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Mihaly SlocombeTwin Peaks House is a vibrant extension to a grand Edwardian homestead in Kensington.
Originally built in 1913 for a wealthy family of butchers, when the surrounding landscape was pasture from horizon to horizon, the homestead endured as its acreage was carved up and subdivided into smaller terrace allotments. Our clients discovered the property decades ago during long walks around their neighbourhood, promising themselves that they would buy it should the opportunity ever arise.
Many years later the opportunity did arise, and our clients made the leap. Not long after, they commissioned us to update the home for their family of five. They asked us to replace the pokey rear end of the house, shabbily renovated in the 1980s, with a generous extension that matched the scale of the original home and its voluminous garden.
Our design intervention extends the massing of the original gable-roofed house towards the back garden, accommodating kids’ bedrooms, living areas downstairs and main bedroom suite tucked away upstairs gabled volume to the east earns the project its name, duplicating the main roof pitch at a smaller scale and housing dining, kitchen, laundry and informal entry. This arrangement of rooms supports our clients’ busy lifestyles with zones of communal and individual living, places to be together and places to be alone.
The living area pivots around the kitchen island, positioned carefully to entice our clients' energetic teenaged boys with the aroma of cooking. A sculpted deck runs the length of the garden elevation, facing swimming pool, borrowed landscape and the sun. A first-floor hideout attached to the main bedroom floats above, vertical screening providing prospect and refuge. Neither quite indoors nor out, these spaces act as threshold between both, protected from the rain and flexibly dimensioned for either entertaining or retreat.
Galvanised steel continuously wraps the exterior of the extension, distilling the decorative heritage of the original’s walls, roofs and gables into two cohesive volumes. The masculinity in this form-making is balanced by a light-filled, feminine interior. Its material palette of pale timbers and pastel shades are set against a textured white backdrop, with 2400mm high datum adding a human scale to the raked ceilings. Celebrating the tension between these design moves is a dramatic, top-lit 7m high void that slices through the centre of the house. Another type of threshold, the void bridges the old and the new, the private and the public, the formal and the informal. It acts as a clear spatial marker for each of these transitions and a living relic of the home’s long history.
Alina Druga InteriorsMediterranes Badezimmer mit Unterbauwanne, Duschbadewanne, Wandtoilette, weißer Wandfarbe, Keramikboden, Wandnische und eingebautem Waschtisch in San Francisco
H2D Architecture + DesignOutdoor kitchen complete with grill, refrigerators, sink, and ceiling heaters.
Design by: H2D Architecture + Design
www.h2darchitects.com
Built by: Crescent Builds
Photos by: Julie Mannell Photography
In the DeetsTransitional kitchen with farmhouse touches featuring shaker white and navy cabinetry, quartz counter tops, subway backsplash, and engineered wood flooring. Custom accordion window to backyard for the perfect entertaining setup.
oro株式会社一級建築士事務所Kleiner Moderner Flur mit brauner Wandfarbe, Sperrholzboden, braunem Boden, Holzdielendecke und Holzwänden in Sonstige
Couleurs et décoModernes Wohnzimmer mit blauer Wandfarbe, braunem Holzboden, freistehendem TV und braunem Boden in Paris
Katherine Jackson Architectural PhotographyThis butler's pantry lends itself perfectly to the dining room and making sure you have everything you need at arms length but still a stylish well crafted space you would be happy to show off!
McDonald Jones Homesa classic single storey 4 Bedroom home which boasts a Children’s Activity, Study Nook and Home Theatre.
The San Marino display home is the perfect combination of style, luxury and practicality, a timeless design perfect to grown with you as it boasts many features that are desired by modern families.
“The San Marino simply offers so much for families to love! Featuring a beautiful Hamptons styling and really making the most of the amazing location with country views throughout each space of this open plan design that simply draws the outside in.” Says Sue Postle the local Building and Design Consultant.
Perhaps the most outstanding feature of the San Marino is the central living hub, complete with striking gourmet Kitchen and seamless combination of both internal and external living and entertaining spaces. The added bonus of a private Home Theatre, four spacious bedrooms, two inviting Bathrooms, and a Children’s Activity space adds to the charm of this striking design.
Wine Cellar SpecialistsWine Cellar Specialists created a stylish and functional custom wine rack design for this residential wine room in North Dallas. We added a rolling ladder to provide the owners ease of access to the bottles stored beyond their reach.
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MAT INTERModernes Badezimmer En Suite mit braunen Schränken, braunen Fliesen, bunten Wänden, Unterbauwaschbecken, braunem Boden, brauner Waschtischplatte, Doppelwaschbecken und flächenbündigen Schrankfronten in Paris
Andover Landscape Design & ConstructionOur long-time clients wanted a bit of outdoor entertainment space at their Boston penthouse, and while there were some challenges due to location and footprint, we agreed to help. The views are amazing as this space overlooks the harbor and Boston’s bustling Seaport below. With Logan Airport just on the other side of the Boston Harbor, the arriving jets are a mesmerizing site as their lights line up in preparation to land.
The entire space we had to work with is less than 10 feet wide and 45 feet long (think bowling-alley-lane dimensions), so we worked extremely hard to get as much programmable space as possible without forcing any of the areas. The gathering spots are delineated by granite and IPE wood floor tiles supported on a custom pedestal system designed to protect the rubber roof below.
The gas grill and wine fridge are installed within a custom-built IPE cabinet topped by jet-mist granite countertops. This countertop extends to a slightly-raised bar area for the ultimate view beyond and terminates as a waterfall of granite meets the same jet-mist floor tiles… custom-cut and honed to match, of course.
Moving along the length of the space, the floor transitions from granite to wood, and is framed by sculptural containers and plants. Low-voltage lighting warms the space and creates a striking display that harmonizes with the city lights below. Once again, the floor transitions, this time back to granite in the seating area consisting of two counter-height chairs.
"This purposeful back-and-forth of the floor really helps define the space and our furniture choices create these niches that are both aesthetically pleasing and functional.” - Russell
The terrace concludes with a large trough planter filled with ornamental grasses in the summer months and a seasonal holiday arrangements throughout the winter. An ‘L’-shaped couch offers a spot for multiple guests to relax and take in the sounds of a custom sound system — all hidden and out of sight — which adds to the magical feel of this ultimate night spot.
UserModernes Badezimmer mit flächenbündigen Schrankfronten, orangefarbenen Schränken, oranger Wandfarbe, Aufsatzwaschbecken, beigem Boden und weißer Waschtischplatte in Paris
Heartlands Building CompanyAn enchanting outdoor room space with a beautiful fireplace, custom stamped concrete, and an outdoor kitchen.
Mittelgroßer Patio hinter dem Haus mit Outdoor-Küche, Stempelbeton und Gazebo in St. Louis
Mittelgroßer Patio hinter dem Haus mit Outdoor-Küche, Stempelbeton und Gazebo in St. Louis
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