Harmoniously built with the setting in mind this artistically modern home engages its natural surroundings inside and out. Moving through the home there was an understanding of the marriage between the structure and the elements displayed. "The rooms were designed per their use, studied for comfortable living, and proportionally created for the owner", Robert Tellesen (owner of Vogue Homes). Although the home is grand in size each space has a sense of comfort. The rooms seem to invite you in and welcome you to stay. Working on your home? Feel free to call us at 916.476.3636

This staircase opens to the foyer. The owner had admired another cable railing system, but made it his with custom posts and floating stairs. Aram Photographics

The Narrabeen House is located on the edge of Narrabeen Lagoon and is fortunate to have outlook across water to an untouched island dense with casuarinas. By contrast, the street context is unremarkable without the slightest hint of the lagoon beyond the houses lining the street and manages to give the impression of being deep in suburbia. The house is new and replaces a former 1970s cream brick house that functioned poorly and like many other houses from the time, did little to engage with the unique environmental qualities of the lagoon. In starting this project, we clearly wanted to re-dress the connection with the lagoon and island, but also found ourselves drawn to the suburban qualities of the street and this dramatic contrast between the front and back of the property. This led us to think about the project within the framework of the ‘suburban ideal’ - a framework that would allow the house to address the street as any other suburban house would, while inwardly pursuing the ideals of oasis and retreat where the water experience could be used to maximum impact - in effect, amplifying the current contrast between street and lagoon. From the street, the house’s composition is built around the entrance, driveway and garage like any typical suburban house however the impact of these domestic elements is diffused by melding them into a singular architectural expression and form. The broad facade combined with the floating skirt detail give the house a horizontal proportion and even though the dark timber cladding gives the building a ‘stealth’ like appearance, it still withholds the drama of the lagoon beyond. This sets up two key planning strategies. Firstly, a central courtyard is introduced as the principal organising element for the planning with all of the house’s key public spaces - living room, dining room, kitchen, study and pool - grouped around the courtyard to connect these spaces visually, and physically when the courtyard walls are opened up. The arrangement promotes a socially inclusive dynamic as well as extending the spatial opportunities of the house. The courtyard also has a significant environmental role bringing sun, light and air into the centre of the house. Secondly, the planning is composed to deliberately isolate the occupant from the suburban surrounds to heighten the sense of oasis and privateness. This process begins at the street bringing visitors through a succession of exterior spaces that gradually compress and remove the street context through a composition of fences, full height screens and thresholds. The entry sequence eventually terminates at a solid doorway where the sense of intrigue peaks. Rather than entering into a hallway, one arrives in the courtyard where the full extent of the private domain, the lagoon and island are revealed and any sense of the outside world removed. The house also has an unusual sectional arrangement driven partly by the requirement to elevate the interior 1.2m above ground level to safeguard against flooding but also by the desire to have open plan spaces with dual aspect - north for sun and south for the view. Whilst this introduces issues with the scale relationship of the house to its neighbours, it enables a more interesting multi- level relationship between interior and exterior living spaces to occur. This combination of sectional interplay with the layout of spaces in relation to the courtyard is what enables the layering of spaces to occur - it is possible to view the courtyard, living room, lagoon side deck, lagoon and island as backdrop in just one vista from the study. Flood raising 1200mm helps by introducing level changes that step and advantage the deeper views Porosity radically increases experience of exterior framed views, elevated The vistas from the key living areas and courtyard are composed to heighten the sense of connection with the lagoon and place the island as the key visual terminating feature. The materiality further develops the notion of oasis with a simple calming palette of warm natural materials that have a beneficial environmental effect while connecting the house with the natural environment of the lagoon and island.

Peter Tarasuik Photography
メルボルンにある広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな階段の写真

Edge Commercial Photography
ニューカッスル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スケルトン階段 (木の蹴込み板) の写真

Our Serratus design uses serrated steel stringers that follow the shape of the staircase’s step treads, creating a zigzag effect that looks sleek and adds dimension to your stairwell.

A remarkable Architect/Builder selected us to help design, build and install his geometric/contemporary four-level staircase; definitively not a “cookie-cutter” stair design, capable to blend/accompany very well the geometric forms of the custom millwork found throughout the home, and the spectacular chef’s kitchen/adjoining light filled family room. Since the architect’s goal was to allow plenty of natural light in at all times (staircase is located next to wall of windows), the stairs feature solid 2” oak treads with 4” nose extensions, absence of risers, and beautifully finished poplar stringers. The horizontal cable balustrade system flows dramatically from the lower level rec room to the magnificent view offered by the fourth level roof top deck. CSC © 1976-2020 Century Stair Company. All rights reserved.

This stair is the first stand-out feature visitors notice when entering this home and the stair design perfectly mirrors the modern design aesthetic throughout the rest of the house. Stair treads are crafted from American white oak with a low sheen satin polyurethane finish. Steel stringers are finished in an off-white and contrast with the dark tile clad feature wall. Glass balustrades ensure maximum light flow and keep everything looking light and spacious. Murray Irwin

Brazilian Walnut Steps (IPE), Techo-Bloc Patio, & Plantings Designed & Built by Garden Artisans LLC.
ニューヨークにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなスケルトン階段 (木の蹴込み板) の写真

Quarter sawn Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry) floating stairs above splayed treads and risers. Photo by Mark Snodgrass during construction.
ラスベガスにあるラグジュアリーなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな階段の写真

Borrowed light in staircase from the interior window. There is a corner window in the guest bedroom beyond. The interior window is detailed as a display case

Mark Matuska
ニューヨークにあるラグジュアリーな中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなスケルトン階段 (金属の蹴込み板) の写真

ニューカッスル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スケルトン階段 (ガラスフェンス) の写真

These stair treads and newel posts are sawn from reclaimed oak beams giving them thickness and as much character as the South Face flooring
ボストンにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな階段の写真

Staircase lined with windows brings in natural light.
他の地域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スケルトン階段 (木の蹴込み板、ワイヤーの手すり) の写真

Double Central Carriage Staircase in European Oak with Structural Steel Rod Balusters.
ケンブリッジシャーにある高級な中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな階段の写真

ヒューストンにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな階段の写真

Floating oak stair with guardrail of 3-Form ecoresin panels and oval oak top rail
ニューヨークにある高級な中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな階段 (木材の手すり) の写真

大阪にある高級な中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなスケルトン階段 (混合材の手すり) の写真