Original KAWS sculptures are placed in the corner of this expansive great room / living room of this Sarasota Vue penthouse build-out overlooking Sarasota Bay. The great room's pink sofa is much like a bright garden flower, and the custom-dyed feathers on the dining room chandelier add to the outdoor motif of the Italian garden design.

appliques murales, cadres, canapé en velours, canapé gris foncé, cheminée en pierre taillée, coussins bleus, decoration, fauteuils, grandes fenêtres, lumineux, miroir vintage, moulures osier table basse, table en bois

The architecture and layout of the dining room and living room in this Sarasota Vue penthouse has an Italian garden theme as if several buildings are stacked next to each other where each surface is unique in texture and color.

The clients called me on the recommendation from a neighbor of mine who had met them at a conference and learned of their need for an architect. They contacted me and after meeting to discuss their project they invited me to visit their site, not far from White Salmon in Washington State. Initially, the couple discussed building a ‘Weekend’ retreat on their 20± acres of land. Their site was in the foothills of a range of mountains that offered views of both Mt. Adams to the North and Mt. Hood to the South. They wanted to develop a place that was ‘cabin-like’ but with a degree of refinement to it and take advantage of the primary views to the north, south and west. They also wanted to have a strong connection to their immediate outdoors. Before long my clients came to the conclusion that they no longer perceived this as simply a weekend retreat but were now interested in making this their primary residence. With this new focus we concentrated on keeping the refined cabin approach but needed to add some additional functions and square feet to the original program. They wanted to downsize from their current 3,500± SF city residence to a more modest 2,000 – 2,500 SF space. They desired a singular open Living, Dining and Kitchen area but needed to have a separate room for their television and upright piano. They were empty nesters and wanted only two bedrooms and decided that they would have two ‘Master’ bedrooms, one on the lower floor and the other on the upper floor (they planned to build additional ‘Guest’ cabins to accommodate others in the near future). The original scheme for the weekend retreat was only one floor with the second bedroom tucked away on the north side of the house next to the breezeway opposite of the carport. Another consideration that we had to resolve was that the particular location that was deemed the best building site had diametrically opposed advantages and disadvantages. The views and primary solar orientations were also the source of the prevailing winds, out of the Southwest. The resolve was to provide a semi-circular low-profile earth berm on the south/southwest side of the structure to serve as a wind-foil directing the strongest breezes up and over the structure. Because our selected site was in a saddle of land that then sloped off to the south/southwest the combination of the earth berm and the sloping hill would effectively created a ‘nestled’ form allowing the winds rushing up the hillside to shoot over most of the house. This allowed me to keep the favorable orientation to both the views and sun without being completely compromised by the winds.

The brief for the living room included creating a space that is comfortable, modern and where the couple’s young children can play and make a mess. We selected a bright, vintage rug to anchor the space on top of which we added a myriad of seating opportunities that can move and morph into whatever is required for playing and entertaining.

Rénovation du salon dans maison des années 70
トゥールーズにある中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、コーナー設置型暖炉、木材の暖炉まわり、ベージュの床、表し梁) の写真

salle a manger, séjour, salon, parquet en point de Hongrie, miroir décoration, moulures, poutres peintes, cheminées, pierre, quartz, chaise en bois, table blanche, art de table, tapis peau de vache, fauteuils, grandes fenêtres, cadres, lustre

The architecture and layout of the dining room and great room in this Sarasota Vue penthouse has an Italian garden theme as if several buildings are stacked next to each other where each surface is unique in texture and color.

Meuble bois sur mesure « frêne » réalisé par M Daubigney
パリにあるラグジュアリーな広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなリビング (白い壁、セラミックタイルの床、薪ストーブ、テレビなし、ベージュの床、表し梁、壁紙) の写真