This gracious property in the award-winning Blaine school district - and just off the Southport Corridor - marries an old world European design sensibility with contemporary technologies and unique artisan details. With more than 5,200 square feet, the home has four bedrooms and three bathrooms on the second floor, including a luxurious master suite with a private terrace. The house also boasts a distinct foyer; formal living and dining rooms designed in an open-plan concept; an expansive, eat-in, gourmet kitchen which is open to the first floor great room; lower-level family room; an attached, heated, 2-½ car garage with roof deck; a penthouse den and roof deck; and two additional rooms on the lower level which could be used as bedrooms, home offices or exercise rooms. The home, designed with an extra-wide floorplan, achieved through side yard relief, also has considerable, professionally-landscaped outdoor living spaces. This brick and limestone residence has been designed with family-functional experiences and classically proportioned spaces in mind. Highly-efficient environmental technologies have been integrated into the design and construction and the plan also takes into consideration the incorporation of all types of advanced communications systems. The home went under contract in less than 45 days in 2011. Jim Yochum

The entire family is outside enjoying their new artificial grass, including their pup. SYNLawn's exclusive HeatBlock Technology lowers rising temperatures by reflecting sunlight and reduces heat build-up and thermal emissivity, so they won't have to worry about their turf getting hot from the California sun. © SYNLawn artificial grass - all rights reserved. Photo by Matthew Wagner www.watthew-wagner.com

The fireplace creates a classy, intimate feeling in most homeowners living rooms. In today's 21st century, it is possible to bring your living room outside, thanks to rugged outdoor furniture technology. Greenview Designs is aware of this, and is an artist of outdoor living spaces, being able to capture the client's unique visions. Greenview Designs creates intimate outdoor rooms that fit beautifully with the environment. Artistically blending landscapes, hardscapes, water features, and outdoor lighting, Greenview Designs transforms your ordinary patio into an amazing outdoor living room with a fireplace! Greenview Designs can design, and build this for you. Call us: 609-466-3080

This driveway design features our Blu 80 Slate paver. The best-selling driveway paver with a natural stone look. Our Blu 80mm slate textured paver is now available in our new HD2 technology and is offered in vibrant and neutral colors. For decorative landscape stonework options around the Blu 80 mm, the Blu 6 × 13 mm is packaged separately and can also be used alone for a large-scale herringbone pattern. Great for driveways and all exterior spaces exposed to vehicular traffic. This pavement is also de-icing salt resistant, and withstands harsh climates.Blu 80 mm can also be installed in a permeable application.

Custom landscape speakers and lighting
Example of a 1950s exterior home design in Los Angeles

This exclusive guest home features excellent and easy to use technology throughout. The idea and purpose of this guesthouse is to host multiple charity events, sporting event parties, and family gatherings. The roughly 90-acre site has impressive views and is a one of a kind property in Colorado. The project features incredible sounding audio and 4k video distributed throughout (inside and outside). There is centralized lighting control both indoors and outdoors, an enterprise Wi-Fi network, HD surveillance, and a state of the art Crestron control system utilizing iPads and in-wall touch panels. Some of the special features of the facility is a powerful and sophisticated QSC Line Array audio system in the Great Hall, Sony and Crestron 4k Video throughout, a large outdoor audio system featuring in ground hidden subwoofers by Sonance surrounding the pool, and smart LED lighting inside the gorgeous infinity pool. J Gramling Photos

Pasadena Showcase Kitchen Island Photo:Tom Queally
Inspiration for a large timeless single-wall porcelain tile eat-in kitchen remodel in Los Angeles with recessed-panel cabinets, beige cabinets, quartzite countertops, white backsplash, porcelain backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

This Lincolnshire, IL Contemporary Style Home was remodeled by Siding & Windows Group with James Hardieplank Select Cedarmill and HardiePanel Vertical Siding in JH ColorPlus Technology Colors Khaki Brown and Timber Bark and HardieTrim Smooth Boards in JH ColorPlus Technology Color Timber Bark.

This gracious property in the award-winning Blaine school district - and just off the Southport Corridor - marries an old world European design sensibility with contemporary technologies and unique artisan details. With more than 5,200 square feet, the home has four bedrooms and three bathrooms on the second floor, including a luxurious master suite with a private terrace. The house also boasts a distinct foyer; formal living and dining rooms designed in an open-plan concept; an expansive, eat-in, gourmet kitchen which is open to the first floor great room; lower-level family room; an attached, heated, 2-½ car garage with roof deck; a penthouse den and roof deck; and two additional rooms on the lower level which could be used as bedrooms, home offices or exercise rooms. The home, designed with an extra-wide floorplan, achieved through side yard relief, also has considerable, professionally-landscaped outdoor living spaces. This brick and limestone residence has been designed with family-functional experiences and classically proportioned spaces in mind. Highly-efficient environmental technologies have been integrated into the design and construction and the plan also takes into consideration the incorporation of all types of advanced communications systems. The home went under contract in less than 45 days in 2011. Jim Yochum

This driveway design features our Blu 80 Slate paver. The best-selling driveway paver with a natural stone look. Our Blu 80mm slate textured paver is now available in our new HD2 technology and is offered in vibrant and neutral colors. For decorative landscape stonework options around the Blu 80 mm, the Blu 6 × 13 mm is packaged separately and can also be used alone for a large-scale herringbone pattern. Great for driveways and all exterior spaces exposed to vehicular traffic. This pavement is also de-icing salt resistant, and withstands harsh climates.Blu 80 mm can also be installed in a permeable application. Check out our website to shop the look! https://www.techo-bloc.com/shop/pavers/blu-80-slate/

We use our creative flair, solid experience and the latest technological tools to transform the simplest idea into an inspirational large garden design project, whatever your requirements. We utilise every inch of space a large gardens give us to engineer something beautiful and practical for you and your family.

Klopf Architecture and Outer space Landscape Architects designed a new warm, modern, open, indoor-outdoor home in Los Altos, California. Inspired by mid-century modern homes but looking for something completely new and custom, the owners, a couple with two children, bought an older ranch style home with the intention of replacing it. Created on a grid, the house is designed to be at rest with differentiated spaces for activities; living, playing, cooking, dining and a piano space. The low-sloping gable roof over the great room brings a grand feeling to the space. The clerestory windows at the high sloping roof make the grand space light and airy. Upon entering the house, an open atrium entry in the middle of the house provides light and nature to the great room. The Heath tile wall at the back of the atrium blocks direct view of the rear yard from the entry door for privacy. The bedrooms, bathrooms, play room and the sitting room are under flat wing-like roofs that balance on either side of the low sloping gable roof of the main space. Large sliding glass panels and pocketing glass doors foster openness to the front and back yards. In the front there is a fenced-in play space connected to the play room, creating an indoor-outdoor play space that could change in use over the years. The play room can also be closed off from the great room with a large pocketing door. In the rear, everything opens up to a deck overlooking a pool where the family can come together outdoors. Wood siding travels from exterior to interior, accentuating the indoor-outdoor nature of the house. Where the exterior siding doesn’t come inside, a palette of white oak floors, white walls, walnut cabinetry, and dark window frames ties all the spaces together to create a uniform feeling and flow throughout the house. The custom cabinetry matches the minimal joinery of the rest of the house, a trim-less, minimal appearance. Wood siding was mitered in the corners, including where siding meets the interior drywall. Wall materials were held up off the floor with a minimal reveal. This tight detailing gives a sense of cleanliness to the house. The garage door of the house is completely flush and of the same material as the garage wall, de-emphasizing the garage door and making the street presentation of the house kinder to the neighborhood. The house is akin to a custom, modern-day Eichler home in many ways. Inspired by mid-century modern homes with today’s materials, approaches, standards, and technologies. The goals were to create an indoor-outdoor home that was energy-efficient, light and flexible for young children to grow. This 3,000 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom new house is located in Los Altos in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, and Chuang-Ming Liu 
Landscape Architect: Outer space Landscape Architects 
Structural Engineer: ZFA Structural Engineers 
Staging: Da Lusso Design 
Photography ©2018 Mariko Reed 
Location: Los Altos, CA
 Year completed: 2017

We use our creative flair, solid experience and the latest technological tools to transform the simplest idea into an inspirational large garden design project, whatever your requirements. We utilise every inch of space a large gardens give us to engineer something beautiful and practical for you and your family.

We use our creative flair, solid experience and the latest technological tools to transform the simplest idea into an inspirational large garden design project, whatever your requirements. We utilise every inch of space a large gardens give us to engineer something beautiful and practical for you and your family.

The granite-like surface appearance makes Umbriano a popular choice for sleek, modern projects as a paver or wall product. Its unique mottled surface is achieved with ColorFusion Technology which randomly disperses rich color and granite particles to achieve a natural, non-slip texture. These characteristics make it a popular choice for pool decks.

Techo-Bloc, North America’s leading manufacturer of innovative concrete paving products, believes in style with substance making R&D both a core competency and a passionate pursuit. To that end, we build production facilities of the highest caliber and equip them with the latest technology including our own inventions. We ensure the landscape and masonry products we design and produce are functional, durable, and astonishingly beautiful. Find everything you’ll need to design your outdoor space at www.techo-bloc.com or call 1.877.832.4625.

We use our creative flair, solid experience and the latest technological tools to transform the simplest idea into an inspirational large garden design project, whatever your requirements. We utilise every inch of space a large gardens give us to engineer something beautiful and practical for you and your family.

This backyard patio design is inspired by our Para patio slab. Large-scale, ultra-smooth texture and fine lines best describe the all-new Para HD. Manufactured with Techo-Bloc’s patented High Definition technology, an extremely tight surface texture with pores that are virtually invisible. The Para HD provides contemporary styling and design flexibility. Each of its three sizes are packaged and sold separately allowing your projects to reflect your personal creativity. This 60 mm product is available in a 500 mm x 250 mm, 500 mm x 500 mm and 500 mm x 750 mm. It is available in both hyper smooth and polished textures. Check out our website to shop the look! https://www.techo-bloc.com/shop/slabs/para/

Klopf Architecture and Outer space Landscape Architects designed a new warm, modern, open, indoor-outdoor home in Los Altos, California. Inspired by mid-century modern homes but looking for something completely new and custom, the owners, a couple with two children, bought an older ranch style home with the intention of replacing it. Created on a grid, the house is designed to be at rest with differentiated spaces for activities; living, playing, cooking, dining and a piano space. The low-sloping gable roof over the great room brings a grand feeling to the space. The clerestory windows at the high sloping roof make the grand space light and airy. Upon entering the house, an open atrium entry in the middle of the house provides light and nature to the great room. The Heath tile wall at the back of the atrium blocks direct view of the rear yard from the entry door for privacy. The bedrooms, bathrooms, play room and the sitting room are under flat wing-like roofs that balance on either side of the low sloping gable roof of the main space. Large sliding glass panels and pocketing glass doors foster openness to the front and back yards. In the front there is a fenced-in play space connected to the play room, creating an indoor-outdoor play space that could change in use over the years. The play room can also be closed off from the great room with a large pocketing door. In the rear, everything opens up to a deck overlooking a pool where the family can come together outdoors. Wood siding travels from exterior to interior, accentuating the indoor-outdoor nature of the house. Where the exterior siding doesn’t come inside, a palette of white oak floors, white walls, walnut cabinetry, and dark window frames ties all the spaces together to create a uniform feeling and flow throughout the house. The custom cabinetry matches the minimal joinery of the rest of the house, a trim-less, minimal appearance. Wood siding was mitered in the corners, including where siding meets the interior drywall. Wall materials were held up off the floor with a minimal reveal. This tight detailing gives a sense of cleanliness to the house. The garage door of the house is completely flush and of the same material as the garage wall, de-emphasizing the garage door and making the street presentation of the house kinder to the neighborhood. The house is akin to a custom, modern-day Eichler home in many ways. Inspired by mid-century modern homes with today’s materials, approaches, standards, and technologies. The goals were to create an indoor-outdoor home that was energy-efficient, light and flexible for young children to grow. This 3,000 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom new house is located in Los Altos in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, and Chuang-Ming Liu 
Landscape Architect: Outer space Landscape Architects 
Structural Engineer: ZFA Structural Engineers 
Staging: Da Lusso Design 
Photography ©2018 Mariko Reed 
Location: Los Altos, CA
 Year completed: 2017