Designed as a versatile luxury retreat—serving as a multi-generational family sanctuary, an exclusive vacation rental, and a secluded off-season creative refuge—this custom estate maximizes a dramatic 16-acre wooded parcel in Westfield, New York. The project encompassed comprehensive master planning and site development to capture breathtaking, unobstructed views across Lake Erie. Beyond siting the primary residence, the master plan incorporates a thoughtfully integrated campus—including future guest cabins, a central commons building, private trails, and vertical access points down to the creek and lakefront. From driveway mapping and selective forest clearing to curated meadows and lawn clearings, every structural and landscape element was positioned to celebrate the natural terrain.

Barrier-Free Desert Wet Room Light-filled barrier-free bathroom with a curbless shower, freestanding tub, textured plaster walls, and expansive views of the Virgin, Utah landscape. Freestanding Tub with Red-Rock Views Spa-like bathroom featuring a sculptural freestanding tub, curbless shower, natural plaster finishes, and a framed view of the surrounding red-rock terrain.

Solution : La priorité, ouvrir, dégager l’espace et profiter de ce grand espace. Isoler la piscine pour être préventif et sécuritaire. Refaire le revêtement de sol avec les produits Rocvale, TERRASSE EN DALLAGE BEACON HILL TEXTURE (Rappel de pierre naturel) DE ROCVALE COULEUR SABLE DESERTIQUE BORDURE SOLDAT BEACON HILL LISSE (Lien avec le fini lisse de la brique de la maison) DALLE RICHCLIFF XL 18X36 COULEUR TAUPE ASSINICA Émonder et relever le port des arbres pour apporter de la lumière au jardin. L’espace comptoir BBQ avec rangement est installé près de l’escalier et ces fines-herbes. Garder un espace potager pour nourrir cette belle grande famille et un aussi prévoir un espace compost. Prévoir un espace gazebo éventuellement avec un toit de bardeau de cèdre fixe et des moustiquaires pour les longs souper qui s'étire. Planifier un espace spa utilisable 4 saisons. Le coin feu et les bancs de pierres naturelles réchauffent l'ambiance tout près du spa et encourage les longues discussions lors de soirées entre amis. Un pallier est créé dans le terrain pour donner du mouvement et pouvoir créer un espace pour jouer au badminton. Garder tous les végétaux existant et les relocaliser sur le terrain.

This three-story vacation home for a family of ski enthusiasts features 5 bedrooms and a six-bed bunk room, 5 1/2 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, great room, 2 wet bars, great room, exercise room, basement game room, office, mud room, ski work room, decks, stone patio with sunken hot tub, garage, and elevator. The home sits into an extremely steep, half-acre lot that shares a property line with a ski resort and allows for ski-in, ski-out access to the mountain’s 61 trails. This unique location and challenging terrain informed the home’s siting, footprint, program, design, interior design, finishes, and custom made furniture. Credit: Samyn-D'Elia Architects

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Trendy exterior home photo in DC Metro

Completing the Vibe...Cool & Contemporary Curb Appeal that helps complete our clients special spaces. From the start...it feels like it was here all along. The perimeter tree line serving as a partial wind break has a feel that most parks long for. Lit up at night, it almost feels like youre in a downtown urban park. Forever Lawn grass brightens the front lawn without all the maintenance. Full accessibility with custom concrete rocksalt deck pads makes it easy for everyone to get around. Accent lighting adds to the environments ambiance positioned for safety and athletics. Natural limestone & mossrock boulders engraves the terrain, softening the energy & movement. We bring all the colors together on a custom cedar fence that adds privacy & function. Moving into the backyard, steps pads, ipe deck & forever lawn adds depth and comfort making spaces to slow down and admire your moments in the landscaped edges.

Kirk Bianchi created the design for this residential resort next to a desert preserve. The overhang of the homes patio suggested a pool with a sweeping curve shape. Kirk positioned a raised vanishing edge pool to work with the ascending terrain and to also capture the reflections of the scenery behind. The fire pit and bbq areas are situated to capture the best views of the superstition mountains, framed by the architectural pergola that creates a window to the vista beyond. A raised glass tile spa, capturing the colors of the desert context, serves as a jewel and centerpiece for the outdoor living space.

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Completing the Vibe...Cool & Contemporary Curb Appeal that helps complete our clients special spaces. From the start...it feels like it was here all along. The perimeter tree line serving as a partial wind break has a feel that most parks long for. Lit up at night, it almost feels like youre in a downtown urban park. Forever Lawn grass brightens the front lawn without all the maintenance. Full accessibility with custom concrete rocksalt deck pads makes it easy for everyone to get around. Accent lighting adds to the environments ambiance positioned for safety and athletics. Natural limestone & mossrock boulders engraves the terrain, softening the energy & movement. We bring all the colors together on a custom cedar fence that adds privacy & function. Moving into the backyard, steps pads, ipe deck & forever lawn adds depth and comfort making spaces to slow down and admire your moments in the landscaped edges.

Stunning deck & patio combo features TimberTech Evolutions Terrain decking in Brown Oak. The deck space has plenty of room for dining and includes a buffet table for food and drinks. The patio features a built-in fire pit and outdoor kitchen that includes an outdoor bar for dining. The kitchen in built with Belgard Weston Wall in Ashbury Haze and includes custom limestone countertops. The Belgard pavers consist of Belgar Lafit Slab pavers in Danville Beige with and Old World Cobble soldiers course in Gastony Tan.

Completing the Vibe...Cool & Contemporary Curb Appeal that helps complete our clients special spaces. From the start...it feels like it was here all along. The perimeter tree line serving as a partial wind break has a feel that most parks long for. Lit up at night, it almost feels like youre in a downtown urban park. Forever Lawn grass brightens the front lawn without all the maintenance. Full accessibility with custom concrete rocksalt deck pads makes it easy for everyone to get around. Accent lighting adds to the environments ambiance positioned for safety and athletics. Natural limestone & mossrock boulders engraves the terrain, softening the energy & movement. We bring all the colors together on a custom cedar fence that adds privacy & function. Moving into the backyard, steps pads, ipe deck & forever lawn adds depth and comfort making spaces to slow down and admire your moments in the landscaped edges.

Completing the Vibe...Cool & Contemporary Curb Appeal that helps complete our clients special spaces. From the start...it feels like it was here all along. The perimeter tree line serving as a partial wind break has a feel that most parks long for. Lit up at night, it almost feels like youre in a downtown urban park. Forever Lawn grass brightens the front lawn without all the maintenance. Full accessibility with custom concrete rocksalt deck pads makes it easy for everyone to get around. Accent lighting adds to the environments ambiance positioned for safety and athletics. Natural limestone & mossrock boulders engraves the terrain, softening the energy & movement. We bring all the colors together on a custom cedar fence that adds privacy & function. Moving into the backyard, steps pads, ipe deck & forever lawn adds depth and comfort making spaces to slow down and admire your moments in the landscaped edges.

Contractor: Anderson Contracting Services, Carl Anderson Principal Consultants: Structural Engineers - Foley Buhl Roberts & Associates, Inc. Photographer: Dan Gair/Blind Dog Photo, Inc. & Greg Premru Photography This gambrel home takes full advantage of its rugged costal heights, embracing intoxicating ocean views from both wings of the house. Gracious interiors include a balance of formal living spaces, casual family quarters and private domains. Romantic details such as a tower with a curving staircase and wall of windows give it distinct personality. Architects transformed the site’s topography, providing vehicular access and building a 30-foot stone retaining wall to level the site. The change in landscape was sensitively integrated into the existing terrain through use of native materials and color. Reminiscent of estate architecture, the team created connections between the elegant seaside dwelling and its outbuildings, such as the carriage house and beach house.

Contemporary exterior home idea in San Diego

Completing the Vibe...Cool & Contemporary Curb Appeal that helps complete our clients special spaces. From the start...it feels like it was here all along. The perimeter tree line serving as a partial wind break has a feel that most parks long for. Lit up at night, it almost feels like youre in a downtown urban park. Forever Lawn grass brightens the front lawn without all the maintenance. Full accessibility with custom concrete rocksalt deck pads makes it easy for everyone to get around. Accent lighting adds to the environments ambiance positioned for safety and athletics. Natural limestone & mossrock boulders engraves the terrain, softening the energy & movement. We bring all the colors together on a custom cedar fence that adds privacy & function. Moving into the backyard, steps pads, ipe deck & forever lawn adds depth and comfort making spaces to slow down and admire your moments in the landscaped edges.

The rolling terrain of the property is traversed mainly by expansive lawns, but in select areas, basalt rockery and slab steps make getting from point A to point B that much easier. Photography by: Joe Hollowell