Nearly two decades ago now, Susan and her husband put a letter in the mailbox of this eastside home: "If you have any interest in selling, please reach out." But really, who would give up a Flansburgh House? Fast forward to 2020, when the house went on the market! By then it was clear that three children and a busy home design studio couldn't be crammed into this efficient footprint. But what's second best to moving into your dream home? Being asked to redesign the functional core for the family that was. In this classic Flansburgh layout, all the rooms align tidily in a square around a central hall and open air atrium. As such, all the spaces are both connected to one another and also private; and all allow for visual access to the outdoors in two directions—toward the atrium and toward the exterior. All except, in this case, the utilitarian galley kitchen. That space, oft-relegated to second class in midcentury architecture, got the shaft, with narrow doorways on two ends and no good visual access to the atrium or the outside. Who spends time in the kitchen anyway? As is often the case with even the very best midcentury architecture, the kitchen at the Flansburgh House needed to be modernized; appliances and cabinetry have come a long way since 1970, but our culture has evolved too, becoming more casual and open in ways we at SYH believe are here to stay. People (gasp!) do spend time—lots of time!—in their kitchens! Nonetheless, our goal was to make this kitchen look as if it had been designed this way by Earl Flansburgh himself. The house came to us full of bold, bright color. We edited out some of it (along with the walls it was on) but kept and built upon the stunning red, orange and yellow closet doors in the family room adjacent to the kitchen. That pop was balanced by a few colorful midcentury pieces that our clients already owned, and the stunning light and verdant green coming in from both the atrium and the perimeter of the house, not to mention the many skylights. Thus, the rest of the space just needed to quiet down and be a beautiful, if neutral, foil. White terrazzo tile grounds custom plywood and black cabinetry, offset by a half wall that offers both camouflage for the cooking mess and also storage below, hidden behind seamless oak tambour. Contractor: Rusty Peterson Cabinetry: Stoll's Woodworking Photographer: Sarah Shields

March 2020 marked the launch of LIVDEN, a curated line of innovative decorative tiles made from 60-100% recycled materials. In the months leading up to our launch, we were approached by Palm Springs design firm, Juniper House, for a collaboration on one of the featured homes of 2020 Modernism Week, the Mesa Modern. The LUNA series in the Medallion color on 12x12 Crystallized Terrazzo tile was featured as the main kitchen's backsplash. The LUNA was paired with matte black cabinetry, brass hardware, and custom mid-century lighting installations. The main kitchen was packed with color, texture and modern design elements.

Rénovation complète d'un appartement de 70m² à Boulogne-Billancourt (92). Nous avons repensé cet appartement dans sa totalité. L'ancienne petite cuisine est devenue une chambre à coucher. Le double séjour a été décloisonné complètement pour accueillir une grande cuisine ouverte. Dans la chambre principale, un claustra sur-mesure cache un grand dressing et un espace bureau confortable pour le télétravail.

Dans ce 39 M2 parisien entièrement à rénover il n'y avait pas de salle d'eau mais une unique cuisine dans laquelle on trouvait une douche d'appoint... Nous avons restructurer l'espace pour créer une salle d'eau fermée, un coin cuisine ouverte et rattraper les sols en fonction en posant du carrelage imitation Terrazzo...

パリにある小さなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (アンダーカウンターシンク、黒いキャビネット、大理石カウンター、白いキッチンパネル、レンガのキッチンパネル、パネルと同色の調理設備、テラゾーの床、ベージュの床、白いキッチンカウンター) の写真

パリにある小さなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (アンダーカウンターシンク、黒いキャビネット、大理石カウンター、白いキッチンパネル、レンガのキッチンパネル、パネルと同色の調理設備、テラゾーの床、ベージュの床、白いキッチンカウンター) の写真

パリにある小さなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (アンダーカウンターシンク、黒いキャビネット、大理石カウンター、白いキッチンパネル、レンガのキッチンパネル、パネルと同色の調理設備、テラゾーの床、ベージュの床、白いキッチンカウンター) の写真