Atherton has many large substantial homes - our clients purchased an existing home on a one acre flag-shaped lot and asked us to design a new dream home for them. The result is a new 7,000 square foot four-building complex consisting of the main house, six-car garage with two car lifts, pool house with a full one bedroom residence inside, and a separate home office /work out gym studio building. A fifty-foot swimming pool was also created with fully landscaped yards. Given the rectangular shape of the lot, it was decided to angle the house to incoming visitors slightly so as to more dramatically present itself. The house became a classic u-shaped home but Feng Shui design principals were employed directing the placement of the pool house to better contain the energy flow on the site. The main house entry door is then aligned with a special Japanese red maple at the end of a long visual axis at the rear of the site. These angles and alignments set up everything else about the house design and layout, and views from various rooms allow you to see into virtually every space tracking movements of others in the home. The residence is simply divided into two wings of public use, kitchen and family room, and the other wing of bedrooms, connected by the living and dining great room. Function drove the exterior form of windows and solid walls with a line of clerestory windows which bring light into the middle of the large home. Extensive sun shadow studies with 3D tree modeling led to the unorthodox placement of the pool to the north of the home, but tree shadow tracking showed this to be the sunniest area during the entire year. Sustainable measures included a full 7.1kW solar photovoltaic array technically making the house off the grid, and arranged so that no panels are visible from the property. A large 16,000 gallon rainwater catchment system consisting of tanks buried below grade was installed. The home is California GreenPoint rated and also features sealed roof soffits and a sealed crawlspace without the usual venting. A whole house computer automation system with server room was installed as well. Heating and cooling utilize hot water radiant heated concrete and wood floors supplemented by heat pump generated heating and cooling. A compound of buildings created to form balanced relationships between each other, this home is about circulation, light and a balance of form and function. Photo by Philip Liang Photography.

Shown with the Ledgestone Fireback and Bronze Crushed Glass. Includes under floor lighting, Tile Trim Kit, GreenSmart Remote, 180 CFM (twin 90) Fans, Safety Screen. Operates during a power outage and can direct supplemental heat into 2 additional areas! Heating Capacity: 2,100 sq ft BTU Range: 42,000 - 21,670 (NG) 42,00 - 21,400 (LP) Glass View: Two Sides 41-3/4" x 12-15/16"

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Snowberry / Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus Photo: Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

A hidden rain barrel provides supplemental water to the garden's native and otherwise drought tolerant foliage. Photo: Orly Olivier
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This is a Lovely Traditional Home Located in Milton, Ga. It sits on 8 acres of rolling hills. The homeowners had a lot of beautiful antiques we used and supplemented with our furnishings. THe Photos are taken byNina Greenwood Photography

This homeowner wanted to make use of every possible space available so we added panels on the end that open into shallow adjustable shelves. This is ideal from storing spices to multivitamins and other small items that tend to get lost in larger pantries. WW Photography

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Redesigned dining room with cooling and supplemental heating ductless system. An 18" tall by 6" wide wall soffit was built throughout the house to accommodate the required piping minimizing exterior piping. The tall ceilings negate the effects of the soffit to the naked eye.

The wall cabinet provides supplemental storage and doubles as a lovely bar. This remodeled kitchen and dining space is now airy and uncluttered. A dash of 1920's era wallpaper behind the cabinet and on the ceiling adds charm and texture to the room.

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Four tile in center with curved fern motif surrounded by black accent rod tiles to black floor tiles banded with 2" tile matching floor tile. Top edge of tile finishes out just below canopy of exhaust fan. Legrand under cabinet lights supplement LED track lights. Photo by Annette McCleery

Kitchen sink is separated from center hall and living space by low wall. Skylight provides additional light to supplement LED track lights. LIght toned wood beam on vaulted ceiling is locally sourced Southern Yellow Pine. Ceiling treatment is warelayer boards salvaged from deconstructed cotton mill, provided by Old American Lumber, Union, SC.

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Revamped casual Oakland garden. Supplemented existing Napa Basalt walls and stairs to reduce slope and add gravel patio, replaced traditional sod lawn with synthetic turf, added new planting and low-voltage lighting throughout.

This Estate Residence Living Room echos details of the original traditional colonial residence, before the complete "gut" renovation and enlargement of the home. Here, the original fireplace was retained and supplemented with a new wood chimney breast; the arched passage borrows details from the original stair and porch woodwork. A custom cut fiberglass grill in the arch is an HVAC grill.

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