Photographed for the Library of American Landscape History and for the book publication on Landscape Architect Robert Royston.
Inspiration for a mid-century modern landscaping in Other.

From CDK Architects: This is a new home that replaced an existing 1949 home in Rosedale. The design concept for the new house is “Mid Century Modern Meets Modern.” This is clearly a new home, but we wanted to give reverence to the neighborhood and its roots. It was important to us to re-purpose the old home. Rather than demolishing it, we worked with our contractor to disassemble the house piece by piece, eventually donating about 80% of the home to Habitat for Humanity. The wood floors were salvaged and reused on the new fireplace wall. The home contains 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, plus a home office and a music studio, totaling 2,650 square feet. One of the home’s most striking features is its large vaulted ceiling in the Living/Dining/Kitchen area. Substantial clerestory windows provide treetop views and bring dappled light into the space from high above. There’s natural light in every room in the house. Balancing the desire for natural light and privacy was very important, as was the connection to nature. What we hoped to achieve was a fun, flexible home with beautiful light and a nice balance of public and private spaces. We also wanted a home that would adapt to a growing family but would still fit our needs far into the future. The end result is a home with a calming, organic feel to it. Built by R Builders LLC (General Contractor) Interior Design by Becca Stephens Interiors Landscape Design by Seedlings Gardening Photos by Reagen Taylor Photography

This property is what makes it popular in businesses where acoustics matter. Public buildings such as libraries, museums and art galleries, where silence is a necessity, install cork tiles on their walls and floors, office flooring the spaces where quiet and relaxation matter. Add it to your home office and you will be astounded.

Photographed for the Library of American Landscape History and for the book publication on Landscape Architect Robert Royston.
Photo of a mid-century modern landscaping in Other.

Character and modern amenities are blended in this timeless Tudor. Period details include an arched front entry, charming stained glass window accents and gleaming hardwood floors. An elegant formal living room has a magnificent fireplace with a limestone mantel. French doors lead to a library with built-ins. A modern kitchen opens to a window-filled breakfast room and family room with fireplace. Stainless steel appliances include a new dishwasher, Sub-Zero refrigerator, and professional Dynasty range. The spacious second floor features a large hall bath, laundry, and four generous bedrooms including a master suite accented with beautiful glass mosaic tiles. The lower level includes a playroom with a stone fireplace, bathroom, and workshop. A mudroom leads to a blue stone patio, gardens, and two car garage. In close proximity to public transportation, shopping, schools and all the wonderful amenities that Newtonville has to offer.

Commercial bar design. Custom hand carved details, modern style.
Large elegant single-wall dry bar photo in New York with brown cabinets, wood countertops, wood backsplash and brown countertops

The project began with the owner’s vision to create on their Atherton property a new home, reminiscent of the Mediterranean villas and gardens they loved to visit on European holidays. They wanted to create an oasis, a home that would nurture their creativity and foster a feeling of calm. The design creates this sense of transition right as you enter the property, through a long, tree-lined driveway, thru a custom gate and into a gracious entry court. Walking through a formal entry garden, you arrive at a round entry tower, completing the transition from street to home. Separated into three primary zones, the main bedroom wing is a two-story volume anchoring one side of the center Living / Dining spaces, while the 2-story Library and Kitchen / Family Room anchor the other. All of the primary public spaces in the home are oriented toward the rear garden. The home features 5,500 square feet of living space, a 3-car garage, a separate guest suite and private master sauna pavilion. Solar power, battery back-up, integrated building controls and on-site water storage are a few of the technical systems installed.

Character and modern amenities are blended in this timeless Tudor. Period details include an arched front entry, charming stained glass window accents and gleaming hardwood floors. An elegant formal living room has a magnificent fireplace with a limestone mantel. French doors lead to a library with built-ins. A modern kitchen opens to a window-filled breakfast room and family room with fireplace. Stainless steel appliances include a new dishwasher, Sub-Zero refrigerator, and professional Dynasty range. The spacious second floor features a large hall bath, laundry, and four generous bedrooms including a master suite accented with beautiful glass mosaic tiles. The lower level includes a playroom with a stone fireplace, bathroom, and workshop. A mudroom leads to a blue stone patio, gardens, and two car garage. In close proximity to public transportation, shopping, schools and all the wonderful amenities that Newtonville has to offer. http://www.163uplandroad.com/

Character and modern amenities are blended in this timeless Tudor. Period details include an arched front entry, charming stained glass window accents and gleaming hardwood floors. An elegant formal living room has a magnificent fireplace with a limestone mantel. French doors lead to a library with built-ins. A modern kitchen opens to a window-filled breakfast room and family room with fireplace. Stainless steel appliances include a new dishwasher, Sub-Zero refrigerator, and professional Dynasty range. The spacious second floor features a large hall bath, laundry, and four generous bedrooms including a master suite accented with beautiful glass mosaic tiles. The lower level includes a playroom with a stone fireplace, bathroom, and workshop. A mudroom leads to a blue stone patio, gardens, and two car garage. In close proximity to public transportation, shopping, schools and all the wonderful amenities that Newtonville has to offer. http://www.163uplandroad.com/

This Cobble Hill Brownstone for a family of five is a fun and captivating design, the perfect blend of the wife’s love of English country style and the husband’s preference for modern. The young power couple, her the co-founder of Maisonette and him an investor, have three children and a dog, requiring that all the surfaces, finishes and, materials used throughout the home are both beautiful and durable to make every room a carefree space the whole family can enjoy. The primary design challenge for this project was creating both distinct places for the family to live their day to day lives and also a whole floor dedicated to formal entertainment. The clients entertain large dinners on a monthly basis as part of their profession. We solved this by adding an extension on the Garden and Parlor levels. This allowed the Garden level to function as the daily family operations center and the Parlor level to be party central. The kitchen on the garden level is large enough to dine in and accommodate a large catering crew. On the parlor level, we created a large double parlor in the front of the house; this space is dedicated to cocktail hour and after-dinner drinks. The rear of the parlor is a spacious formal dining room that can seat up to 14 guests. The middle "library" space contains a bar and facilitates access to both the front and rear rooms; in this way, it can double as a staging area for the parties. The remaining three floors are sleeping quarters for the family and frequent out of town guests. Designing a row house for private and public functions programmatically returns the building to a configuration in line with its original design. This project was published in Architectural Digest. Photography by Sam Frost

Character and modern amenities are blended in this timeless Tudor. Period details include an arched front entry, charming stained glass window accents and gleaming hardwood floors. An elegant formal living room has a magnificent fireplace with a limestone mantel. French doors lead to a library with built-ins. A modern kitchen opens to a window-filled breakfast room and family room with fireplace. Stainless steel appliances include a new dishwasher, Sub-Zero refrigerator, and professional Dynasty range. The spacious second floor features a large hall bath, laundry, and four generous bedrooms including a master suite accented with beautiful glass mosaic tiles. The lower level includes a playroom with a stone fireplace, bathroom, and workshop. A mudroom leads to a blue stone patio, gardens, and two car garage. In close proximity to public transportation, shopping, schools and all the wonderful amenities that Newtonville has to offer. http://www.163uplandroad.com/

Home design - traditional home design idea in New York

The project began with the owner’s vision to create on their Atherton property a new home, reminiscent of the Mediterranean villas and gardens they loved to visit on European holidays. They wanted to create an oasis, a home that would nurture their creativity and foster a feeling of calm. The design creates this sense of transition right as you enter the property, through a long, tree-lined driveway, thru a custom gate and into a gracious entry court. Walking through a formal entry garden, you arrive at a round entry tower, completing the transition from street to home. Separated into three primary zones, the main bedroom wing is a two-story volume anchoring one side of the center Living / Dining spaces, while the 2-story Library and Kitchen / Family Room anchor the other. All of the primary public spaces in the home are oriented toward the rear garden. The home features 5,500 square feet of living space, a 3-car garage, a separate guest suite and private master sauna pavilion. Solar power, battery back-up, integrated building controls and on-site water storage are a few of the technical systems installed.

Ornate home design photo in Other

Custom living room woodwork. Traditional walk in bar. Luxury commercial and residential woodwork .
Living room - large traditional formal and open concept medium tone wood floor and brown floor living room idea in New York with white walls and no tv

Character and modern amenities are blended in this timeless Tudor. Period details include an arched front entry, charming stained glass window accents and gleaming hardwood floors. An elegant formal living room has a magnificent fireplace with a limestone mantel. French doors lead to a library with built-ins. A modern kitchen opens to a window-filled breakfast room and family room with fireplace. Stainless steel appliances include a new dishwasher, Sub-Zero refrigerator, and professional Dynasty range. The spacious second floor features a large hall bath, laundry, and four generous bedrooms including a master suite accented with beautiful glass mosaic tiles. The lower level includes a playroom with a stone fireplace, bathroom, and workshop. A mudroom leads to a blue stone patio, gardens, and two car garage. In close proximity to public transportation, shopping, schools and all the wonderful amenities that Newtonville has to offer. http://www.163uplandroad.com/

Character and modern amenities are blended in this timeless Tudor. Period details include an arched front entry, charming stained glass window accents and gleaming hardwood floors. An elegant formal living room has a magnificent fireplace with a limestone mantel. French doors lead to a library with built-ins. A modern kitchen opens to a window-filled breakfast room and family room with fireplace. Stainless steel appliances include a new dishwasher, Sub-Zero refrigerator, and professional Dynasty range. The spacious second floor features a large hall bath, laundry, and four generous bedrooms including a master suite accented with beautiful glass mosaic tiles. The lower level includes a playroom with a stone fireplace, bathroom, and workshop. A mudroom leads to a blue stone patio, gardens, and two car garage. In close proximity to public transportation, shopping, schools and all the wonderful amenities that Newtonville has to offer. http://www.163uplandroad.com/

Character and modern amenities are blended in this timeless Tudor. Period details include an arched front entry, charming stained glass window accents and gleaming hardwood floors. An elegant formal living room has a magnificent fireplace with a limestone mantel. French doors lead to a library with built-ins. A modern kitchen opens to a window-filled breakfast room and family room with fireplace. Stainless steel appliances include a new dishwasher, Sub-Zero refrigerator, and professional Dynasty range. The spacious second floor features a large hall bath, laundry, and four generous bedrooms including a master suite accented with beautiful glass mosaic tiles. The lower level includes a playroom with a stone fireplace, bathroom, and workshop. A mudroom leads to a blue stone patio, gardens, and two car garage. In close proximity to public transportation, shopping, schools and all the wonderful amenities that Newtonville has to offer. http://www.163uplandroad.com/

We were asked to do a complete remodel of the main public areas of this existing ranch style home. Walls were taken down to open up the space and large doors and windows were installed to open up the the newly modeled rear garden. The kitchen was relocated and a great room was created. In the great room we captured attic space to raise the ceiling. A large amount of storage space was created with custom cabinets. A formerly outdoor courtyard space was covered with a very large custom skylight and integrated into the house as a library space.