Modern wood cabinetry in this kitchen which opens to the living room for entertaining guests. SHOT BY CRAIG DENIS PHOTOGRAPHY

© ZAC and ZAC

Basement Media Area

Jorge Castillo Designs, Inc. worked very closely with the Vail’s architect to create a contemporary home on top of the existing foundation. The end result was a bright and airy California style home with enough light to combat grey Ohio winters. We defined spaces within the open floor plan by implementing ceiling treatments, creating a well-planned lighting design, and adding other unique elements, including a floating staircase and aquarium.

Photo Credit: Scott Amundson

Floor lamp with chrome structure and shade in chrome, matte black, or polished white with white internal reflector.

Heidi Zeiger Photography

© 2013 Steve Tague

The proposal analyzes the site as a series of existing flows or “routes” across the landscape. The negotiation of both constructed and natural systems establishes the logic of the site plan and the orientation and organization of the new home. Conceptually, the project becomes a highly choreographed knot at the center of these routes, drawing strands in, engaging them with others, and propelling them back out again. The project’s intent is to capture and harness the physical and ephemeral sense of these latent natural movements as a way to promote in the architecture the wanderlust the surrounding landscape inspires. At heart, the client’s initial family agenda--a home as antidote to the city and basecamp for exploration--establishes the ethos and design objectives of the work. Photography - Bruce Damonte

Interior Designer: The Design Collective & JLV Creative Photographer: Rob McDaniel