window Fashions & Design, LLC. Photography by Miller Photography Inc. Fabrication by Cord N Pleat Design. Flower arrangement by Mrs. DeHaven's Flower Shop, Tulsa, OK.

Casa furniture is the ultimate expression of outdoor living trend. It combines innovative design and robust cushion technology offers indoor style and comfort with performance of a fully outdoor product. The material is made of a vinyl coated yarn on a coated aluminum frame. The cushions are designed to be highly water resistant that helps repel both water and stains alike.

Minimalism at its finest. This close-up captures the beautiful craftsmanship of the Grohe brass kitchen faucet, highlighting its precise control dial and sleek silhouette. The satin finish of the fixture plays effortlessly with the honed marble surface beneath it, adding a subtle note of sophistication to the prep area. Sourced through Studio41, this faucet detail is a quiet yet luxurious expression of design restraint and performance.

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Inspiration for an eclectic living room remodel in New York

This renovated brick rowhome in Boston’s South End offers a modern aesthetic within a historic structure, creative use of space, exceptional thermal comfort, a reduced carbon footprint, and a passive stream of income. DESIGN PRIORITIES. The goals for the project were clear - design the primary unit to accommodate the family’s modern lifestyle, rework the layout to create a desirable rental unit, improve thermal comfort and introduce a modern aesthetic. We designed the street-level entry as a shared entrance for both the primary and rental unit. The family uses it as their everyday entrance - we planned for bike storage and an open mudroom with bench and shoe storage to facilitate the change from shoes to slippers or bare feet as they enter their home. On the main level, we expanded the kitchen into the dining room to create an eat-in space with generous counter space and storage, as well as a comfortable connection to the living space. The second floor serves as master suite for the couple - a bedroom with a walk-in-closet and ensuite bathroom, and an adjacent study, with refinished original pumpkin pine floors. The upper floor, aside from a guest bedroom, is the child's domain with interconnected spaces for sleeping, work and play. In the play space, which can be separated from the work space with new translucent sliding doors, we incorporated recreational features inspired by adventurous and competitive television shows, at their son’s request. MODERN MEETS TRADITIONAL. We left the historic front facade of the building largely unchanged - the security bars were removed from the windows and the single pane windows were replaced with higher performing historic replicas. We designed the interior and rear facade with a vision of warm modernism, weaving in the notable period features. Each element was either restored or reinterpreted to blend with the modern aesthetic. The detailed ceiling in the living space, for example, has a new matte monochromatic finish, and the wood stairs are covered in a dark grey floor paint, whereas the mahogany doors were simply refinished. New wide plank wood flooring with a neutral finish, floor-to-ceiling casework, and bold splashes of color in wall paint and tile, and oversized high-performance windows (on the rear facade) round out the modern aesthetic. RENTAL INCOME. The existing rowhome was zoned for a 2-family dwelling but included an undesirable, single-floor studio apartment at the garden level with low ceiling heights and questionable emergency egress. In order to increase the quality and quantity of space in the rental unit, we reimagined it as a two-floor, 1 or 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment with a modern aesthetic, increased ceiling height on the lowest level and provided an in-unit washer/dryer. The apartment was listed with Jackie O'Connor Real Estate and rented immediately, providing the owners with a source of passive income. ENCLOSURE WITH BENEFITS. The homeowners sought a minimal carbon footprint, enabled by their urban location and lifestyle decisions, paired with the benefits of a high-performance home. The extent of the renovation allowed us to implement a deep energy retrofit (DER) to address air tightness, insulation, and high-performance windows. The historic front facade is insulated from the interior, while the rear facade is insulated on the exterior. Together with these building enclosure improvements, we designed an HVAC system comprised of continuous fresh air ventilation, and an efficient, all-electric heating and cooling system to decouple the house from natural gas. This strategy provides optimal thermal comfort and indoor air quality, improved acoustic isolation from street noise and neighbors, as well as a further reduced carbon footprint. We also took measures to prepare the roof for future solar panels, for when the South End neighborhood’s aging electrical infrastructure is upgraded to allow them. URBAN LIVING. The desirable neighborhood location allows the both the homeowners and tenant to walk, bike, and use public transportation to access the city, while each charging their respective plug-in electric cars behind the building to travel greater distances. OVERALL. The understated rowhouse is now ready for another century of urban living, offering the owners comfort and convenience as they live life as an expression of their values. Photography: Eric Roth Photo

This renovated brick rowhome in Boston’s South End offers a modern aesthetic within a historic structure, creative use of space, exceptional thermal comfort, a reduced carbon footprint, and a passive stream of income. DESIGN PRIORITIES. The goals for the project were clear - design the primary unit to accommodate the family’s modern lifestyle, rework the layout to create a desirable rental unit, improve thermal comfort and introduce a modern aesthetic. We designed the street-level entry as a shared entrance for both the primary and rental unit. The family uses it as their everyday entrance - we planned for bike storage and an open mudroom with bench and shoe storage to facilitate the change from shoes to slippers or bare feet as they enter their home. On the main level, we expanded the kitchen into the dining room to create an eat-in space with generous counter space and storage, as well as a comfortable connection to the living space. The second floor serves as master suite for the couple - a bedroom with a walk-in-closet and ensuite bathroom, and an adjacent study, with refinished original pumpkin pine floors. The upper floor, aside from a guest bedroom, is the child's domain with interconnected spaces for sleeping, work and play. In the play space, which can be separated from the work space with new translucent sliding doors, we incorporated recreational features inspired by adventurous and competitive television shows, at their son’s request. MODERN MEETS TRADITIONAL. We left the historic front facade of the building largely unchanged - the security bars were removed from the windows and the single pane windows were replaced with higher performing historic replicas. We designed the interior and rear facade with a vision of warm modernism, weaving in the notable period features. Each element was either restored or reinterpreted to blend with the modern aesthetic. The detailed ceiling in the living space, for example, has a new matte monochromatic finish, and the wood stairs are covered in a dark grey floor paint, whereas the mahogany doors were simply refinished. New wide plank wood flooring with a neutral finish, floor-to-ceiling casework, and bold splashes of color in wall paint and tile, and oversized high-performance windows (on the rear facade) round out the modern aesthetic. RENTAL INCOME. The existing rowhome was zoned for a 2-family dwelling but included an undesirable, single-floor studio apartment at the garden level with low ceiling heights and questionable emergency egress. In order to increase the quality and quantity of space in the rental unit, we reimagined it as a two-floor, 1 or 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment with a modern aesthetic, increased ceiling height on the lowest level and provided an in-unit washer/dryer. The apartment was listed with Jackie O'Connor Real Estate and rented immediately, providing the owners with a source of passive income. ENCLOSURE WITH BENEFITS. The homeowners sought a minimal carbon footprint, enabled by their urban location and lifestyle decisions, paired with the benefits of a high-performance home. The extent of the renovation allowed us to implement a deep energy retrofit (DER) to address air tightness, insulation, and high-performance windows. The historic front facade is insulated from the interior, while the rear facade is insulated on the exterior. Together with these building enclosure improvements, we designed an HVAC system comprised of continuous fresh air ventilation, and an efficient, all-electric heating and cooling system to decouple the house from natural gas. This strategy provides optimal thermal comfort and indoor air quality, improved acoustic isolation from street noise and neighbors, as well as a further reduced carbon footprint. We also took measures to prepare the roof for future solar panels, for when the South End neighborhood’s aging electrical infrastructure is upgraded to allow them. URBAN LIVING. The desirable neighborhood location allows the both the homeowners and tenant to walk, bike, and use public transportation to access the city, while each charging their respective plug-in electric cars behind the building to travel greater distances. OVERALL. The understated rowhouse is now ready for another century of urban living, offering the owners comfort and convenience as they live life as an expression of their values.

Gorgeous master bath with dramatic retro "wave" tile. Peak Photography
Example of a 1950s bathroom design in Los Angeles

Our client in Stuartfield, Abeerdeenshire was looking for a kitchen that balanced style with functionality. The focus was on integrating a multi-use island for cooking, food preparation, and dining. Additionally, they expressed the need for a sizable table for family dining, as well as storage units in the dining area, inclusive of a wine cooler, wall, and shelving. We selected the Nolte Stone range with MatrixArt handleless system for a sleek look. The furniture's concrete colour provided a contemporary feel, ensuring the kitchen exuded a sense of modern sophistication. Nolte's 25mm Concrete worktop was an obvious choice to match the furniture, accompanied by a Holm Oak breakfast bar. To uphold quality and performance, we decked out the kitchen with a full suite of NEFF appliances, ensuring longevity and efficiency in everyday use. We incorporated a Blanco Anthracite sink, contrasting beautifully with the worksurfaces as well as a Quooker Square Fusion instant boiling water tap, making everyday tasks that much simpler. Interested in a similar transformation for your kitchen? Get in touch with our team.

Our client in Stuartfield, Abeerdeenshire was looking for a kitchen that balanced style with functionality. The focus was on integrating a multi-use island for cooking, food preparation, and dining. Additionally, they expressed the need for a sizable table for family dining, as well as storage units in the dining area, inclusive of a wine cooler, wall, and shelving. We selected the Nolte Stone range with MatrixArt handleless system for a sleek look. The furniture's concrete colour provided a contemporary feel, ensuring the kitchen exuded a sense of modern sophistication. Nolte's 25mm Concrete worktop was an obvious choice to match the furniture, accompanied by a Holm Oak breakfast bar. To uphold quality and performance, we decked out the kitchen with a full suite of NEFF appliances, ensuring longevity and efficiency in everyday use. We incorporated a Blanco Anthracite sink, contrasting beautifully with the worksurfaces as well as a Quooker Square Fusion instant boiling water tap, making everyday tasks that much simpler. Interested in a similar transformation for your kitchen? Get in touch with our team.

Our client in Stuartfield, Abeerdeenshire was looking for a kitchen that balanced style with functionality. The focus was on integrating a multi-use island for cooking, food preparation, and dining. Additionally, they expressed the need for a sizable table for family dining, as well as storage units in the dining area, inclusive of a wine cooler, wall, and shelving. We selected the Nolte Stone range with MatrixArt handleless system for a sleek look. The furniture's concrete colour provided a contemporary feel, ensuring the kitchen exuded a sense of modern sophistication. Nolte's 25mm Concrete worktop was an obvious choice to match the furniture, accompanied by a Holm Oak breakfast bar. To uphold quality and performance, we decked out the kitchen with a full suite of NEFF appliances, ensuring longevity and efficiency in everyday use. We incorporated a Blanco Anthracite sink, contrasting beautifully with the worksurfaces as well as a Quooker Square Fusion instant boiling water tap, making everyday tasks that much simpler. Interested in a similar transformation for your kitchen? Get in touch with our team.

This basement playroom is a dream come true for a family with two kids who love music! We created a stage with a curtain for big brother to perform on, while baby sis watches from her own swing, cheering him on as his #1 fan. The playroom also includes adjustable art tables and stools that grow with the kids, giving them the perfect spot for creative expression. There’s a cozy reading area, toy storage, and a gross motor play area complete with monkey bars, a foam pit, a climbing wall, and a cargo net for endless active fun. It’s the perfect space for the whole family to play, create, and perform together.

Designed to take advantage of its waterfront setting on Guemes Island, this home features a dramatic lift-and-slide door system spanning the full length of the kitchen, living, and dining areas, creating a seamless connection between the interior spaces and the view deck beyond. When opened, there are uninterrupted views of the water and seamless connection between indoor and outdoor living. The home’s modern shoreline aesthetic is expressed through clean architectural lines, natural materials, and a warm, restrained palette that complements the coastal landscape. Exposed structural beams paired with a high-performance SIP roof system provide both energy efficiency and visual warmth, bringing texture and rhythm to the open living spaces while celebrating the structure of the home itself. + Architecture: H2D Architecture + Design + Interior Design: Karlee Coble Interiors + Built by: Carlisle Classic Homes + Photography: Chad Coleman Photography www.h2darchitects.com

Designed to take advantage of its waterfront setting on Guemes Island, this home features a dramatic lift-and-slide door system spanning the full length of the kitchen, living, and dining areas, creating a seamless connection between the interior spaces and the view deck beyond. When opened, there are uninterrupted views of the water and seamless connection between indoor and outdoor living. The home’s modern shoreline aesthetic is expressed through clean architectural lines, natural materials, and a warm, restrained palette that complements the coastal landscape. Exposed structural beams paired with a high-performance SIP roof system provide both energy efficiency and visual warmth, bringing texture and rhythm to the open living spaces while celebrating the structure of the home itself. + Architecture: H2D Architecture + Design + Interior Design: Karlee Coble Interiors + Built by: Carlisle Classic Homes + Photography: Chad Coleman Photography www.h2darchitects.com

Designed to take advantage of its waterfront setting on Guemes Island, this home features a dramatic lift-and-slide door system spanning the full length of the kitchen, living, and dining areas, creating a seamless connection between the interior spaces and the view deck beyond. When opened, there are uninterrupted views of the water and seamless connection between indoor and outdoor living. The home’s modern shoreline aesthetic is expressed through clean architectural lines, natural materials, and a warm, restrained palette that complements the coastal landscape. Exposed structural beams paired with a high-performance SIP roof system provide both energy efficiency and visual warmth, bringing texture and rhythm to the open living spaces while celebrating the structure of the home itself. + Architecture: H2D Architecture + Design + Interior Design: Karlee Coble Interiors + Built by: Carlisle Classic Homes + Photography: Chad Coleman Photography www.h2darchitects.com

Designed to take advantage of its waterfront setting on Guemes Island, this home features a dramatic lift-and-slide door system spanning the full length of the kitchen, living, and dining areas, creating a seamless connection between the interior spaces and the view deck beyond. When opened, there are uninterrupted views of the water and seamless connection between indoor and outdoor living. The home’s modern shoreline aesthetic is expressed through clean architectural lines, natural materials, and a warm, restrained palette that complements the coastal landscape. Exposed structural beams paired with a high-performance SIP roof system provide both energy efficiency and visual warmth, bringing texture and rhythm to the open living spaces while celebrating the structure of the home itself. + Architecture: H2D Architecture + Design + Interior Design: Karlee Coble Interiors + Built by: Carlisle Classic Homes + Photography: Chad Coleman Photography www.h2darchitects.com

This renovated brick rowhome in Boston’s South End offers a modern aesthetic within a historic structure, creative use of space, exceptional thermal comfort, a reduced carbon footprint, and a passive stream of income. DESIGN PRIORITIES. The goals for the project were clear - design the primary unit to accommodate the family’s modern lifestyle, rework the layout to create a desirable rental unit, improve thermal comfort and introduce a modern aesthetic. We designed the street-level entry as a shared entrance for both the primary and rental unit. The family uses it as their everyday entrance - we planned for bike storage and an open mudroom with bench and shoe storage to facilitate the change from shoes to slippers or bare feet as they enter their home. On the main level, we expanded the kitchen into the dining room to create an eat-in space with generous counter space and storage, as well as a comfortable connection to the living space. The second floor serves as master suite for the couple - a bedroom with a walk-in-closet and ensuite bathroom, and an adjacent study, with refinished original pumpkin pine floors. The upper floor, aside from a guest bedroom, is the child's domain with interconnected spaces for sleeping, work and play. In the play space, which can be separated from the work space with new translucent sliding doors, we incorporated recreational features inspired by adventurous and competitive television shows, at their son’s request. MODERN MEETS TRADITIONAL. We left the historic front facade of the building largely unchanged - the security bars were removed from the windows and the single pane windows were replaced with higher performing historic replicas. We designed the interior and rear facade with a vision of warm modernism, weaving in the notable period features. Each element was either restored or reinterpreted to blend with the modern aesthetic. The detailed ceiling in the living space, for example, has a new matte monochromatic finish, and the wood stairs are covered in a dark grey floor paint, whereas the mahogany doors were simply refinished. New wide plank wood flooring with a neutral finish, floor-to-ceiling casework, and bold splashes of color in wall paint and tile, and oversized high-performance windows (on the rear facade) round out the modern aesthetic. RENTAL INCOME. The existing rowhome was zoned for a 2-family dwelling but included an undesirable, single-floor studio apartment at the garden level with low ceiling heights and questionable emergency egress. In order to increase the quality and quantity of space in the rental unit, we reimagined it as a two-floor, 1 or 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment with a modern aesthetic, increased ceiling height on the lowest level and provided an in-unit washer/dryer. The apartment was listed with Jackie O'Connor Real Estate and rented immediately, providing the owners with a source of passive income. ENCLOSURE WITH BENEFITS. The homeowners sought a minimal carbon footprint, enabled by their urban location and lifestyle decisions, paired with the benefits of a high-performance home. The extent of the renovation allowed us to implement a deep energy retrofit (DER) to address air tightness, insulation, and high-performance windows. The historic front facade is insulated from the interior, while the rear facade is insulated on the exterior. Together with these building enclosure improvements, we designed an HVAC system comprised of continuous fresh air ventilation, and an efficient, all-electric heating and cooling system to decouple the house from natural gas. This strategy provides optimal thermal comfort and indoor air quality, improved acoustic isolation from street noise and neighbors, as well as a further reduced carbon footprint. We also took measures to prepare the roof for future solar panels, for when the South End neighborhood’s aging electrical infrastructure is upgraded to allow them. URBAN LIVING. The desirable neighborhood location allows the both the homeowners and tenant to walk, bike, and use public transportation to access the city, while each charging their respective plug-in electric cars behind the building to travel greater distances. OVERALL. The understated rowhouse is now ready for another century of urban living, offering the owners comfort and convenience as they live life as an expression of their values. Eric Roth Photo

Modern rooftop pool and outdoor lounge featuring Antolini Calacatta OMG Tech 1.2cm porcelain slab as a defining architectural material. The large-format surface is used across the dramatic feature wall, pool surrounds, and custom bench elements, creating a cohesive and refined visual language throughout the space. Its white background and expressive gray veining bring the elegance of Calacatta stone into a contemporary, high-performance porcelain application. Integrated lighting emphasizes the movement of the slab, while neutral furnishings, sculptural landscaping, clean architectural lines, and expansive city views complete the composition. The result is a sophisticated outdoor retreat that blends luxury, durability, and modern California living.