Christian Duvernois Landscape/Gallery, Photos by Christian Erroi, Sandblasted Mirror Tondo by Vicky Colombet
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Our client, a professor of Japanese sociology at Harvard, owned a Deck House home with its post and beam construction and 1950’s modernist simplicity. She asked Feinmann to design a multi-purpose addition to meet several needs: a functional yet spacious home office, a beautiful entry way into the home, and a serene sitting area. The client mentioned she has always wanted a Japanese “scholar’s study,” which is traditionally a contemplative workspace area enclosed by shoji screens. We told her the Japanese minimalism she desired and the clean modernist aesthetic of her existing home could marry quite nicely (the blending of East and West) with some thoughtful interventions. The challenge then became finding a way to balance these styles. The house is surrounded by many trees, so bringing nature into the home was easily achieved through careful placement of windows throughout the addition. But the design element that brought it all together was the large translucent wall (kalwall) in the main hallway. This unique material allows for diffused natural light to envelop the living spaces. It has the same insulative properties as a typical exterior wall, and therefore is considered to be a great “green” building material. It is also quite versatile, and we were able to customize it to give our accent wall the Japanese feel of a shoji screen. We reiterated this design element with actual shoji screens to enclose the scholar’s study, which also doubles as a guest room. Post-and-beam construction was continued from the existing house through the new addition in order to preserve aesthetic continuity. Homeowner quote: "I wanted a certain feeling and the Feinmann architect really got it. I had already been through three different architects—one even said that the house was a tear down." Awards: • 2007 Gold Prism Award Renovation/Addition Best Remodeling/Restoration under $250K • 2007 Best of the Best Design Award Residential Addition for Best Project under $250K • 2007 Remodeling Design Merit Award Residential Addition $100 - $250K • 2007 Regional NARI Award Contractor of the Year: Residential Addition • 2006 Eastern Mass NARI Award Best Addition over $100K Photos by John Horner

Christian Duvernois Landscape/Gallery, Photos by Christian Erroi, Sandblasted Mirror Tondo by Vicky Colombet
This is an example of an asian landscaping in New York.

Christian Duvernois Landscape/Gallery, Photos by Christian Erroi, Sandblasted Mirror Tondo by Vicky Colombet
Photo of an asian landscaping in New York.

Christian Duvernois Landscape/Gallery, Photos by Christian Erroi
Inspiration for an asian landscaping in New York.

Former historic dining room, restored and now used as study and guest room, open to former living room - now used as library. Cathy Schwabe Architecture. Photograph by David Wakely. Contractor: Young & Burton, Inc.

Welded steel plate with silver nitrite patina finish. Bespoke piece to hold client's scholar stone.
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