Floating On Air

The home itself sits on a central core and cantilevers off its ridge perch on both sides. Not only does the entire ell-shaped peninsula echo this, floating 8" off the floor, so also does the casual eating area against the far wall. Twin I-beams cantilever out of the wall which hides vertical members that run floor-to-ceiling. The I-beams that support the peninsula continue down the wall 12'. Hand-cast glass counters are used to anchor each end of the kitchen. The floors are the original terazzo. I ran the caramelized bamboo horizontally in the cabinet doors, remembering the roll-up bamboo blinds of the 50s. The door's rails and stiles are African ribbon mahogany. Roger Turk, Northlight Photography