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ALTUS Architecture + DesignThis sixth floor penthouse overlooks the city lakes, the Uptown retail district and the city skyline beyond. Designed for a young professional, the space is shaped by distinguishing the private and public realms through sculptural spatial gestures. Upon entry, a curved wall of white marble dust plaster pulls one into the space and delineates the boundary of the private master suite. The master bedroom space is screened from the entry by a translucent glass wall layered with a perforated veil creating optical dynamics and movement. This functions to privatize the master suite, while still allowing light to filter through the space to the entry. Suspended cabinet elements of Australian Walnut float opposite the curved white wall and Walnut floors lead one into the living room and kitchen spaces.
A custom perforated stainless steel shroud surrounds a spiral stair that leads to a roof deck and garden space above, creating a daylit lantern within the center of the space. The concept for the stair began with the metaphor of water as a connection to the chain of city lakes. An image of water was abstracted into a series of pixels that were translated into a series of varying perforations, creating a dynamic pattern cut out of curved stainless steel panels. The result creates a sensory exciting path of movement and light, allowing the user to move up and down through dramatic shadow patterns that change with the position of the sun, transforming the light within the space.
The kitchen is composed of Cherry and translucent glass cabinets with stainless steel shelves and countertops creating a progressive, modern backdrop to the interior edge of the living space. The powder room draws light through translucent glass, nestled behind the kitchen. Lines of light within, and suspended from the ceiling extend through the space toward the glass perimeter, defining a graphic counterpoint to the natural light from the perimeter full height glass.
Within the master suite a freestanding Burlington stone bathroom mass creates solidity and privacy while separating the bedroom area from the bath and dressing spaces. The curved wall creates a walk-in dressing space as a fine boutique within the suite. The suspended screen acts as art within the master bedroom while filtering the light from the full height windows which open to the city beyond.
The guest suite and office is located behind the pale blue wall of the kitchen through a sliding translucent glass panel. Natural light reaches the interior spaces of the dressing room and bath over partial height walls and clerestory glass.
spfaPhoto of a medium sized modern open plan living room in Los Angeles with marble flooring and a home bar.
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This is an example of a medium sized modern living room in Los Angeles with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and feature lighting.
This is an example of a medium sized modern living room in Los Angeles with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and feature lighting.
DNM ArchitectureRobert Hatch, photographer, 2011
Inspiration for a modern open plan living room in San Francisco.
Inspiration for a modern open plan living room in San Francisco.
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Design ideas for a modern open plan living room in Kansas City with grey walls.
Design ideas for a modern open plan living room in Kansas City with grey walls.
Coates Design Architecture + InteriorsLara Swimmer
Photo of a modern open plan living room in Seattle with beige walls.
Photo of a modern open plan living room in Seattle with beige walls.
Peter Rose Architecture + Interiors Inc.Modern open plan living room in Vancouver with white walls and red floors.
Chris Pardo Design - Elemental ArchitectureThis is an example of a modern open plan living room in Seattle with white walls.
Edmonds + Lee ArchitectsBruce Damonte
Design ideas for a medium sized modern open plan games room in San Francisco with white walls and concrete flooring.
Design ideas for a medium sized modern open plan games room in San Francisco with white walls and concrete flooring.
Habitat Studio©2012 Merle Prosofsky http://www.prosofsky.com/
Inspiration for a modern open plan living room in Edmonton with white walls.
Inspiration for a modern open plan living room in Edmonton with white walls.
Resolution: 4 ArchitectureLocated on a five-acre rocky outcrop, The Mountain Retreat trades in Manhattan skyscrapers and the scuttle of yellow cabs for sweeping views of the Catskill Mountains and hawks gliding on the thermals below. The client, who loves mountain biking and rock climbing, camped out on the hilltop during the siting of the house to determine the best spot, angle and orientation for his new escape. The resulting home is a retreat carefully crafted into its unique surroundings. The Mountain Retreat provides a unique and efficient 1,800 sf indoor and outdoor living and entertaining experience.
The finished house, sitting partially on concrete stilts, gives way to a striking display. Its angular lines, soaring height, and unique blend of warm cedar siding with cool gray concrete panels and glass are displayed to great advantage in the context of its rough mountaintop setting. The stilts act as supports for the great room above and, below, define the parking spaces for an uncluttered entry and carport. An enclosed staircase runs along the north side of the house. Sheathed inside and out with gray cement board panels, it leads from the ground floor entrance to the main living spaces, which exist in the treetops. Requiring the insertion of pylons, a well, and a septic tank, the rocky terrain of the immediate site had to be blasted. Rather than discarding the remnants, the rocks were scattered around the site. Used for outdoor seating and the entry pathway, the rock cover further emphasizes the relation and integration of the house into the natural backdrop.
The home’s butterfly roof channels rainwater to two custom metal scuppers, from which it cascades off onto thoughtfully placed boulders. The butterfly roof gives the great room and master bedroom a tall, sloped ceiling with light from above, while a suite of ground-room floors fit cozily below. An elevated cedar deck wraps around three sides of the great room, offering a full day of sunshine for deck lounging and for the entire room to be opened to the outdoors with ease.
Architects: Joseph Tanney, Robert Luntz
Project Architect: John Kim
Project Team: Jacob Moore
Manufacturer: Apex Homes, INC.
Engineer: Robert Silman Associates, P.C., Greg Sloditski
Contractor: JH Construction, INC.
Photographer: © Floto & Warner
Chris Pardo Design - Elemental ArchitectureInspiration for a modern mezzanine living room in Seattle with concrete flooring.
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