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Freestanding bathtub - mid-sized traditional master marble floor and white floor freestanding bathtub idea in San Francisco with an undermount sink, marble countertops, shaker cabinets, white cabinets, beige walls and a hinged shower door

Technical Imagery Studios
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional master stone tile marble floor and white floor freestanding bathtub remodel in San Francisco with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, marble countertops, beige walls, an undermount sink and a hinged shower door

design: Studio TOOP, 2008 location: Vianen, NL status: built in 2008, Tuinvreugd photo: Jolanthe Lalkens, 2009 This front garden needed to make a link with the newly built contemporary home and its gorgeous view. The key was for the design not to compete with either. Strokes of three types of grass and textural interest and privacy while not distracting you from the main focus of the garden: the view!

Technical Imagery Studios
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional master stone tile marble floor and white floor walk-in shower remodel in San Francisco with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, beige walls, an undermount sink, marble countertops and a hinged shower door

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.

Home bar - mid-sized modern home bar idea

Beth Singer
Inspiration for a coastal enclosed dark wood floor and brown floor living room remodel with white walls

Spacecrafting
Large trendy freestanding desk medium tone wood floor and brown floor home office photo in Minneapolis with white walls

Sherrod Technical & Project Management Julia Sanford Schematic Design
Inspiration for a coastal detached three-car garage remodel in Jacksonville

The chaise lounge chairs are on powder-coated aluminum frames with Batylene mesh outdoor technical fabric. The two club chairs are an all-weather wicker intricately hand woven in a checkerboard pattern. The palms that flank the tanning ledge are integrated into the pool surround. Their natural shape helps soften the feel of the massive, innately hard surfaces of the pool area. Daniel Newcomb Photography

David Dietrich Photography
Living room - mid-sized contemporary formal and open concept light wood floor and brown floor living room idea in Nashville with beige walls, a hanging fireplace and a stone fireplace

Credit: Linda Oyama Bryan
Photo of a large modern full sun backyard concrete paver formal garden in Chicago.

Inspiration for a coastal open concept dark wood floor family room remodel in Miami with white walls, no fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

Technical Imagery Studios
Huge country enclosed concrete floor and brown floor game room photo in San Francisco with gray walls, no fireplace, a stone fireplace and a concealed tv

Home design - cottage home design idea in Seattle

Trophy Case Design by Shane Cook Designs
Urban home design photo in Houston

Arclinea Armour: The kitchen design industry changed again with the launch of Armour last year. With a natural core in kraft paper mixed with new-gen resins, it is produced using high pressure lamination to create a highly evolved technical material with design capabilities for both horizontal and vertical applications, from cabinet fronts to countertops. The result, is an extremely durable surface that is scratch, abrasion, and finger proof resistant, buttery smooth to the touch, with velvety matte finish. It's water repellent and hygienic properties make it a smart choice for kitchen surfaces and the appearance of a matte lacquer to achieve that high-end modern look, for less. Armour meets the budget restraints of a multi-unit project or the savvy designer or homeowner.

Photo by Eric Rorer
Contemporary gray three-story mixed siding exterior home idea in San Francisco