Weather House is a bespoke home for a young, nature-loving family on a quintessentially compact Northcote block. Our clients Claire and Brent cherished the character of their century-old worker's cottage but required more considered space and flexibility in their home. Claire and Brent are camping enthusiasts, and in response their house is a love letter to the outdoors: a rich, durable environment infused with the grounded ambience of being in nature. From the street, the dark cladding of the sensitive rear extension echoes the existing cottage!s roofline, becoming a subtle shadow of the original house in both form and tone. As you move through the home, the double-height extension invites the climate and native landscaping inside at every turn. The light-bathed lounge, dining room and kitchen are anchored around, and seamlessly connected to, a versatile outdoor living area. A double-sided fireplace embedded into the house’s rear wall brings warmth and ambience to the lounge, and inspires a campfire atmosphere in the back yard. Championing tactility and durability, the material palette features polished concrete floors, blackbutt timber joinery and concrete brick walls. Peach and sage tones are employed as accents throughout the lower level, and amplified upstairs where sage forms the tonal base for the moody main bedroom. An adjacent private deck creates an additional tether to the outdoors, and houses planters and trellises that will decorate the home’s exterior with greenery. From the tactile and textured finishes of the interior to the surrounding Australian native garden that you just want to touch, the house encapsulates the feeling of being part of the outdoors; like Claire and Brent are camping at home. It is a tribute to Mother Nature, Weather House’s muse.

メルボルン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LDK (コンクリートの床) の写真

To connect to the adjoining Living Room, the Dining area employs a similar palette of darker surfaces and finishes, chosen to create an effect that is highly evocative of past centuries, linking new and old with a poetic approach. The dark grey concrete floor is a paired with traditional but luxurious Tadelakt Moroccan plaster, chose for its uneven and natural texture as well as beautiful earthy hues. The supporting structure is exposed and painted in a deep red hue to suggest the different functional areas and create a unique interior which is then reflected on the exterior of the extension.

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ラグジュアリーな巨大なラスティックスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、コンクリートの床、グレーの床、表し梁) の写真

ダイニング部分を小上がりにし、リビングと緩やかに繋がりを持たせたプランニングです。 腰壁にしてしまうと、空間の繋がりが分断され、圧迫感も出てしまうので、吹き抜け用の手すりを用いて安全性とデザイン性を実現しています。 色は階段、インテリア、梁に合わせてブラックにしてフロア、クロスとのコントラストを演出しています。

チャールストンにある広いビーチスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (青い壁、レンガの床、暖炉なし、マルチカラーの床) の写真

The heart of the house is a double-height great room encompassing family living, dining and kitchen. Featuring floor-to-ceiling glass pivot doors and expansive glazing, the dining room at this modern home is airy and light. © Matthew Millman

コルカタにある中くらいなおしゃれなLDK (グレーの壁、コンクリートの床、グレーの床) の写真

Robert Yu
ダラスにある中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (グレーの壁、コンクリートの床、暖炉なし、グレーの床) の写真

Builder: John Kraemer & Sons | Photography: Landmark Photography
ミネアポリスにある小さなモダンスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (ベージュの壁、コンクリートの床、石材の暖炉まわり) の写真

Jotul Oslo Wood Stove in Blue/Black Finish, Alcove in Hillstone Verona Cast Stone, Floor in Bourbon Street Brick, Raised Hearth in Custom Reinforced Concrete, Wood Storage Below Hearth

ニューヨークにある高級な広いモダンスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (グレーの壁、コンクリートの床) の写真

The Mazama house is located in the Methow Valley of Washington State, a secluded mountain valley on the eastern edge of the North Cascades, about 200 miles northeast of Seattle. The house has been carefully placed in a copse of trees at the easterly end of a large meadow. Two major building volumes indicate the house organization. A grounded 2-story bedroom wing anchors a raised living pavilion that is lifted off the ground by a series of exposed steel columns. Seen from the access road, the large meadow in front of the house continues right under the main living space, making the living pavilion into a kind of bridge structure spanning over the meadow grass, with the house touching the ground lightly on six steel columns. The raised floor level provides enhanced views as well as keeping the main living level well above the 3-4 feet of winter snow accumulation that is typical for the upper Methow Valley. To further emphasize the idea of lightness, the exposed wood structure of the living pavilion roof changes pitch along its length, so the roof warps upward at each end. The interior exposed wood beams appear like an unfolding fan as the roof pitch changes. The main interior bearing columns are steel with a tapered “V”-shape, recalling the lightness of a dancer. The house reflects the continuing FINNE investigation into the idea of crafted modernism, with cast bronze inserts at the front door, variegated laser-cut steel railing panels, a curvilinear cast-glass kitchen counter, waterjet-cut aluminum light fixtures, and many custom furniture pieces. The house interior has been designed to be completely integral with the exterior. The living pavilion contains more than twelve pieces of custom furniture and lighting, creating a totality of the designed environment that recalls the idea of Gesamtkunstverk, as seen in the work of Josef Hoffman and the Viennese Secessionist movement in the early 20th century. The house has been designed from the start as a sustainable structure, with 40% higher insulation values than required by code, radiant concrete slab heating, efficient natural ventilation, large amounts of natural lighting, water-conserving plumbing fixtures, and locally sourced materials. Windows have high-performance LowE insulated glazing and are equipped with concealed shades. A radiant hydronic heat system with exposed concrete floors allows lower operating temperatures and higher occupant comfort levels. The concrete slabs conserve heat and provide great warmth and comfort for the feet. Deep roof overhangs, built-in shades and high operating clerestory windows are used to reduce heat gain in summer months. During the winter, the lower sun angle is able to penetrate into living spaces and passively warm the exposed concrete floor. Low VOC paints and stains have been used throughout the house. The high level of craft evident in the house reflects another key principle of sustainable design: build it well and make it last for many years! Photo by Benjamin Benschneider

Wood beaded chandelier over a gorgeous reclaimed wood dining table with spindle chairs add a bit of eclectic whimsy to the entire space. Renovation and Interior Design: Blackband Design. Phone: 949.872.2234

Shelly Harrison Photography
ボストンにある中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、コンクリートの床、暖炉なし、グレーの床) の写真

サンフランシスコにあるインダストリアルスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、コンクリートの床) の写真

ニューヨークにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、コンクリートの床、標準型暖炉、グレーの床、三角天井) の写真

Custom Quonset Hut becomes a single family home, bridging the divide between industrial and residential zoning in a historic neighborhood. Inside, the utilitarian structure gives way to a chic contemporary interior.

オレンジカウンティ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 (グレーの壁、グレーの床、コンクリートの床、横長型暖炉) の写真