Our client initially asked us to assist with selecting materials and designing a guest bath for their new Tucson home. Our scope of work progressively expanded into interior architecture and detailing, including the kitchen, baths, fireplaces, stair, custom millwork, doors, guardrails, and lighting for the residence – essentially everything except the furniture. The home is loosely defined by a series of thick, parallel walls supporting planar roof elements floating above the desert floor. Our approach was to not only reinforce the general intentions of the architecture but to more clearly articulate its meaning. We began by adopting a limited palette of desert neutrals, providing continuity to the uniquely differentiated spaces. Much of the detailing shares a common vocabulary, while numerous objects (such as the elements of the master bath – each operating on their own terms) coalesce comfortably in the rich compositional language. Photo credit: William Lesch

Family room with dining area included. Cathedral ceilings with tongue and groove wood and beams. Windows along baack wall overlooking the lake. Large stone fireplace.

Eric Straudmeier

Glass is tempered and frosted, approximately 3/4" thick, Glazing installer set panels on steel tabs welded to steel columns, added gaskets; then steel column is skinned with wood.

Case Design/Remodeling Inc Project Designer: Nicole Zeigler ADP: Lisa Magee Job #: 12614073

Wood and stainless steel give the kitchen a modern glow.

Family room with the open kitchen beyond. The built-in features leaded glass windows that were from the home that was torn down. http://www.kipnisarch.com Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kipnis-Architecture-Planning-Evanston-Chicago/168326469897745?sk=wall Photo Credit - Kipnis Architecture + Planning

Tom Stringer of Tom Stringer Design Partners designed the beautiful Living Room for the 2014 DreamHome, featuring furniture and accessories from Baker Knapps & Tubbs, Benjamin Moore, CAI Designs, Dessin Fournir Companies, Donghia, Inc., Edelman Leather, Holly Hunt, John Rosselli & Associates, LALIQUE, Mike Bell, Inc. & Westwater Patterson, Remains Lighting, Richard Norton Gallery, LLC, Samuel & Sons Passementerie, Schumacher/Patterson, Flynn & Martin, and Watson Smith Carpet – Rugs – Hard Surfaces. Other resources: Tom Stringer’s Personal Collection. Explore the Living Room further here: http://bit.ly/1m2qKKK

The ground floor, originally comprising of two rooms, was knocked through to create one large, open-plan room, maximising the views of the sea and coastline. Photography: Jim Stephenson

Addition and remodel of mid-century rambler

Sebastian Zachariah