New post and beam barn in Short Hills, New Jersey. Sawn Cedar shingle siding, with Cedar shingle roofing, brick base and venting cupola.

Duplex Y is located in a multi apartment building, typical to the Carmel mountain neighborhoods. The building has several entrances due to the slope it sits on. Duplex Y has its own separate entrance and a beautiful view towards Haifa bay and the Golan Heights that can be seen on a clear weather day. The client - a computer high-tech couple, with their two small daughters asked us for a simple and functional design that could remind them of their frequent visits to central and northern Europe. Their request has been accepted. Our planning approach was simple indeed, maybe even simple in a radical way: We followed the principle of clean and ultra minimal spaces, that serve their direct mission only. Complicated geometry of the rooms has been simplified by implementing built-in wood furniture into numerous niches. The most 'complicated' room (due to its broken geometry, narrow proportions and sloped ceiling) has been turned into a kid's room shaped as a clean 'wood box' for fun, games and 'edutainment'. The storage room has been refurbished to maximize it's purpose by creating enough space to store 90% of the entire family's demand. We've tried to avoid unnecessary decoration. 97% of the design has its functional use in addition to its atmospheric qualities. Several elements like the structural cylindrical column were exposed to show their original material - concrete. Photos: Julia Berezina

View from this wonderful riverside home in Dartmouth, South Devon. Colin Cadle Photography. Photo Styling Jan Cadle

Front Elevation, Entry

Paul FInkel | Piston Design

Randall Perry

nick laessig

A custom duplex residence in the Vail Valley of Colorado. The main effort was to "soften" the symmetry often found in duplexes while maintaining their own identity. Many have looked at this home and not even known it is a duplex.