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features 78 88 94 102
In Praise of A Hidden Inherit Hunt With
Shadows Life in Trees the Wind the Hounds
ON THE COVER: ABOVE: Two designers take Tucked away on an Architect Paul Masi In Wilmington,
A dwelling by architect The interplay of dark- a decade to complete estate in Cape Town, designs a house that Delaware, a couple
D’Arcy Jones provides ness and light lends their Phoenix resi- a soaring trilevel embraces sensory create a stage for
a sharp contrast to its resonance to a modern dence, incorporating “tree house” fulfills experience as a nec- their vast collection
western Canada setting desert home (page 78).
unorthodox touches a businessman’s essary ingredient of midcentury finds.
(page 50). PHOTO BY
like a tea room and a dreams of escapism. for a family that loves
PHOTO BY Undine Pröhl Michael Schmidt TEXT
graffitied skate bowl. the water.
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13 Editor’s Letter 25 Modern World 50 Outside 124 Renovation

16 Community We begin with an appreciation With a sweeping provincial park Subtle upgrades bring a
of Japanese-American designer next door, the bar is high for nondescript midcentury resi-
Isamu Noguchi and his irreplace- a new home in British Columbia. dence into the 21st century.
able “Akari” creations. Next is TEXT BY Zachary Sachs TEXT BY Laura Mauk
a singular home in Pauma Valley PHOTOS BY Undine Pröhl PHOTOS BY Raimund Koch
with gabion walls and an energy-
efficient worldview, and a con- 62 Renovation 130 Small Spaces
versation with Memphis cofounder Architects build up and out to A young software engineer
Michele De Lucchi, who shares turn a lumberjack’s shed in tackles his first residence,
the poetry behind an exemplary Quebec into an aerie-like retreat. a 678-square-foot loft.
PHOTOS: GIORGIO MOLINARI (32), ZACK BENSON (28)
career. We consider a workshop TEXT BY Lindsay J. Warner TEXT BY Deborah Bishop

in Los Angeles partnering with PHOTOS BY Brian Flaherty
166 Sourcing young designers to tackle the 70 Backstory
Saw it? Want it? Need it? Buy it. city’s homelessness crisis, and 140 Concepts
A devastating fire leads to a new
conclude with a floating home
168 Finishing Touch beginning for a Victorian cottage Consider this academic’s theory
in Sausalito outfitted with a solar
in San Francisco. for protecting homes from floods.
An art installation in Denmark array, a green roof, and, most Paul Gains
TEXT BY Joanne Furio TEXT BY
brings heaven down to earth. surprisingly, a disappearing bar. PHOTOS BY Joe Fletcher ILLLUSTRATIONS BY Jason Holley
44 Process 114 Prefab 144 Big Idea

A wallpaper studio in Arkansas Icelandic builders take on a A cool uncle creates a playland
reveals the steps that go into prefab project in Culver City. for his nieces and nephews.
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What Design Trend Do You Wish Would Die?

In the age of the hashtag, fads emerge faster than ever.
“Hygge,” “Kondo-ing,” macramé—some crazes fall out of
favor eventually, while others persist interminably. We asked around:
What kind of design do you find grossly overrated?
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Midcentury modern. While Inspirational words painted in Bohemian. If I wanted to navigate
interesting to millennials, not so various whimsical fonts on barn a messy room full of overstuffed
much to those who grew up with it. boards. Please go away. throw pillows, I’d live in a dorm.
Laura Davies on Facebook Catharine Saunders on Facebook Michael Xavier on Facebook
Brass—and soon, copper. It’s Rainscreen siding AKA wasp Stags and deer on cushions.
artifice. Britt on Dwell nesting grounds. Too contrived and twee.
@ma2_architects on Twitter @somewherefiona on Twitter
Chevron must go!
@sean_ike on Twitter Color-coordinated books. I am so tired of perfectly
Gael Weber on Dwell tasteful, minimalist designs for
Painting brick houses white.
Lynda Berry Weaver on Facebook To me, shabby chic has always quiet yuppies who love coffee.
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Georgina Gustin Stephen K. Johnson Sam Kaufman Jamie Chung Tim McKeough
Hunt With the Hounds Hunt With the Hounds Hunt With the Hounds Paper Trail Child’s Play
page 102 page 102 page 102 page 44 page 144
Georgina Gustin is a After studying at Brigham Sam Kaufman curates a Photographer Jamie Chung New York journalist Tim
Washington, D.C., reporter Young University, pho- lively selection of 20th- was raised in Pennsylvania McKeough specializes
who focuses on food pol- tographer Stephen Kent century objects at his and lives in Brooklyn. He in design and has con-
icy, farming, and the envi- Johnson relocated to eponymous gallery in has worked with The New tributed to The New York
ronment. Her story for this New York. For this issue, Los Angeles, which he York Times, The Atlantic, Times, Architectural
issue, a DIY midcentury he visited Delaware to founded in 1999. His Bloomberg, Esquire, Digest, and Elle Decor.
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remodel in Wilmington, shoot George Marrone and specialty is postwar Apple, Google, and He pitched the story of
Delaware, was unlike her Michael Nocera’s remodel. ceramics and furniture Starbucks. For this issue, an ultra kid-friendly tri-
previous assignments for The most memorable part, from Italy, France, and he traveled to a formerly plex in Chicago, where
the magazine. “Most of he says, was meeting Scandinavia, yet craft abandoned seed mill in a the residents’ nieces and
the projects I’ve written their bulldogs, Sasha and antiques and artworks remote part of Arkansas to nephews can romp around
about for Dwell began in Sophie: “They would barrel from around the world capture the wallpaper stu- a net room, an indoor tree
someone’s imagination,” down the floating staircase occasionally appear in his dio Assemblage at work. house, and other custom
she says. “This house and charge the tripod, shop, as do midcentury- Jamie followed the crafts- play areas. Tim could relate
was already there, just yet they were surprisingly collector favorites. people as they handmade to owner Brian Littleton.
ready for another owner elegant and accommodat- Kaufman lent us his exper- a roll of their Gothic Leaf “Growing up,” he says, “I
who personalized it with ing models.” Johnson has tise, providing tips for pattern, a procedure that remember making prom-
a lot of hard work and worked with Elle Decor, what people should look normally takes four days, ises to myself that when
persistence.” Georgina New York Magazine, for when buying vintage but which they condensed I became a dad I would
has written for The New Architectural Digest, and pieces such as those seen to two for the shoot. He provide all the things for
York Times, New York The Wall Street Journal in George Marrone’s 1959 recalls, “After seeing their my kids that my parents
Magazine, The Washington Magazine, shooting mainly post-and-beam home. process and finished prod- refused to provide for me,
Post, and Gourmet. interiors and still lifes. uct, I realized wallpaper like a backyard half-pipe.”
can be art.”
“Brian Littleton’s apartment is just

a children’s wonderland come to life.”
—Tim McKeough, writer

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What Would Jonathan Adler Do?

Taxidermy as design device is a loaded topic, one that we’ve
lately explored in print and online. Designer Jonathan Adler, whose work
often references animal motifs, has a perspective that
we thought should be shared. Please join the conversation about
this complicated design matter at dwell.com/animal-decor.
Whenever I am asked to single out my favorite

design trends, I often dither. What constitutes
a trend? Conversely, whenever I am asked about
my least favorite trends, I snap right back without
a moment’s hesitation: taxidermy.
In the last ten years, taxidermy has become cring-
ingly ubiquitous, an international symbol of hipster
glam. Opening an artisanal cocktail den? Hang a
bison on the wall and toss a jaunty hat on its horn.
Furnishing your rock star lair? A crouching tiger sets
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burgeoning lifestyle brand? Jet to Deyrolle in Paris

and pucker up.
Looks cool, right? Not to me—to me it’s a depress-
ing ode to animal cruelty. So when I opened my
March/April issue of Dwell, the sharing, caring, think-
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ing man’s design magazine, and read editor-in-chief
Amanda Dameron’s provocative question, “Should
Animals Act as Decor?” my brain began to tingle. As
the old cliché goes: Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
My hope is that shedding light on the ethics of the
trend will cut the cool factor. An unsettling image in
the issue featured a (formerly) regal lion haunting the
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ited the trophy from his grandmother, who hunted it
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ing grandmother. Luckily, she was a bit more Danish
Modern than Safari Chic, so all I inherited from her
was a Bernard Buffet print and some great Bjørn
Wiinblads. No moral conundrum for moi.
Like many issues, taxidermy is . . . complicated.
I was born and bred in rural America. My neighbors
dined on venison under the watchful eyes of stuffed
bucks. I eat meat and wear leather, but I would never
wear fur. We all set our own limits.
MY SOLUTION: Replace your conquest with a
creative and cruelty-free homage to majestic crea-
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zebra rug woven from llama’s wool, festoon with my
Glass Menagerie Horse sculpture. Biophilia is the
theory that humans have an innate need to commune
with non-human animals, that there is a primal and
energizing connection. But I think taxidermy misses
Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante
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Isamu Noguchi designed
more than 200 Akari
lanterns, all of which are
still handmade at the
same family-owned
factory in Gifu, Japan.
Light Fantastic
PHOTO: JAMIE CHUNG
Akari, the massively popular collection

of paper lanterns by Isamu Noguchi, is a bridge between
age-old craft and modern innovation.
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product Amanda Dameron
When Isamu Noguchi (above, circa is handcrafted in the Ozeki family’s

1960) approached the Ozeki family factory in Gifu, Japan (left). Each
PHOTOS: © 2017 THE ISAMU NOGUCHI FOUNDATION AND GARDEN MUSEUM, NEW YORK/ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK
about producing his unorthodox of more than 200 versions has its
forms, they told him that his lanterns own maker, who is specially trained
would never sell. Every Akari piece to create just that one design.
For Japanese-American less encumbered perceptions.”

designer Isamu Noguchi (1904– Calling the collection Akari,
1988), using washi, or paper, or “light” in Japanese, was a
was a way to sculpt with light. brilliant marketing move. “It’s
Noguchi had powerful mem- a perfectly ambiguous word
ories of washi from a childhood that can be interpreted in many
spent in Japan, and he never ways,” says Dakin Hart, senior
forgot the lure of the material. curator of The Noguchi Museum
During a 1950 trip to Gifu, in Queens, which will launch
Japan, a prefectural capital a special exhibition of Akari in
known for its mastery of paper 2018. “It was a chance for him
techniques, the mayor asked to own a basic idea.”
for Noguchi’s advice on how the Noguchi spent the rest of his
area could modernize. life creating more than 200
“It was a logical conver- versions of the lamp. The forms’
gence of my long interest in simplicity is deceptive, and
light sculptures, lunars, and knockoffs are ubiquitous. “If it
my being in Japan,” Noguchi looks perfect, you can be sure
“This is what comes wrote in his 1968 autobiogra- it isn’t authentic,” explains Hart.
from old tradition, phy, A Sculptor’s World. “Paper “The bamboo ribs are hand-
the use of washi 2?532>3@@ƎEE65:?H:E9 tied and the tie spots are offset,
and the making of my feeling for the quality and staggered. One can see the bump
lanterns, which sensibility of light. Its very because it’s fatter than just
lightness questions material- the ribbing. They are imprecise
extends its life into ity, and is consonant with our and imperfect, intended as a
the needs of our appreciation today of the small representation of nature
time.” Isamu Noguchi less thingness of things, the in your home.”

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houses we love Nate Berg Zack Benson
Mountain Song
A San Diego architect creates a bold, energy-efficient
complement to the Western landscape.
Solar panels are
affixed to the garage
roof, which is angled
to maximize exposure
(left). A custom rain-
gutter system collects
even slight amounts
of precipitation in an
underground cistern
and distributes it to
the yard. The Cor-Ten
pivoting window is by
Brian Linn of Vincent
Designs (below).
)URPWKHƤRRURI3DXPD9DOOH\LQ two main requirements: a golf course

northern San Diego County, the 6,142-foot where she could play and an airstrip where
peak of Palomar Mountain is a dominating he could land his small plane. Surrounded
presence. It virtually pours into one of by agricultural land and Native American
E96G2==6JkD?6H6DE9@>6DOH96C62Ə@@CW reservations, Pauma Valley was once
to-ceiling wall of sliding glass doors and home to a ranch owned by the actor John
2C@@Ə:?6A:E4965D<JH2C596:89E6?E96 Wayne and is now a community of mostly
visual impact. Designed by San Diego– Spanish-style and ranch homes from the
based StudioAnderson, this 1,800-square- mid 20th century. Diverging from the
foot two-bedroom residence is really a neighborhood’s norms, Anderson’s mod-
mountain theater. ernist design for the rectangular single-
“I wanted the slope of the roof to go =6G6=9@>692D2E:=E65C@@Ə:?62?52
right up to the top of the mountain, so that dramatically trapezoidal corrugated metal
as soon as you walk in, the mountain garage, evoking the wing of an airplane
is a presence in the house,” says architect and a hangar. The landscape’s color palette
Aaron Anderson. of grays, browns, and beiges directly
Owners Ron Krohn and Marjorie Koza inspired the home and its outdoor spaces.
moved here from New Mexico after scour- Anderson, a native of the valley, was
ing the West for a place to retire. They had particularly drawn to the area’s live oak

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slowly and then quite sharply.

Landscape designer Marilyn Guidroz
used decomposed granite as the primary
ground cover for the property, accented
with a couple dozen large boulders. The
planting is mostly made up of drought-
tolerant native grasses and shrubs like
buckwheat, as well as low-water non-native
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rosemary, honeysuckle, and jasmine.
Because the owners are beekeepers, Guidroz
curated the plantings so that there’d be
something in bloom all year. A custom gut-
ter system on the sloped roof directs
rainwater to a cistern, then to a network
of pipes and a leach line buried in the yard
for irrigation.
Solar panels provide enough power for
the residents to sell energy back to the grid,
and the home’s double-insulated steel
frame construction reduces the need for
heating and cooling. Hopper windows in
the great room help circulate air, as does
“To me, all the Mission-style houses here are the the custom steel-frame window in the
ones that are out of place.” Aaron Anderson, architect guest room.
Ron and Marjorie requested a relatively
small house, so the interior is pragmatic,
trees; their smoky gray trunks translated gabion wall of Cor-Ten steel and welded though there's ample space for the great
into the metal cladding of the roof and wire mesh fencing, packed with river room and kitchen. But the essence of the
garage, the home’s smooth stucco cladding, stones. The barrier is low enough to allow home is its relationship with the surround-
and the patch of dark gravel next to the mountain views, but high enough to block ing landscape. “The house is all about con-
property’s hilly driveway. out the street and neighboring houses. necting to the site,” Anderson says. “The
Dividing the terrain from the home is a C@>E9:DA2E:@OE96J2C5D=@A6D5@H?OƎCDE important things are already there.”
The architecture firm

tackled the hardscape:
patios, pathways,
and gabion walls.
Landscape designer
Marilyn Guidroz
worked with existing
native plants on the
site and added more
species to ensure there
would be blooms year-
round for the bees kept
by resident Ron Krohn
(above). The gabions
(right) hold smooth
rocks from the nearby
San Luis Rey River;
a fireplace feature is
flanked by benches.

THE IRRESISTIBLE BEAUTY
OF MODERN, MINIMALIST
DESIGN – THE COMPOSED
FAUCET COLLECTION.
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profile Amanda Dameron Electra Sinclair
Michele De Lucchi
The legendary Italian architect, designer, and artist
discusses the power of empathy in design, the fight against
complacency, and the state of the design business today.
You were one of the founding to make life better. It was also 72?E2DE:47@C>6OE@Ǝ89E
members of the Memphis a very special moment, because against this bullying situation.
design movement, which in 1968 students started, espe- To show that the role of an
gained global notoriety in the cially in France and later in architect is much more exciting
mid to late 1970s. What was Italy, to be openly against not and important than just to
Italy like at that time? only the political regime, but design objects and buildings.
In the 1970s, I was a student. especially the concept that At the time, our belief was that
When you are a student, you everything should be immov- an architect and a designer
have all your life in front of you, able, closed, paralyzed by rules should not design to impose
and you have to be optimistic. and traditions, by conventions. their will, but should design to
I wanted to show myself as able Especially conventions. This was excite the creativity of people.

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Your breakout collection in 6H2D>J>6?E@CO2=>@DE>J “If you don’t have You are on the faculty at
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types for everyday appliances. 7@C?62C=JE6?J62CDO52J2?5 it like to be on the other side
to understand
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PHOTOS: GIORGIO MOLINARI (1), LUCA TAMBURTINI
1 2 3
La Casa First Chair, Raggiante,

Decorata, 1979 1983 2017
A collection of lacquered- Considered to be one A recent creation
wood prototypes of of the most emblematic for Italian manufacturer
household appliances pieces of the Memphis Alessi, this bamboo clock
debuted at La Triennale design movement, this features Roman numerals
di Milano. piece caused a sensa- and a distinctive form
tion when it arrived with a diameter of nearly
in the United States. 20 inches. alessi.com
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everyday life. I teach the

“Aesthetic of Misery.” I teach
the “Aesthetic of Chaos.” It’s
a way to teach that when one
designs something, they do not
design only objects, or only
buildings—they design the life
of people. And this understand-
ing cannot be cut away
from the design perspective.
Your firm recently completed a

home for Alzheimer’s patients.
It was a project I did for the
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brought to the university.
Alzheimer’s is a very unknown
disease. Those who suffer from
it, they live in a totally uncon-
trolled manifestation of stress.
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4 5 6
Nuova Manica C41, 2006 Tolomeo, 1987

Lunga, 2009 In 2004, De Lucchi Designed in collabora-
began creating a series tion with Giancarlo
The restoration of
of small wood structures, Fassina for Artemide,
a 15th-century
each carved using this articulating
library in Venice, Italy,
a chainsaw. The col- lamp is one of the
included accommo-
lection is his statement company’s bestsellers.
dation for more
about the essentiality artemide.com
than 100,000 books.
of architecture.

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Michele De Lucchi in his Milan studio, which is
located in a converted Art Nouveau building.
They do not have control. This
was very pressing to me,
because I had to think about
what it’s like to have a life that
is so extreme. So I asked the
students to design not only for
those who suffer from the dis-
ease, but also for the caregivers.
We need to create spaces for the
caregivers to come together, to
share their experiences with
each other. Because it is so
stressful, and it’s such a
responsibility. You can’t escape
it. For the student exercise, we
didn’t cross the technicalities,
just the human approach.
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Centro Diurno Alitalia

Alzheimer, Headquarters,
2017 2011
This structure, due to A steel-bearing frame
be completed later this and expansive curtain
year, will support those wall allow natural light
suffering from the to suffuse the interiors
PHOTOS: MAX ROMMEL (PORTRAIT), ALESSANDRA CHEMOLLO (8); RENDERING COURTESY OF MICHELE DE LUCCHI (7)
disease as well as of this commercial
those caring for them. structure in Rome.
Because, especially for young “Memphis was there has to be a new bestseller. possible vision, a new imagina-
designers, they have to know a provocation. It’s a way to foresee the future. tion for the future. Sometimes
that it’s not only a matter of it’s quiet and sober, sometimes
Memphis is freedom
technicalities, it’s a matter of So it’s a good thing that the it’s very colorful, exciting, and
understanding life. If you don’t and optimism, market is demanding, so positive. How beautiful, then,
have the correct eyes to under- the best possible the creative mind stays active. that a discipline—one that in the
stand what’s happening around combination Yes, always. Always. It’s not past was just considered techni-
you, you cannot design for life. of feelings.” only a matter of design objects, cal—is becoming such an impor-
but also a matter of installing tant indicator for the moods and
Michele De Lucchi
As you prepare students for objects, and creating a new needs of the people.
making a living in the design
industry, it seems as though
the market expectation
8
for new works has sped up.
You know Salone del Mobile
in Milan every year? Every year,
every year. It’s almost a night-
mare. But what is exciting
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market. I mean, it’s fantastic.
Every year, we are forced to
present something new. And
when we present something
new, that doesn’t mean that

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nice modernist Heather Corcoran Peter Oumanski
Bridge the Gap

A Los Angeles architecture firm challenges
the young designers of the future to tap into the
intersection of empathy and innovation.
It’s a common complaint “We started by studying hillside concerns, are among MO BI L E A N D
about architecture school: homelessness as an architec- the most stringent in the MA L L E A BL E
Students graduate with a port- EFC2=EJA@=@8JOlD2JD*@Ǝ2 country. “If you can do it in The students came
folio full of ambitious propos- Borges, MADWorkshop’s acting L.A., you can do it anywhere,” up with three proposals
for a senior women’s
als but never really build director and co-leader of the explains R. Scott Mitchell,
shelter, which they
anything. Martin Architecture Homeless Studio program. Borges’s partner. synthesized into a
and Design Workshop To understand the problem, 11 Though the semester is over, single design based
(MADWorkshop) is trying to fourth-year students embarked Hope of the Valley continues to on a 92-square-foot
make that a thing of the past. last fall on a series of assign- raise money to build the shel- module. Each unit,
a steel-framed box
“We want to be the catalyst ments: creating a shopping- ter. And the students expect of structural insulated
to get student ideas into real- cart-sized shelter, crafting a that if the project begins to panels, can be stacked
ity,” says architect David structure from found materi- scale, costs will go down, three high on a flatbed
Martin, who cofounded the als, and designing a prototype enabling similar housing solu- truck and installed
anywhere in just two
?@?AC@ƎEH:E99:DH:76O$2CJN modular system that could be tions to be used around the weeks at a cost of
?:EDƎCDEEH@J62CDOE96*2?E2 used to provide an “emergency country. It’s a cause for hope about $25,000. “It’s
Monica–based incubator has stabilization” solution as the for MADWorkshop, but that super sturdy so that
seen students reimagine every- city embarks on a $1.2 billion doesn’t mean the Martins are it’s truckable, fork-
liftable, and movable,
thing from public furniture project to build 10,000 perma- planning to stop there. They’re
and can be relocated
to 3D-printed wearable tech. nent apartments for homeless already looking to the incuba- again and again,”
But their biggest challenge people over the next decade. tor’s next challenge: emergency says Sofia Borges,
so far has been partnering j+96ƎCDE6I6C4:D656G6=@A65 architecture to be deployed in who led the program.
with the University of empathy and the second devel- areas affected by disaster.
Southern California School oped building and construction “Our mission is not to solve
of Architecture to tackle the skills,” says Borges. “The third,” social ills, but to say that the
homelessness crisis in Los she adds, “was what we really design process can be used in
Angeles County, where an needed to do for the semester,” a number of ways that can
estimated 47,000 people are referring to the modular sys- 36?6ƎED@4:6EJOl2G:5$2CE:?
chronically without housing. tem the students developed, says. “It could be medicine,
which they used to design architecture, or even some
a 30-unit women’s shelter for form of fashion. Our thought
Hope of the Valley Rescue is, it’s the design process that’s
Mission as a pilot. Along the exciting, and if we can be the
way, the students navigated catalyst to get some of these
the city’s labyrinthine permit societal issues under the focus
process and building codes, of these creative young people,
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A good deal of the home’s energy controlled remotely, while Sunny

is harvested via a Sun First photovol- SensorBox monitors offer tracking
taic system (left) that’s backed up of wind speed and temperature.
by 24 Concorde AGM deep-cycle Automatic retractable Sky-Frame
batteries. An emergency shut-off windows open the living room
system from MidNite Solar can be completely on two sides (below).
For two months in spring and again

in fall, Herbie Schlaepfer and Barbara
Haeusermann lock up their house near
Zurich, Switzerland, travel some 6,000
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Of Geometry
and Gemstones
Inspired by the geometry of precious them to Amy Janof, principal at Janof shape a gem to highlight the way it catches
gemstones and mid-century modern Architecture. the light and presents its best features can
architecture, a three-story residence in be very similar to how you design a home.”
Seattle resembles an emerald-cut diamond “With both gems and architecture, there’s
faceted with expansive windows framing a geometric rhythm at work,” says Janof. She selected Kolbe® Windows & Doors’
views of downtown, Mt. Baker, and Mt. Known for incorporating her clients’ VistaLuxe® Collection for its consistent
Rainier. personalities into the project while alignment, matching sightlines, large
optimizing for the surrounding view, panes of glass, narrow frames, and slim,
Owners Rebecca Bridge and Evan Janof based the design both on Rebecca’s unobtrusive hardware. Ideal for the
Lundgren are lifelong residents of the interest in gems and Evan’s connection Seattle climate, the products ofered the
Seattle area. From a young age, Bridge was to the water, incorporating numerous protection of exterior aluminum cladding
enthralled by the beauty and geology of sailboat-inspired shapes. and a beautiful wood interior.
the region, later becoming a gemologist
for a local jeweler. The couple’s dream Throughout the home, windows extend “I just don’t have the words to say how
was to build a home designed around up to the ceiling plane, and the living wonderful they are, how much they
entertaining their nearby extended family. room appears to be suspended in space, feel like they were made especially for
overhanging the neighborhood. Trapezoid- us,” says Bridge. “The windows capture
They purchased a one-story with a topped windows with minimized framing views in every direction of the house. No
basement, drawn by views of the water, form an entire bedroom wall, providing matter where you look, there’s something
mountains, and skyline—a landscape unobstructed vistas. beautiful to see.”
Bridge recalls from childhood. Knowing
it would require an extensive renovation, Janof continues, “Gemology and
they contacted Joseph McKinstry architecture share a sense of carefully For more information, visit
Construction Company, who connected constructed facets. How you angle and www.kolbewindows.com.
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ILLUSTRATION: LOHNES + WRIGHT

A touch of a button summons the
bar from its berth in the lower D H
level, where the home theater also
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installations by Classic Innovations.
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Barge Floor
“We really wanted direct access to the outside

and to our boat.” Herbie Schlaepfer, resident
My Vision:
Contemplate every view
to connect
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with the outdoors.

— Warren Lloyd, AIA LEED AP
Lloyd Architects, Salt Lake City
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process TEXT BY PHOTOS BY
Arlene Hirst Jamie Chung
At Assemblage, a wallpaper of two sets required to cre- in the studio (opposite).

producer working out of ate each of the company’s Because the wallpaper must
a former seed mill in Witter, precisely detailed products. dry at several intervals during
Arkansas, it’s all about An in-progress Gothic Leaf its production, each roll
the hand, with a minimum design lies on a worktable takes four full days to finish.
With their company Assemblage,

the husband-and-wife team of Heidi
and Christian Batteau have turned
a quiet town in rural Arkansas into
a small but thriving center for hand-
crafted wallpapers.
Although they met as students at
the Kansas City Art Institute, it wasn’t
until they took a course abroad in
Europe that romance bloomed. To be
together after graduation, Christian,
a native Californian, moved with
Paper Trail A couple’s quest to

reinvent wallcoverings takes them
from New York to the Ozarks.
process
HELLO, WALLS
The Assemblage team shows the handcraft behind its
charcoal-and-copper Gothic Leaf pattern.
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ROLL COAT
A nine-foot roll of paper is primed with hand rollers Using traditional Italian plaster trowels,
by artisans Eric Hille and Taylor White. the team applies a base coat of plaster that has been
mixed with marble dust.
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L AY FIRST STENCIL PEEL

+96ƎCDEDE6?4:=O2@E9:4A2EE6C?O:DA@D:E:@?65 The stencil is removed and then spray-washed
on the plaster base. A second coat of plaster is applied over to use again and again.
the stencil with Japanese blades.
Heidi to Brooklyn, and for many years time to think about children, and They decided to start a custom
they both had thriving careers. He raising a family in the city seemed wallpaper business in the remote
made sculptures and founded an art- impossible. They started looking at location, generating exquisite,
for-architecture company with his places nearby like Beacon, New York, art-like designs worthy of their
sister, creating wallpapers for Peter a favorite for craftspeople. But the world-class former clienteles. It
Marino, Dior, and Axel Vervoordt, idea to move back to Heidi’s home- was based on a crucial discovery:
among others. Heidi found equal suc- town of Witter, Arkansas, an unincor- 9C:DE:2?9252D<656:5:E@Ǝ?5
cess as a textile designer, with a client porated community in the Ozarks a paper from her industry sources
list that included Carnegie, Knoll, with a population of about 600, sud- that would not crack, even when
Maharam, Starwood, and Starbucks. denly made sense when, after a trip to embedded with layers of marble
But after almost eight years, they visit Heidi’s parents, they saw a vacant dust, plaster, metals, beeswax, and
began to tire of city living. “We were old seed mill. It looked like the perfect lacquer, when rolled. This made
both doing well, but not seeing the place to set up a workshop, even long-distance shipping possible,
life we wanted,” says Christian. It was though it had no ready water source. even from Arkansas to Tokyo.

process
INSPECT ADD TOP COAT

After the stencil is removed, the team examines A topcoat of marble-dust plaster is applied with
the surface with dental tools while the plaster is still wet to Japanese blades, working horizontally and vertically to create
make sure that each cross is perfect. a grid-like pattern instead of streaky lines.
L AY SECON D STENCIL APPLY COPPERLEAF

A second stencil with fewer openings is positioned. Sizing—a type of The team then uses cheesecloth to
adhesive that retains its tack longer than glue—is applied with a dabbing apply copperleaf squares to the areas where the
motion using a stencil pouncer, which is like a foam stamp. sizing was administered.
Every step from priming

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The stencils are designed

on the computer, printed,
and then hand-punched,
here by Amos and Christina
Blackwood and Christian
and Heidi Batteau, seen
from left to right.

process
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REVEAL CLEAN
The stencil is pulled off, revealing the One person goes over the paper with a cheesecloth,
copper crosses beneath. another with a knife, working to remove any excess leaf
bits, which are known as skewings.
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WAX BUFF
Carnauba and beeswax are then carefully administered +96A2A6C:D92?5W3F7765E@4C62E62A@=:D965Ǝ?:D9O
with a rag, making sure that the entire surface is evenly a step that requires two hardworking sets of hands.
covered and avoiding excess wax.
Depending on the number of orders was custom, creating wallpapers to He admits that moving to Witter from
they have, the couple either do all the order for brands like Tiffany & Co., %6H0@C<H2D24F=EFC6D9@4<2EƎCDEN
work themselves or hire up to six Louis Vuitton, and Chanel. But in the The town has no movie theater and no
people to help. While the region is past three years they have developed Chinese or Indian restaurants. Forget
DA2CD6=JA@AF=2E65OƎ?5:?8D<:==65 a collection of 30 designs, each avail- take-out and delivery. But the couple,
workers is not a problem. The Ozarks able in a range of colors. Assemblage now with two children ages three and
has a long crafts tradition: Heidi’s can also supply custom colorations at two, happily raise their own livestock
mother owns a handcrafted textile no additional charge. The wallpapers and vegetables and hope to take their
company, Dogwood Designs, based in are $60 to $400 a yard and can be 7,000-square-foot factory completely off
Witter. “People here are different shipped globally and easily installed. the grid some day. Already they’ve added
from those in the city,” says Christian. The couple explain that the work a rainwater catchment system.
“They have common-sense intelli- cannot be mechanized. Every They’d also like to open a collaborative
86?46NG6CJ@?6<?@HD9@HE@ƎI9:D step—sometimes 12 in total, from artists’ studio, but only when the time
or her own car and plumbing. People AC:>:?8E96A2A6CE@2Ǝ?2=3F7Ǝ?8Y is right. “We want to grow at a steady
here live off of what they make.” is done by hand. “We approach it as rate,” says Christian. “We put beauty and
In the beginning, all of their work art,” Christian says. quality before quantity.”

Founded in 2013, Assemblage
offers a bespoke alternative to
mass-produced printed wall-
papers. Everything begins in its
Arkansas studio, but the designs
can be found around the world.
“People here live off of

what they make.”
Christian Batteau, cofounder

outside TEXT BY PHOTOS BY
Zachary Sachs Undine Pröhl
Outward Bound
A family builds a hilltop home with
a provincial park for its neighbor.
The charred-wood facade on

Silping Wong and Jon Friesen’s
house in western Canada was
hand-done by Jon and his father.
They used Douglas fir, a thick, corky
wood that is local to the region.

outside
Positioned on a rocky outcropping in

Coldstream, British Columbia, Jon Friesen
and Silping Wong’s home presents a
paradox: The glassy box, cantilevered into
space, suggests lightness and pure form,
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and raw steel gives the impression of solid-
ness, utility. The house, designed by D’Arcy
Jones, has an air of being at once rugged,
broken-in, and effortless. “It was built to
be very tough, like a farmer’s post,” Jones
says, “but also delicate relative to the site.”
The house overlooks Kalamalka Lake
Provincial Park, located roughly halfway
between Calgary and Vancouver. When Jon
and Silping, both medical professionals,
embarked on the project, they had in mind
a dwelling that complemented their
The 1,900-square-foot home, “We didn’t treat the steel,” explains

designed by architect D’Arcy Jones, Jon. “We said, you know what,
is made of cement, raw steel, and we’re going to let it rust. And the
charred wood, materials that were concrete block wall—you just sort
chosen for their low maintenance. of leave it and let it age.”

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outside
All of the plants are native to the on the landscaping with Jones.
area. “I was trying to re-create what “The garden is also super low-
I have out my front door, where the impact. I don’t water it at all, and
park starts,” says Jon, who worked my kill rate is less than five percent.”
“You come up from the carport and see this

long breezeway and the house in the distance,
and you kind of decompress as you walk to it.”
D’ARCY JONES, ARCHITECT
lifestyle, which is oriented around out-

door activities. “We knew that we wanted
the house to be an extension of the park,
to feel like it had organically grown out of
the park, rather than like it was imposed
upon it,” Jon says. “We wanted to feel, no
matter where we were in the house at any
given time of day, that we were walking
around in the park.”
The climate in the area ranges from
freezing winters to summers that can
top 100 degrees. The project’s original pre-
cept—to keep the house open to that
environment yet comfortable year-round—
led to structural innovations that became
sources of inspiration. The need for heat
retention led to the early decision to
tightly enclose the interior in an exacting
arrangement of rigid insulation, using
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at cantilevered spaces to keep the cold from
entering; in engineering this solution
the insulation became the structural
support. This dual role became the starting
point for an approach that emphasized
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outside
Friesen-Wong Residence N
ARCHITECT D’Arcy Jones Architecture

LOCATION Coldstream, British Columbia
A Pottery Studio
B Sports Shed
C Entrance
D Kitchen B A
E Hot Tub
F Living/Dining
Area
G Master Bedroom
H Master
Bathroom
I Bathroom
J Play Room
K Bedroom K
J
C
I
D
H
E
G
touches: A standard concrete Sonotube

used as a support column was hollowed out
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“Saddlebag” units under the overhangs
increased storage and temperature control
while reducing the glass budget. The proj-
ect became centered on simplicity and
economy. As Jones puts it, “You take out all
the fat and say, ‘Okay, what we have left
are the things that matter most.’”
Jon agrees: “The approach evolved
between the two of us during the design
process—for example, choosing materials
that require very little to no upkeep, with
the idea that the patina of these materials
will weather over time, and that that’s
okay.” Jones had decided to clad the house
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thick and corky soft wood that is native to
the region. He was considering various
treatments when Jon stumbled upon shou
sugi ban, the traditional Japanese method
of charring cedar to cure it against weather
and infestation. “I got in and did it
A custom table designed by Jones pendant is by Viso. The living area

features a pull-out bench on one includes a red Canyon sectional by
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outside
“We didn’t have visions of big swaths of art across

the walls. We viewed the outside environment as the
ever-changing canvas in front of us.”
JON FRIESEN, RESIDENT
myself,” Jon says. “My dad helped me

out—we rented a couple of Tiger torches
and actually did all of the burning over
a month and a half.”
Entering the house from the carport,
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covered path that borders an inner garden
of native plants. The passage from the
street to the house becomes a sort of peace-
ful interlude in the experience of the
space—a sonic and textural dimension
suggesting a kind of portal. “In a rural
setting, that would be the gravel under your
tires,” says Jones. “It makes you feel like
you’re on your own chunk of land.”
Protruding overhead cupboards left), the cabinetry is by High
increase storage space and reduce Country Cabinets and the counter-
solar gain (top). The bed is Dodu top is Caesarstone. The bathtub is
by Blu Dot. In the kitchen (above Aquabagno by Aquabrass (above).

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Birds-Eye View
The shape of a tree’s canopy
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PHOTOS: LOUKAS YIACOUVAKIS
a ramshackle cabin in Quebec.

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“ The idea was to mirror the forest in our

design without disturbing it in our execution.”
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Landscape architect Suzanne Rochon

spent more than two years searching for
an isolated weekend getaway close to her
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densely wooded acres with an old lumber-
jack’s shed in the Eastern Townships
region in 2002, Suzanne says she “fell in
love with the land and nearly forgot to visit
the shack.” No wonder. The rough-sided
structure had just one window and a Dutch-
style barn door for light. It had electricity,
but no running water. It was also strewn
with items discarded by the hunters who
occasionally used it. It was, in a word,
“disgusting,” as she remembers.
Suzanne spent the next 10 years work-
ing on the building, which was constructed
on a concrete slab measuring 400 square
feet. She added windows, a rain barrel,
and a composting toilet and began remov-
PHOTOS: FRANCIS PELLETIER
ing dead trees to clear out a view of the

nearby mountain, doing nearly all of the
work herself.
The pentagonal geometry of the which is partially visible in the While Suzanne treasured the tiny haven,
third story is echoed by an Alumilex living room (above). A Cricket patio
window (top). The addition rises chair by Hershy Way is used for
it didn’t offer much in the way of modern
above the original shack’s 400- indoor seating opposite a Morsø conveniences for visiting friends. Yet she
square-foot concrete foundation, wood-burning stove. didn’t want to expand beyond the home’s

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original perimeter for fear of compromis-

ing the mix of spruce, hemlock, maple,
birch, larch, and beech trees harboring it.
So when she approached Loukas
Yiacouvakis and Marie-Claude Hamelin,
partners at YH2 Architecture, in 2012, she
was unyielding on just one point: The ren-
ovation must not exceed the existing foot-
print. Clearly, the only way forward was
upward. For Hamelin, that meant looking
to the surrounding forest for ideas.
“A tree begins as a narrow trunk, and
then branches out into a wider canopy—
we simply applied the same principle,”
says Hamelin, the lead architect. “The idea
was to mirror the forest in our design
without disturbing it in our execution.”
Clad in dark cedar, the home now stands
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ARCHITECT YH2 Architecture

LOCATION Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec
PHOTOS: FRANCIS PELLETIER; ILLUSTRATION: LOHNES + WRIGHT

D
Second Floor
A
First Floor
C F
B E
A Kitchen
B Dining Area
C Living Area
D Mechanical Room
I
E Bathroom
G F Master Bedroom
Architects Marie-Claude Hamelin is a master bedroom, bathroom,
Third Floor
G Deck
and Loukas Yiacouvakis connected and mechanical room, along with H H Lounge
the home’s three levels in dramatic an open volume that fills the house I Bedroom
fashion. Ash treads float on a steel with light from the Alumilex doors
stringer from the ground floor to the and windows (above). The paint
mezzanine (top). The second floor is Distant Gray by Benjamin Moore.
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that project outward to create a pen-

tagonal volume. The cozy nest resembles
nothing so much as a birdhouse, or dove-
cote. Which is why Suzanne named it La
Colombière, meaning The Dovecote in
her native French.
Two large doors bridge the gap between
the surrounding landscape and the con-
crete that still makes up the living room
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white-painted studs appear throughout
the dwelling, which is heated by a wood-
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and splits. A sculptural staircase made
of ash wood and supported by a black-
painted steel structure wends upward
past Suzanne’s second-story bedroom
and bath—now with running water—to a
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large window to the east and a balcony to
the west. Here, guests can sleep, read, or
catnap in the sunbeams that stream
through the oversized windows, or simply
perch on the covered deck, at home with
the birds in La Colombière’s tiny aerie.
“With the spruces,

conifers, and
evergreens in this
PHOTOS: LOUKAS YIACOUVAKIS (EXTERIOR AND BEFORE); FRANCIS PELLETIER (INTERIOR)

area, the top is
never straight.
In nature nothing
is straight.”
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(top), while the interior is spare and in 2002 and spent a decade fixing
modern. The cabinets and chairs are it up (inset) before calling on YH2
from IKEA. So is the table, which has Architecture. In 2005, she added
a DIY laminated-ash top (above). five acres, doubling the property.

backstory TEXT BY PHOTOS BY
Joanne Furio Joe Fletcher
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LOCATION San Francisco, California
A Garage E Master H Living/

B Laundry Bedroom/Bath Dining Area
C Bathroom F Deck I Bridge
D Bedroom G Entrance J Kitchen
F F
E J
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In San Francisco, the tug between new Pelton Jr.’s so-called “Cheap Dwellings”—
(slick, contemporary condos) and old kit houses designed in working-class
(wood Victorians) plays out in Dogpatch, enclaves of the city. Today 13 remain in
a historic district that houses a large col- the Dogpatch neighborhood.
lection of turn-of-the-20th-century homes Before they even bought the house,
that survived the 1906 earthquake. One of E964@FA=6<?6HE96JH2?E65=@42=ƎC>)65
those Victorians is an 1890 cottage that Dot Studio to renovate it. Nathan and
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but the shell. That allowed a young couple makeover that turned a one-bedroom
who’d been searching for a single-family into a three-bedroom without any addi-
home to have the best of both worlds: tions. They purchased the structure in 2013,
a Victorian with 21st-century interiors. 9:C65)65@EO2?55:G:565E96:C=23@CN
“The fact that it was in such a bad state As co-leader and creative director of the
made everything possible,” says Patrice ?@?AC@ƎE56D:8?@C82?:K2E:@? &N@C8O
Martin, who owns the cottage with her hus- Patrice works on projects fueled by the
band, Nathan Wilson. “It was a blank notion that human-centered design can
D=2E6Nl.96?E964@FA=6:?DA64E65E96ƎC6W improve lives. One of her recent projects
ravaged house, they were living in a was Design Kit, an online learning plat-
Mission District apartment with their form that seeks to “tackle the challenges
infant daughter. Despite the building’s of poverty.” She was the natural choice
7@FCD4@C4965H2==DO9@=6D:?E96Ə@@CO2?5 to collaborate on the renovation design
back door that opened onto a void where decisions. Nathan, a private investor,
once stood a deck, they saw potential. oversaw budgeting and construction. A bridge (above left) links the living
area to the kitchen (above). Swell
Patrice loved the home’s historic facade, The home’s historic designation meant
lights by Pablo hang above Hot
small footprint, and pedigree. It is one that any alterations to its exteriors, mostly Mesh stools from Blu Dot. The mill-
of late-19th-century architect John Cotter F?D42E9653JE964@?Ə28C2E:@?O925E@ work is by J. Spix Fine Cabinets.

backstory
By eliminating the attic and carv-
ing out a former crawl space, Red
Dot Studio created room for the
residents’ bedrooms underneath the
primary living areas. The slatted-
hickory-and-glass bridge allows
light from a row of skylights to pen-
etrate deep into the lower level.
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adhere to strict guidelines. But inside, Because of the home’s historic

everything had to go. This was a silver lin- designation, the team was limited
in what they could change about
ing. Such historic homes have notoriously
the facade. They were allowed to
dark railroad layouts in which narrow repaint it, however, from baby blue
hallways lead to one room after another. to Gray Cloud by Benjamin Moore.
In their redesign, architect Karen Curtiss,
)65@EkDAC:?4:A2=O2?5AC@;64E56D:8?6C
Alix Daguin focused on the building’s core.
“The idea is that we had a simple house
and a side yard that lets in all this south-
ern light,” Curtiss says. “We wanted to go
up and capture some of that light.”
Working with an empty shell, the design-
ers created a 13-foot ceiling on the main
(Time) Line of Fire Ə@@CO=@42E6523@G6DEC66E=6G6=N.:E9:?
More than a century after it was that they tucked a “house-within-a-house”
built, a historic kit house in San against the southern wall. The mini-
Francisco went up in smoke. house encloses a guest and powder room.
Eight years later, it was reborn.
Its “roof” catches the sun that pours in
through four skylights above it.
1995 The designers then directed that light
1995
The 105-year-old downstairs by keeping the rest of the

Dogpatch cottage
becomes a desig-
nated historical
resource.
2 005 Above an enclosed volume contain-

ing a powder room and guest room,
2005
The Dogpatch
a quartet of skylights brightens the
Historical District is
living and dining area. A Sonneman
established.
Stiletto pendant offers extra light.
2 008
A fire breaks out,

gutting the cottage
2008
and causing
$900,000 worth
of damage.
2 013
Current owners
buy the burned-out
structure.
2013
JANUARY 201 4
Red Dot Studio

begins the design
process.
APR I L 201 4
2014
Permits to alter
the interior and
exterior are filed
with the city.
2 015
Permit to remodel
2015
the interior received,

construction begins.
APR I L 201 5
Final remaining per-

mits are approved.
2016
N OVE M BE R 25, 201 5
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backstory
The motif of slatted hickory con- distinguished by stained concrete

tinues in the bold open-plan mas- flooring. In the hallway (right),
ter suite (below), which features a Molded Plastic Chair by Charles
multifaceted Diamond White tile by and Ray Eames for Herman Miller
Porcelanosa and a Hoffman bed, offers a place for the residents
with its headboard removed, from to remove their coats and shoes.
Room & Board. The lower level is The seat has an Eiffel base.
“hĔÓĔŇƩƆÓĚƆļÓìñ¶ĚÓļƙĭĚƙƙĭÓƆĔĚŜĘĭĚĪÓƆŜ¶Ó
ƙĔƙĭĚǗÓƆĭſûÓŬźKAREN CURTISS, ARCHITECT
core open. “Indirect light is a nicer, softer

light,” says Daguin. A bridge that connects
the kitchen to the living/dining area is
made of slatted hickory and a glass panel,
which also helps send light downward.
I42G2E:?8E96Ə@@CE@:?4C62D6E9646:=-
ing height also helped make the down-
stairs more hospitable, turning what had
been mostly crawl space into a master
bedroom suite and a bedroom and bath for
the two young children the couple now
have. Today the house boasts an additional
600 square feet of living space—in all,
some 1,480 square feet.
The team stuck to a simple material
palette, choosing hickory, cedar, steel, and
glass—“so in the small space, you aren’t
overwhelmed,” says Curtiss. The biggest
back-and-forth was over how much exposed
wood versus how much white paint to use.
To comply with historic preservation,
the designers rebuilt the deck with cedar.
Using metal would have allowed more
light into the downstairs, but the city felt
wood was more historically appropriate.
In the end, the couple got what they
wanted. Charm on the outside and moder-
nity on the inside, not to mention family
who live three blocks away. “We spend
a lot of time in our home,” says Nathan. “As
we watch our girls play or have family din-
ners, I still have moments where I pause
and think, ‘Wow, we waited and worked to
get here, and now it’s happening.’”

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TEX T BY PHOTOS BY
Kelly Vencill Sanchez Michael Schmidt
In designing for themselves in Phoenix,

Ethan Wessel and Sarah Swartz Wessel
explore architecture as a
living, breathing, changing art.
In Praise

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of Shadows
The Phoenix home of didn’t have the finances

designers and builders to tear it down and build
Sarah Swartz Wessel and everything we wanted,
Ethan Wessel sits amid but we knew the house
desert-friendly trees would grow with us,”
and plants. The couple Sarah explains. “It has
bought the property in an open floor plan, yet
1998 and worked on the within that are spaces
house for a decade. defined by their relation-
“In the beginning, we ship to the outdoors.”
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Set on a winding street and screened by @7=2?5D42A62?5D<J@C@A6?H:56E@ Sarah and her sons wall is one of Yoshitomo
clusters of creosote bushes and palo verde reveal gardens of various sizes, which the prepare a meal in the Nara’s signature eye-
kitchen (above), which patch portraits. In the
and ironwood trees, Ethan Wessel and couple also designed. Rooms spill onto
the Wessels recently dining area (opposite),
Sarah Swartz Wessel’s Phoenix residence patios that become extensions of the house. upgraded with Bulthaup chairs found in an antique
does little to call attention to itself. And j'6@A=6E9:?<D:>A=JAFEE:?8:?25@@C@C2 cabinets, counters, store join a table the
E92EDF:EDE96>;FDEƎ?6Nj.6kG64@>6324< window will connect the interior and exte- and sink. The stovetop Wessels made from a piece
7C@>E962:CA@CE2?5E965C:G6CH:==2D<O C:@CO3FE:EkD>@C6E92?E92EOlD2JD*2C29N is from Gaggenau of mesquite. Overhead
and the faucet is from is Lindsey Adelman’s
‘Where’s the house?’” Ethan says. But step +969@>6kDE9:4<OE6IEFC65H2==D2C62 Dornbracht. On the far Branching Bubble fixture.
through the gate, and the front courtyard modern nod to traditional adobe buildings;
@A6?DE@23C62E9E2<:?8G:DE24=62CE9C@F89 their mass ensures a cool respite from the
the living/dining room to the rear scorching summer heat, while deep over-
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As evidenced by that last feature, the place concrete is a very appropriate
house is not just a family home for the >2E6C:2=96C6OlE92??@E6DNj?5:E3=6?5D
designers and their sons—Addison, 17, and into the desert palette.”
Elliot, 13—but a richly personal expression The couple met while attending Arizona
of what intrigues and delights them. State University’s architecture school.
Designed over the course of 10 years and Though both hail from elsewhere—Sarah
DE:==2H@C<:?AC@8C6DDOE969@FD62?582C- from Washington State and Ethan from
56?92G6364@>62<:?5@742?G2D@?H9:49 Connecticut—they remained in Phoenix
the pair explore, experiment, and even 2?5=2F?4965E962C49:E64EFC6ƎC>+6??6?
>2<6>:DE2<6DNj EkD@FCE6DE:?88C@F?5Ol Studio in 2001 and Tennen Construction
Ethan explains. 2J62C=2E6CNjTennen is a really old Japanese
!FIE2A@D65H:E9=:>6DE@?6Ə@@CDOH@@5W word meaning ‘existing in nature’ or ‘com-
beamed ceilings, and walls of hand-trow- :?87C@>?2EFC6OklD2JD*2C29Nj+92EkDG6CJ
eled plaster and board-formed concrete, D:8?:Ǝ42?EE@FDN%2EFC6:D?@E;FDE=:G:?8
glass is strategically placed throughout the E9:?8D2?5A=2?EDN EkDE92EJ@F=6EE9:?8D
4,000-square-foot expanse to frame slivers happen naturally and embrace nature.”

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Board-formed concrete There, beneath a deep

walls create the core of overhang, the couple
the house and establish designed a jagged path-
its organic feel. “There’s way cantilevered over
really no other cast-in- a water feature—bring-
place concrete on the ing the sounds of water
street,” says Sarah, “but inside and reflections of
you don’t even see it until light into the sitting area
you’ve made it through (opposite). The lacquered
the front courtyard.” console is by Robert Kuo.
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“The tactile experience of our
home is dependent on the changing
desert light as it plays off the
layers of textures inside and out .”
Ethan Wessel , designer and resident

ŹyÓÇĚÇļżƙǘ ļƙƆŇķÓƙĔĚļûõ ƆĔǞ
or different. The house is the same height
as the house that was here before ,
and the pitch of the roof is the same .”
Sarah Swartz Wessel , designer and resident

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The bocce court (right) limiting direct exposure,
sits between the master the couple designed a
bedroom patio and an horizontal window for
outdoor dining area fea- the music room. Beyond
turing Jean-Marie the bocce court is the
Massaud’s Seashell chairs skate bowl, which the
from Dedon (below). To Wessels designed with
bring in natural light while CA RampWorks.
Wessel Residence N
DESIGNER Tennen Studio

LOCATION Phoenix, Arizona
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B Bedroom N Tea Room
C Bathroom O Dining Area
D Entrance P Kitchen
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F Study R Laundry Room
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K Sitting Room
L Living Patio
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design philosophy; it suffuses everything 7C@?E4@FCEJ2C5NDE96:CH@C<6G@=G65OD@ sustainable gardening consultants at
they do. Their fascination with Japanese did the house, which grew, according to '9@6?:IW32D652C>J2C5Nj$JA2C6?ED
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incense they recently began producing. E96H2JOE96JC65:5E96<:E496?2?5EC2?D- food came from tugged at me. The boys are
After buying the property in 1998, the formed the playroom into a music room very involved in it—they do the harvesting
couple stripped down its undistinguished and the family room into a tea room. and bring the vegetables up to the house.”
1950s house and lived in it for about a year j%@E9:?8:DD6E:?DE@?6Ol*2C296IA=2:?DN Whether they’re augmenting their
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Within Reach, the rear family and friends use to
patio is a favorite spot decorate the skate bowl
for meals (opposite). (right). Addison stands
The vegetable garden on the deck of the bowl
produces everything from above graffiti art by
cauliflower to arugula and Lalo Cota (far right).
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In a A
forested
HIDDEN
suburb
four cylinders
LIFE make
on a
IN
businessman’s
TEX T BY
Graham Wood
88
TREES PHOTOS BY
Greg Cox MAY / J U N E 2017 DWELL
Lofted amid eucalyptus
and oak trees, Graham
Paarman’s house is a
glassed-in, steel-frame
structure with a veil of
of Cape
vertical slats. Excluding
outdoor areas, it measures
about 720 square feet. Town,
a tower-like hideout
family estate.
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The tree house–inspired dwellings
design mimics the sur-
rounding woods. On
each floor, steel rings
T
and columns support
Western red cedar floor
joists above (opposite).
The kitchen features elm
cabinets (left) made by
Valcucine in Italy. The
bathroom tap is by Vola
(below) and the sink is
by Ceramica Flaminia.
The Constantia Valley in Cape Town,

South Africa, is the oldest wineland region
in the country, with some of the vineyards
dating back more than 300 years. The area
is famous for its natural beauty, but it is
also known for its concentration of histori-
cal Cape Dutch architecture.
Graham Paarman’s family estate, with
its extensive, forest-like gardens and spec-
tacular views of the valley and mountains
in the distance, clearly references the style.
The manor house and other buildings are
arranged along the lines of a Cape Dutch
werf, or traditional Cape farmyard.
Some time ago, while on a trip to Italy,
Graham discovered a book of modern tree
houses, which planted a seed in his mind.
He works long hours at the family culinary
Paarman Tree House N business and yearned, he says, for “a sense
of escapism from the realities of modern
ARCHITECT LOCATION
Malan Vorster Architecture Interior Design Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa
life.” He began nurturing the idea that he’d
like to live among the trees in a one-bed-
room retreat, away from the more devel-
A Balcony D Dining Nook G Bathroom
B Kitchen E Stairs H Roof Deck oped parts of the estate.
C Living Area F Bedroom I Pergola He envisioned something subtle and
small, probably asymmetrical. “I never
wanted a building that was going to impose
D itself,” says Graham. “I hoped it would
blend in and enhance its surroundings, and
would invite the outside in.”
A I Malan Vorster Architecture Interior
C E F E H Design had worked on the estate over the

years and Graham approached them with
B E his idea. “I wasn’t prescriptive,” he says. “I
gave them fairly broad-stroke direction.”
G The team—architects Pieter Malan and Jan-
Heyn Vorster and designer Peter Urry—
First Floor Second Floor Rooftop
favored a particular clearing among the
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dwellings Half-round bays project
to form a balcony, a
pergola, a dining alcove,
and a bathroom. Dix
Aluminium and Glass
What formed in their minds was not so made of solid oak using traditional jointing doors and windows face
much a tree house as an abstracted archi- details. The focus on natural materials four reflection ponds
(opposite). Graham
tectural interpretation of a forest: a levitat- :D42CC:65E9C@F89:?E967FC?:EFC6Nj k> can also enjoy the view
:?8423:?:?E96H@@5DN+96Ə@@CA=2? a fan of warm materials and textures— from his room (below
resembles a pinwheel, with four circles wood, stone, and leather,” says Graham. and bottom). Like the
overlapping an imperceptible square. At the This is evident in everything from the built-in bed, night-
stands, headboard, and
center of each circle, steel pillars in groups marble top of the coffee tables to the brass
other custom furniture,
of four represent tree trunks, and branch- ƎIEFC6D2?5=2>ADE@E96=62E96CW4=25 the staircase leading to
like beams circumscribed by steel rings headboard. “We tried to keep the colors the open-air viewing
@G6C9625DFAA@CEE96Ə@@CD23@G6N+96 subdued and almost neutral, so that platform was made by
Versfeld. The Lektor
C6DF=E:D2D6C:6D@7j4FCG6DƏ@H:?87C@> you’re really more aware of what is going
desk lamps are by Rubn.
straight lines and rectangular shapes that on outside the house,” says Malan.
become drums,” as Malan puts it. For Graham, that’s the secret of the cab-
The rooms are arranged vertically: the in’s success. “The architecture makes quite
=:G:?82C62@?E96ƎCDEƏ@@COE96365C@@>@? a singular statement,” he says, but that’s
the next, and, on the top, an open-air view- not what he loves most about it. “Living
ing platform. “There are tall sliding doors at here allows me to connect with nature in
the front that open up over both levels,” a very intimate manner,” he says. “You can
says Malan. Vorster notes how one feels at see the fantastic night skies and the squir-
once embraced by the building and exposed rels in the trees. You can hear the birds.” He
to the “vastness of the landscape.” pauses before adding, “It restores a sense
The custom bed and cabinetry are all of balance. It’s just a very special space.”
“I was in the fortunate position where I could

be fanciful, not conservative or
practical. I could let my imagination run riot.”
Graham Paarman, resident
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A tight pattern of slate

cladding complements
a wild carpet of native
grasses outside an East
Hampton residence by
Paul Masi of Bates Masi
+ Architects. The home,
sited to capture the
breeze, was constructed
for a family of wind-
sports enthusiasts.
Inherit
the
W
An East Hampton residence by Bates Masi
is situated to harness the elements.
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Laura Mauk Christopher Sturman
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Sliding walls of glass by Arcadia are Not everyone goes to the Hamptons for being completed. We liked it so much we
situated throughout (above). Great the social scene. Some people still head to knocked on the door. Paul answered
attention was given to the material
the East End of Long Island to engage with and told us it was his house—and he was
details, including the steel plates
on the soffit beams (below). In the the natural environment, a seascape where the architect. We knew then that he
dining area, a custom table by inte- the Atlantic Ocean meets expanses of pris- was the right person to design our home.”
rior designer Elizabeth Bolognino tine beach studded with tall grasses, rustic Masi, who earned his master’s of archi-
is surrounded by Spoleto chairs by picket fences, and shingle-clad homes. tecture degree from the Graduate School of
Knoll (opposite).
George and Catherine, Manhattanites with Design at Harvard and worked at Richard
a family that loves water sports, are some of Meier & Partners before starting his own
those people. So when they decided to build ƎC>O56G:D657@CE96>2OWDBF2C6W7@@E
the escape they had always imagined near piece of dynamic architecture that goes
one of the best spots for wind sports in the beyond referencing its surroundings and
area, they called Paul Masi, of East actually works in tandem with the wind,
Hampton-based Bates Masi + Architects. water, and sunlight, so their effects become
“I’m a surfer,” Masi says. “I understand greater in and around the house.
that for these clients, being in the The home is sited on a rectangular lot
Hamptons is not about networking. They that runs west to east, the direction of the
get up early and they’re on a board. The prevailing wind. The architect carved out
wind is an important factor in their lives a narrow swath of the wooded site and ori-
and that plays into the architecture.” In ented the H-shaped house along the same
fact, the low glass structure that he created west-east axis. “The idea was to create this
enables the family—George, Catherine, and tunnel where the wind would come down
their son and daughter—to sense when through the clearing, over the swimming
swells are coming. “I designed the house as pool and into both wings of the house from
a barometer for the wind,” Masi says. the west,” says Masi, who employed glass
+964@FA=6ƎCDE>6E$2D:H96?E96J walls that slide open to admit the breeze.
unexpectedly found themselves standing at “When the wind really starts to get up, they
the threshold of his Amagansett residence. feel it and know it’s time to get out on
“We’d been coming to the Hamptons for the water.” The building’s form, with rough-
more than twenty years and were looking sawn plywood and slate shingle exterior
to buy a bigger home,” Catherine says. “We siding to offset the expanses of glass, har-
drove by a modern house that was just nesses the wind, while the structural

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Masi used the same gray slate for the
exterior and the fire surround, which
boasts a custom wood inset by
K. Romeo Inc. (opposite). The living
room also features a custom area rug by
SandH Rugs, a Charles sofa by B&B
“I designed the house as a barometer Italia, a pair of PK22 leather chairs by
Poul Kjærholm from Fritz Hansen, and
for the wind.” Paul Masi, architect an Obi coffee table and tray by Lumifer.
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“When the wind really starts up, they can

feel it and they know it’s time to get out on
the water.” Pau l M a s i
“I really wanted to explore the other plantings for their ability to

potential of the property, because move with the wind. In the kitchen
the original house was probably (opposite, top), bar chairs by Mark
using one-tenth of its capacity,” Albrecht Studio complement the
says Masi, who also conceived the white-oak cabinetry and stainless
landscape and lighting design. steel countertops fabricated by
He selected native grasses and D. Reis Furniture.
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elements direct it through the rooms. staying true to the home’s modern sensi- kitchen cabinetry, and the built-in dress-
“It’s an H-plan. The U-shaped parts of bility, Masi employed gray slate shingle ers and desks in the bedrooms. Catherine,
the H on the top and the bottom grab the cladding in a horizontal format. The sleek with the help of interior designer
breeze,” Masi explains. Exposed glue- and textured pattern of rectangles covers Elizabeth Bolognino, brought in additional
laminated timber beams also run west the base of the western wing, the front modern furniture pieces with simple sil-
to east along the white-oak ceiling and facade’s substantial chimney volume, and houettes that don’t compete with the
function as ventilation pathways. To E96=@HH2==DE92EC6E2:?E96C6Ə64E:?82?5 wooded landscape.
employ beams with dramatic length, Masi swimming pools. The architect used slate “Like a sail or a kite, the house is some-
broke each of them toward their center D9:?8=6D@?E96:?E6C:@COE@@O27ƎI:?8E96> thing light and delicate on the surface
and attached thin metal splice plates E@E96=:G:?8C@@>ƎC6DFCC@F?5N62=D@ @7E96=2?5Ol$2D:D2JDNj EkD2C6Ə64E:@?@7
2EE963C62<OH96C6=:89EƎIEFC6D2C6?@HN continued the materiality of the white oak what this family loves to do and why they
“The beams hold up the roof but they @?E96:?D:56OFD:?8:E7@CE96Ə@@CDOE96 come here.”
also help circulate wind that’s captured
by the house’s deep overhangs,” he says.
The residence’s two-part layout sepa-
rates public from private spaces: The
kitchen, dining, and living areas are
located in the northern wing, and the fam-
ily’s bedrooms and bathrooms are in the
southern. A glass-enclosed walkway
bridges the two sections and offers access
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into an alcove. “As the sun rotates around
the house, it bounces off the rippled sur-
face of the water and projects the charac-
ter of the wind onto the ceilings of
adjacent spaces,” Masi says. The architect
also planted native grasses, lavender, and
mint on the windward side of the struc-
ture so the breeze picks up their scents
and carries them through the house.
To pay tribute to the traditional archi-
tectural vocabulary of the Hamptons while
Promised Land N
ARCHITECT LOCATION
Bates Masi + Architects East Hampton, New York
A Garage
B Laundry
C Closet N O
D Powder Room
E Bathroom
F Bedroom
G Play Room
H Kitchen
I Dining Area M J
J Living Area
K Breezeway O I
L Master Bedroom
M Reflecting Pool
N Pool
H
O Outdoor Shower
L E L
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By scouring shops, sales, that same work ethic to a entrance. The door, still
and auctions, George 1959 home in Wilmington, with its Space Age knobs,
Marrone amassed a giant Delaware, which they is painted Flaming Torch
trove of postwar furni- patched up over two years. by Behr. The brass wall-
ture. He and his partner, The couple’s bulldogs hanging above the landing
Michael Nocera, applied stand guard at the flagstone is by C. Jeré.

hunt
with
the
hounds
Midcentury completists score the ultimate catch:
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TEXT BY PHOTOS BY ILLUSTR ATIONS BY
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The residents added quartz countertop in the head of a Design Within
double-glaze windows, kitchen (below). Mostly Reach table. The armless
low-VOC paints, and they restored original ele- Series 7 chairs are by
Energy Star appliances, ments, like the buffet and Arne Jacobsen; the third
calling on help just once, the staircase (opposite). pair are Juliana chairs by
to install the Cambria Cherner chairs sit at the Aristeu Pires.
George Marrone was helping a friend

look at houses when he stumbled upon a
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The Chair Man Is In

The credo “buyer beware” is doubly true in
the vintage market, where figuring out whether
a cast-off piece of furniture belongs in a museum
or a dumpster takes a trained eye. We asked
veteran L.A. dealer Sam Kaufman to share the
details that he looks for when buying some of the
prized items seen in the Marrone-Nocera house.
Sam Kaufman Gallery, samkaufman.com
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The house is like an anthol- chair by Pierre Jeanneret,

ogy of modern design, a Wiggle stool by Frank
spread out across 4,300 Gehry, and an Akari lamp
square feet. In the formal by Isamu Noguchi. George
living room alone, there’s began his collection in the
a Japan chair by Finn Juhl, a 1990s with a pair of Paul
Hang-It-All rack by Charles McCobb stools, which sit
and Ray Eames, a Scissor near the fireplace.

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Illuminated by track light- seat is a T chair by William van der Rohe daybed in the sitcom’s midcentury aesthetic, with
ing, a teak wall unit by Katavolos, Ross Littell, and the lower den (below). lots of built-ins and lofty spaces. “This is
Poul Cadovius showcases Douglas Kelley; the Womb The Capelli stool by Carol
like my grown-up Brady Bunch house.”
pottery by Eva Zeisel and chair is by Eero Saarinen Catalano and the rocker
Paul McCobb, among oth- for Knoll. Bulldogs Sasha by Adrian Pearsall are At 4,300 square feet, the residence is
ers (opposite). The desk and Sophie rest on a Mies reserved for their owners. also a gallery for his personal, quirky col-
lection of midcentury furniture, which
he’s gathered over 20 years, picking
through estate sales and learning to navi-
gate online auctions. George uses the word
“luck” often when he describes how he’s
amassed his enviable lineup, but admits
that a little bit of endurance helps. “I love
the hunt,” he says.
He started collecting in the 1990s, just
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were two Paul McCobb Planner Group
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$50. “I didn’t even know who Paul McCobb
was,” he says. But after years of plying auc-
tions and estate sales, he now owns a list
of classics, some bought at prices that
would make any design lover insanely jeal-
ous: an original Warren Platner armchair,
spotted at an estate sale, for $500; a Finn
Juhl Japan chair, purchased at auction for
$1,250; a rosewood Mies van der Rohe
Barcelona daybed, also bought at auction
Womb Chair
Detail: T h e A r m s
Designer: E e r o S a a r i n e n
Date: 19 4 8
“Fiberglass was a technical byprod-

uct of World War II that promised
a variety of civilian applications,
from suitcases to sports cars. The
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produced furniture piece to be made
George uses the word “luck” often when of the new material, although this
fact isn’t widely known because its
he describes how he’s amassed his D:?8=6WA:646Ǝ36C8=2DDD96==:D4@G-
ered in upholstery. Instead, the chair
enviable lineup, but he admits that a little is famous for its comfort. Its wide,
organic arms accommodate a range
bit of endurance helps. of relaxed seating positions.” ĤuR

A Petal end table by such as a Desmond room bought on eBay, pops
Richard Schultz is paired divider by Jonathan Adler against patterned Antonina
with a Platner armchair and a sofa by Mitchell Gold Vella wallpaper in the
(above). These classics + Bob Williams. A sunburst guest bedroom (opposite).
mingle with newer items, mirror, which George The lamp is vintage.
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in the digital world
Add a Home
to Dwell.com
Our new tool allows users to upload
a project in just a few minutes.
There are always more incredible houses

than we have room to feature in the maga-
zine. We strive to make it easier for our
online community to share their work on
Dwell. Our newest feature, Add a Home,
is a big step in that direction. Now, anyone
can upload a project—title, description,
COMMUNITY
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our redesigned platform. Short and sweet.
This month, Dwell founder and CEO Lara
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have recently come through the pipeline.
dwell.com/addhome
TOP: Pacific Northwest firm Olson

Kundig designed a home nestled
into an outcropping of stone in
Washington State. Drills, dynamite,
PHOTOS: BRUCE DAMONTE (MIDDLE), JASON SCHMIDT (BOTTOM)

hydraulic chippers, hand tools,
and more were used to excavate the
tough site. @olsonkundig
MIDDLE: Strict zoning laws kept

architect Ryan Leidner from enlarg-
ing the footprint of a 1941 house
in San Francisco, but he made the
top-floor kitchen and living area
feel more spacious by prioritizing
the location’s vista. @ryanleidner
BOTTOM: In Venice, California,

geometric sunshades enwrap a
house and a garage by Kevin Daly
Architects. In addition to filtering
light, the aluminum exoskeletons
support a balcony for each struc-
ture. @kevindalyarchitects
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Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir do. Whether D2JD!2JOj3FEH64@F=5?kEƎ?52?J9@FD6D
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living or developing a prefabricated wall After walking the 6,100-square-foot
system that they hope will make traditional property, the architects took time to get
wood framing a thing of the past, the to know the couple and how they wanted
founders of the Santa Monica design studio to live. Topping their wish list was a house
Minarc are consumed with making struc- with three bedrooms, lots of glass, and
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It was just that kind of innovation that dren—Lucy, 15, and Leo, 13—could hang
led Jaclyn Lieber and her husband, Jay, to out together.
hire the Iceland-born duo. The Liebers There was no question how the house
had purchased a two-bedroom, one-bath would be constructed. In 2007, eight years
teardown in Culver City, California, and after they formed Minarc, Thorsteinsson
were intrigued by prefab’s promise—from and Ingjaldsdóttir launched mnmMOD,
the streamlined construction process to the a customizable building system of

Jay and Jaclyn Lieber worked with was kept open to maximize natural consulted on the furnishings, a Nesta architects’ native Iceland. The
Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir and Tryggvi light. Clerestory windows, walnut rug from Design Within Reach, a Bend Goods stools are from YLiving.
Thorsteinsson of Minarc to design a cabinetry, and concrete floors define Moooi Random Light from YLighting, Minarc’s GRASSsit bar stools,
house using the architects’ mnmMOD the living room (opposite, top), and Hecks ottomans from Blu Dot. topped with synthetic turf recycled
panels, which can be assembled with which features a sectional by Jessica In the kitchen (opposite, bottom), from football fields, sit near the
a screw gun. The core of the home McClendon of Glamour Nest, who a blue glass backsplash evokes the barbecue (below).
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energy consumption and dramatically
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ļÇÓ ĭÓƙŇ ììŇſÇĚƙŬź JAY LIEBER, RESIDENT of 30 percent recycled steel and cradle-
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locally. Once on-site, they can be assembled
using only a screw gun.
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but with totally different materials,”
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Thorsteinsson, “We’re big believers in
architecture. Early in our practice, we saw
people doing the same things over and over
again. We asked ourselves what would
happen if you created standardized panels
and allowed people to organize them dif-
ferently. You’re using mass production, but
every house doesn’t have to be the same.”
For Jay and Jaclyn, the team created
a two-story residence built around a core
consisting of a double-height living room,
Silestone counters, walnut cabine- Built-in storage keeps things orga-

try, and Refin floor tiles accent the nized in Leo’s bedroom, which con-
master bathroom. The Axor Uno fau- tains an Ella bed from Room & Board
cets are from Hansgrohe, the Alinea and an Inmod duvet (above right).
vanity light is from Aamsco, and the A Structures S7 lamp from Ameico
shower head is by Jaclo (above). lights the master bedroom (right).
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Working with contractor Mike Stayer Collection dining set is from Design
of Core Construction, the architects Within Reach. An Element coffee
created an indoor/outdoor environ- table from CB2 occupies the cov-
ment for the family. The kids hang ered patio. The second-floor niche,
out while Jaclyn helms the grill from which is lined in Osborne & Little
Barbeques Galore (below). The Eos fabric (right), offers a quiet getaway.
a dining area, and a kitchen. Glass walls

on the rear facade open up the house to the
backyard, which has a swimming pool,
several eating areas, and a basketball court.
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appears to be suspended by slender steel
rods leads to the bedrooms. “The second
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sizes. “When guests come in, they don’t
feel like they should go up the stairs.”
Rather than conceal it inside the walls as
framing, wood is displayed judiciously.
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inside. “It’s not that we’re against wood,”
says Thorsteinsson. “In Scandinavia, we are
woodworkers. But we’re against using wood
for framing and things you never see.”
Though they’ve lived in the U.S. for
more than a decade, the architects have
also completed design projects in their
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Glaciers and volcanoes may not be part

of the scenery in Culver City, but there are
nods to such natural formations neverthe-
less—panels of blue glass in the kitchen,
actual lava rocks on the roof, a horizontal
cutout on the front facade that looks like
an abstracted waterfall.
“What I love about Erla and Tryggvi’s
choices is the simplicity of the materials,”
says Jaclyn. “They believe in art, and they
see their homes as art pieces. Our home is
like a totally functional piece of art.”
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ARCHITECT Minarc
LOCATION Culver City, California
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A D
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B C
Second Floor
I G
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First Floor
A Master Bedroom G Bathroom M Entrance

B Balcony H Covered Patio N Garage
C Master Bathroom I Kitchen O Storage
D Walk-in Closet J Dining Area P Mud Room
E Laundry K Media Room Q Living Area
F Bedroom L Office
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TRYGGVI THORSTEINSSON, ARCHITECT
The architects used wood sparingly by placing the garage closer to the
for maximum effect, like the cedar street. “We hosted a concert and had
siding on the front and back exteri- people sitting inside and in front of
ors. The main facade offers the pool,” says Jaclyn. “The house
a glimpse through the house to the completely lends itself to entertain-
backyard, which was made larger ing small and large groups alike.”

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renovation TEXT BY PHOTOS BY
Laura Mauk Raimund Koch
Minor Adjustments
When two Manhattanites head to the D.C.
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couldn’t imagine what we’d do with when transforming a dark and dated con- for such quintessential city life, the couple
all the tiny rooms,” says Dianne
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Bruning, who with her husband,
David Owen, enlisted architect Lou Attorney Dianne Bruning and her children, Matilda and Maxim, more space
Balodemas to update a 1968 home husband, David Owen, a technology entre- 2?52446DDE@3:4J4=6W7C:6?5=JD:56H2=<DN
outside of Chevy Chase, Maryland. preneur, spent almost 12 years in a loft- So they packed their belongings and
like two-bedroom apartment in Lower headed for Chevy Chase, Maryland, a com-
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town within Chevy Chase, it immediately

felt like home. “We drove around, and
there was one street with these sidesplits
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an enclave with all its midcentury charm
intact. David was hooked, too. “Like a
lot of New Yorkers, we couldn’t conceive
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explains. “So when we came here, we
wanted to still live life on foot as much as
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and the metro. It turns out there is
life after Manhattan.”
As soon as a coveted two-story—a
raised 1968 ranch house previously owned
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updates over the years—went up for sale,
Dianne and David jumped on it. And archi-
tect Lou Balodemas jumped with them.
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or not to make an offer. “Lou had done
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explains. “We knew what we wanted to
do as soon as we saw the house, and Lou
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“ The realtor staged it—painted and

freshened it up—but it was still dark inside
and the corridor was tight. It was not
that appealing.” LOU BALODEMAS, ARCHITECT
In the renovated kitchen space,

(above), Dianne chose quartz coun-
ters in Blizzard by Caesarstone.
The dining area (above right) boasts
circa-1955 Friso Kramer chairs.

renovation
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roof and created a kind of cathedral ceil- a blank canvas for expressing her collected now have the means to renovate and they
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“This is not a custom home—it’s the been weird at that time to have the
case of a builder who put something rooms oddly shaped. People were
up in D.C. catering to a more tradi- way too timid back then.” The rear
tional market,” explains Balodemas. terrace features new pavers from
“He framed the ceilings down to Pennsylvania Blue Slate and Crate
make them symmetrical. It would’ve and Barrel seating.

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Deborah Bishop Brian Flaherty
User Experience
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Max Heinritz was born 28 years after

the publication of Jane Jacobs’s The Death
and Life of Great American Cities, but his
embrace of urbanism—with all its chaos—
takes a page from her playbook.
Max’s modestly scaled loft, for which he
designed and made many of the furnish-
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owners a no-frills berth in the heart of
San Francisco’s downtown. Just outside
the front door awaits a dizzying array
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including Twitter’s, as well as a robust
population of street denizens.
For Max, who left his job as a Google
engineer late last year in order to work
more independently on early-stage soft-
ware projects, the location is perfect:
“I spent a long time on that shuttle to
Mountain View, and it convinced me that
being in a vehicle isn’t an optimal way to
experience life. To me what’s most impor-
tant are interesting work and interesting
people—and here I’m close to both.”
Once he found a place within his bud-
get, Max set about transforming it into
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from which to engage with the city at
large. And although he hadn’t been much
Inside his San Francisco living “In Tokyo, everything is space-
of a DIY poster child beforehand (despite
room, Max Heinritz kicks back on a efficient, nothing is wasted,” he says. being the son of a retired carpenter, who
Söderhamn sectional from IKEA. “I’m sort of going for that, too.” lent some advice), Max was emboldened

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Circular mirrors adhere to the inner

walls of a skylight above the dining
area, bouncing light and bringing
the room yet more illumination.
Max devised a movable plywood

beam that holds a trio of pendant
lamps to swing down as needed.
A wood piece covered in chalkboard
paint hides the electrical panel. 3J2?6IA6C:6?4696k5925ƎG6J62CDAC:@CO :?ƏF6?46DH6C62>2D9WFA@7%6H0@C<
“Slate was too expensive,” he says.
when he’d used a sewing machine to whip boutique hotel, industrial vibes, and the
up a furry coat for Burning Man. “It made movie Avatar (represented by the profu-
me realize that if I want something, I can sion of hanging plants). In order to create
Ǝ8FC6@FE9@HE@>2<6:ENl an intimate dining area without blocking
The public area, a combination living- the path between projector and screen on
dining-screening room, has an exposed movie nights, Max devised an overhead
brick wall that lends it the feeling of a light using a pine beam and three IKEA
SoHo loft. “It’s one of my favorite things pendants that cantilever over the table
about the place,” says Max, whose and are raised and lowered by a pulley.

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For his bedroom, Max designed a The custom overhead light is a pine
custom headboard insulated with box covered in linen, which diffuses
several layers of cotton and uphol- the LEDs inside. A gray linen curtain
stery fabric to reduce sound. conceals his tools.
Even cord management takes a novel

turn. Max concealed the wiring for his
surround-sound system in painted black
PVC pipes that blend in with existing
sprinkler pipes. The wires emerge on the
wall as artistic outlines of California and
the Transamerica building, while power
outlets nestle behind black fabric dots.
Two of Max’s early interventions were
replacing the ladder leading to his loft
bedroom with a staircase and adding a slid-
ing barn door at the top. He made the
tabletop for his standing desk from a slab
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sound-dampening headboard from insula-
tion panels, with a layer of yoga mat to
absorb vibrations.
In the end, the 678-square-foot loft feels
neither spartan nor cramped, thanks to a
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and copious vertical storage. Decorative
touches—glowing wall sconces crafted
from LED lights and linen, circles of mirror
that sparkle in the double-height skylight,
The kitchen, located behind the cooker, and a toaster oven. Max
stairs and underneath Max’s added industrial shelving and
and colorful strands of thread lights found
bedroom, is all electric, with two a butcher block. “Vertical storage,” in Paris—meld utilitarianism with per-
burners, a rice cooker, a slow he notes, “is very important.” sonal expression.

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MAX HEINRITZ, RESIDENT
“I wanted to have a cozy dining impede the projector,” says Max.

area, so I thought about how I He mounted the device, a ViewSonic,
could do it in a way that wouldn’t atop the living room window.

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Max likes to do screenings for A bedroom next to the living area

friends: “The first time I hosted I has an overhead lantern Max made
showed Planet Earth. Next up is by wrapping string soaked in glue,
Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance, water, and corn starch around an
a 1982 experimental film by Godfrey inflated balloon, deflating it, and
Reggio with music by Philip Glass.” then lining it with rice paper-mache.
Max’s Apartment N
DESIGNER Max Heinritz LOCATION San Francisco, California

And if Jane Jacobs is Max’s fairy god-
mother, Marie Kondo may be his spirit
First Floor
animal. Everything has its place, from
E
the clutch of nearly identical gray shirts
that line his closet to the spices on the
A
magnetic rack in the kitchen. One gets the
Loft sense that if an object didn’t bring Max
A Living/
Dining joy, it would be immediately jettisoned.
D
Area “I wanted to establish a sense of safety and
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C Bathroom
D Kitchen I feel equipped to go forth and do interest-
E Closet ing work that solves problems and makes
people happy. It’s all coming together.”

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Child’s Play
Can a home that encourages creativity,
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may be the world’s coolest uncle. two apartments into a 3,000-square-foot was both a young-at-heart bachelor and
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Perimeter Architects oversaw the
creation of the rope room (right).
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recalls. “Designing with a material
that has slack is more math than
I care to tackle.”
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An electric train set from

Chicagoland Hobby travels an ele-
vated track designed by Studio Gild.
The 35-foot loop passes through
the indoor tree house and around
the theater room. A Serge Mouille
Two-Arm sconce is surrounded by
graphic Mylar wallpaper.
“We were excited to be playful,

but our goal was to keep it sophisticated
so it didn’t come off as a joke.”
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wallpaper, and, for the new spiraling stair-
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In certain places, the scale of the

home is adjusted for children.
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board paint, has a 48-inch-tall
door set inside it (above left). The
space under the staircase houses
a Lego version of the John Hancock
Center by New York artist Sean
Kenney (above right). In addition to
the triplex’s first-floor movie room
(left), there is a rooftop theater with
a miniature golf course. A custom
sofa and ottomans are upholstered
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from BoConcept kotasconstruction.com by Bulthaup en.bulthaup Wander floor lamp Albrecht Studio
9 250 Met sofa by Piero boconcept.com; Structural engineering by .com; Yoshitomo Nara by Cristian Mohaded for markalbrechtstudio.com
Lissoni from Cassina retractable bar Toft, DeNevers, and Lee drawing from Pace Roche Bobois
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and Ray Eames for spixcabinets.com gaggenau.com; vola.com; sink by 102 Rug by FLOR
Herman Miller dwr.com; 50 Outward Bound UrbanLabDesign Inc. fixtures by Dornbracht Ludovica + Roberto flor.com; Flaming Torch
Jensen chair by Rodolfo theurbanlab.net dornbracht.com Palomba for Flaminia paint by Behr behr.com;
Dordoni for Minotti D’Arcy Jones Architecture 70 Norooz rug by 81 Custom mesquite ceramicaflaminia.it wall-hanging by C. Jeré
minotti.com; Tansu chest darcyjones.com Peace Industry table by Tennen Studio 92 Custom headboard and bench by Paul Laszlo,
from Charles Jacobsen, Keith Construction peaceindustry.com; tennenstudio.com; and bed base by Versfeld both vintage
Inc. charlesjacobsen.com keithconstruction.ca sliding door by LaCantina dining chairs vintage; Custom Furniture 104 Quartz countertop by
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28 Mountain Song Structural Engineers Eames Molded Plastic light fixture by Lindsey Lektor desk lamp by countertop installation
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StudioAnderson 56 Dining table designed Eames for Herman Miller lindseyadelman.com stonemastersinc.net;
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