The client’s request was quite common - a typical 2800 sf builder home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, living space, and den. However, their desire was for this to be “anything but common.” The result is an innovative update on the production home for the modern era, and serves as a direct counterpoint to the neighborhood and its more conventional suburban housing stock, which focus views to the backyard and seeks to nullify the unique qualities and challenges of topography and the natural environment. The Terraced House cautiously steps down the site’s steep topography, resulting in a more nuanced approach to site development than cutting and filling that is so common in the builder homes of the area. The compact house opens up in very focused views that capture the natural wooded setting, while masking the sounds and views of the directly adjacent roadway. The main living spaces face this major roadway, effectively flipping the typical orientation of a suburban home, and the main entrance pulls visitors up to the second floor and halfway through the site, providing a sense of procession and privacy absent in the typical suburban home. Clad in a custom rain screen that reflects the wood of the surrounding landscape - while providing a glimpse into the interior tones that are used. The stepping “wood boxes” rest on a series of concrete walls that organize the site, retain the earth, and - in conjunction with the wood veneer panels - provide a subtle organic texture to the composition. The interior spaces wrap around an interior knuckle that houses public zones and vertical circulation - allowing more private spaces to exist at the edges of the building. The windows get larger and more frequent as they ascend the building, culminating in the upstairs bedrooms that occupy the site like a tree house - giving views in all directions. The Terraced House imports urban qualities to the suburban neighborhood and seeks to elevate the typical approach to production home construction, while being more in tune with modern family living patterns. Overview: Elm Grove Size: 2,800 sf, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Completion Date: September 2014 Services: Architecture, Landscape Architecture Interior Consultants: Amy Carman Design

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In this laundry room we installed new Silestone 3cm Quartz countertops with edge profile and 2cm backsplash in the Pulsar color.
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In this laundry room we installed new Silestone 3cm Quartz countertops with edge profile and 2cm backsplash in the Pulsar color.
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In this laundry room we installed new Silestone 3cm Quartz countertops with edge profile and 2cm backsplash in the Pulsar color.
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How do you update a standard 70's house into a classic Mediterranean home? Morey Remodeling Group achieved this goal with the richness, texture, and warmth provided by Eldorado Stone’s products. As a favorite “go-to” stone veneer of their designers, the beautiful, authentic look and feel of Orchard Cypress Ridge was selected and installed with an over-grout technique throughout the residence. It is featured on the front door entrance, indoor fireplace walls, interior archways and indoor/outdoor living room. The delighted homeowners have successfully brought the Mediterranean to their Long Beach, CA home… and are living happily ever after. Eldorado Stone Profile Featured: Orchard Cypress Ridge installed with an over-grout technique Design & Build: Morey Construction Website: www.moreyconstructiongroup.com Phone: (562) 425-1321 Houzz Portfolio: Morey Construction Facebook: Morey Construction Photography: David Nicholson Photography Website: www.davidnicholsonphotography.com Phone: (310) 994-7828

In addition to the custom deck, we chose to install vinyl (PVC) railing posts and baluster with low-profile, powder-coated aluminum pickets. Not only is this a long-lasting and stylish choice for a railing configuration, but the dark, low-profile pickets will also allow these Westerville homeowners a better view from their deck into their backyard. The white balustrade is a great designer complement to the home’s existing trim. Gravel was used to finish the area underneath the deck and will make a great space for storing outdoor items, such as lawn equipment.

Who said that a Burbank bungalow home needs to be doll and old fashioned. In this Burbank remodeling project we took this 1200sq. bungalow home and turned it to a wonderful mixture of European modern kitchen space and calm transitional modern farmhouse furniture and flooring. The kitchen was a true challenge since space was a rare commodity, but with the right layout storage and work space became abundant. A floating 5' long sitting area was constructed and even the back face of the cabinets was used for wine racks. Exterior was updated as well with new black windows, new stucco over layer and new light fixtures all around. both bedrooms were fitted with huge 10' sliding doors overlooking the green backyard.

This gem of a house was built in the 1950s, when its neighborhood undoubtedly felt remote. The university footprint has expanded in the 70 years since, however, and today this home sits on prime real estate—easy biking and reasonable walking distance to campus. When it went up for sale in 2017, it was largely unaltered. Our clients purchased it to renovate and resell, and while we all knew we'd need to add square footage to make it profitable, we also wanted to respect the neighborhood and the house’s own history. Swedes have a word that means “just the right amount”: lagom. It is a guiding philosophy for us at SYH, and especially applied in this renovation. Part of the soul of this house was about living in just the right amount of space. Super sizing wasn’t a thing in 1950s America. So, the solution emerged: keep the original rectangle, but add an L off the back. With no owner to design with and for, SYH created a layout to appeal to the masses. All public spaces are the back of the home--the new addition that extends into the property’s expansive backyard. A den and four smallish bedrooms are atypically located in the front of the house, in the original 1500 square feet. Lagom is behind that choice: conserve space in the rooms where you spend most of your time with your eyes shut. Put money and square footage toward the spaces in which you mostly have your eyes open. In the studio, we started calling this project the Mullet Ranch—business up front, party in the back. The front has a sleek but quiet effect, mimicking its original low-profile architecture street-side. It’s very Hoosier of us to keep appearances modest, we think. But get around to the back, and surprise! lofted ceilings and walls of windows. Gorgeous.

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Tucked into a hillside, this modern mountain house looks to blend in with its surroundings and take advantage of spectacular mountain views. Outdoor terraces and porches connect and expand the living areas to the landscape, while thoughtful placement of windows provide a visual connection to the outdoors. The home’s green building features include solar hot water panels, rainwater cisterns, high-efficiency insulation and FSC certified cedar shingles and interior doors. The home is Energy Star and GreenBuilt NC certified.

A tech-savvy family looks to Cantoni designer George Saba and architect Keith Messick to engineer the ultimate modern marvel in Houston’s Bunker Hill neighborhood. Photos By: Michael Hunter & Taggart Sorensen

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In this laundry room we installed new Silestone 3cm Quartz countertops with edge profile and 2cm backsplash in the Pulsar color.
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Project near Boston MA Installed by longtime customer LifeTime Tilers of Westfield MA Onda is a tile that brings the second oldest European style profile (what we in North America know as ‘Spanish S’), into the 21st Century. By combining the classic beauty of the S profile with high tech double side and head locks they can provide a tile that will withstand whatever Mother Nature wants to throw at it. Once tile makers had mastered the technology of extruding clay to form the shape of the tile, as opposed to shaping a pad of clay round a pre-formed mold, an inventive tile maker decided to combine the existing two piece pan and cover tile into one tile and the ‘S’ profile was born. The makers of our Onda tile have been able to retain the overall appearance and timeless beauty of the good old Spanish S tile which up to now have simply relied upon overlapping each other to keep out most of the weather. Available in a range of colors and complete with all the necessary fittings and accessories Onda, like all those offered by our company, are perfectly suitable for installation in the Northern US and Canada.

Side view of huge, custom vent hood made of hand carved limestone blocks and distressed metal cowl with straps & rivets. Countertop mounted pot filler at 60 inch wide pro range with mosaic tile backsplash. Internally lit, glass transom cabinets beyond above baking center. Interesting perspective of distressed beam ceiling.