Large trendy l-shaped light wood floor and beige floor open concept kitchen photo in Miami with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, multicolored backsplash, matchstick tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and white countertops

Photo: Kimberley Bryan © 2015 Houzz
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The last step is installing the millwork façade and securing it in place. The aquarium is complete and fish can be added in a few days.
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This 450 gallon aquarium is built from acrylic and features double curved panels. It has a natural look with its décor of rocks, plants and driftwood. The aquarium is accessed through matching millwork panels above and below.

Large transitional style, painted & glazed custom kitchen/dining area featuring a large prep island with seating, a built-in 120 gallon salt water aquarium, custom made copper hood, wirelessly-controlled LED lighting throughout. Mike Tuell Photography

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 John Sutton Photography.

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Japanese soaking tub set half in the ground with a cedar entry deck, also used as a waterfeature with water pump and trough.
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Huge transitional tile l-shaped open staircase photo in Other

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Example of a large classic l-shaped medium tone wood floor kitchen design in Miami with glass-front cabinets, white cabinets, stainless steel appliances and an island

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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 John Sutton Photography.

Photo: Bonnie McCarthy © 2015 Houzz
Trendy bathroom photo in Los Angeles

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Example of a trendy u-shaped dedicated laundry room design in Austin with flat-panel cabinets, blue cabinets, white walls, a side-by-side washer/dryer and white countertops

Open concept kitchen - large contemporary l-shaped light wood floor and beige floor open concept kitchen idea in Miami with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz countertops, multicolored backsplash, matchstick tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, an island and white countertops

These slabs literally mark the beginning of RE-CO BKLYN. Way back in 2012 we felled 7 Black Walnut trees at Netherworld Baptist Church in Salt Point, NY. We found their Craigslist ad asking for help because two trees from this grove had already fallen, endangering their parsonage. That job almost broke us, but instead made us stronger. We proved to ourselves that we had the mettle for this type of work. We learned that tank tops, hot/humid days and walnut chips don't make a good combo. And we are grateful for the wonderful people at Netherwood and for that opportunity that helped us get started.

View the house plans at: http://houseplans.co/house-plans/2472 Photos by Bob Greenspan