The living room, dining area and kitchen all blend together, in an artists' loft-style one-big-room / room without walls design that was popular in mid-century modern architecture. One solution: create small groupings of furniture within the larger space. An original Wassily chair (designed by Marcel Breuer) and Barcelona chair (designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe) and an Eames tulip table make an intimate setting next to the fireplace. Hanging on the fireplace wall is a Mark Bennett print designed for Wirsching, who is a fan of the old TV series, I Dream of Jeannie. Bennett is a world-recognized contemporary artist who is a friend of Hoffman and Wirsching from L.A.

Interior design by Meghan Carter Design, http://www.meghancarterdesign.com/

Exterior - photos by Andrew Waits Interior - photos by Roger Turk - Northlight Photography

The original double-sided fireplace anchors and connects the living and dining spaces. The owner’s carefully selected modern furnishings are arranged on a new hardwood floor. Photo Credit: Dale Lang

Peter Aaron

Modern contemporary living room, design by Mosaic Architects. Photo By Jim Bartsch

This monochromatic entry invites guests into this casual coastal home that combines a casual feel with just a touch of formality. Interior Design by: Details a Design Firm 2579 East Bluff Dr.#425 Newport Beach, Ca 92660 Phone 949-716-1880 email: info@detailsadesignfirm.com Construction By Spinnaker Development 428 32nd St. Newport Beach, CA. 92663 Phone:949-544-5801

Ken Gutmaker, Photography

Photography-Hedrich Blessing Glass House: The design objective was to build a house for my wife and three kids, looking forward in terms of how people live today. To experiment with transparency and reflectivity, removing borders and edges from outside to inside the house, and to really depict “flowing and endless space”. To construct a house that is smart and efficient in terms of construction and energy, both in terms of the building and the user. To tell a story of how the house is built in terms of the constructability, structure and enclosure, with the nod to Japanese wood construction in the method in which the concrete beams support the steel beams; and in terms of how the entire house is enveloped in glass as if it was poured over the bones to make it skin tight. To engineer the house to be a smart house that not only looks modern, but acts modern; every aspect of user control is simplified to a digital touch button, whether lights, shades/blinds, HVAC, communication/audio/video, or security. To develop a planning module based on a 16 foot square room size and a 8 foot wide connector called an interstitial space for hallways, bathrooms, stairs and mechanical, which keeps the rooms pure and uncluttered. The base of the interstitial spaces also become skylights for the basement gallery. This house is all about flexibility; the family room, was a nursery when the kids were infants, is a craft and media room now, and will be a family room when the time is right. Our rooms are all based on a 16’x16’ (4.8mx4.8m) module, so a bedroom, a kitchen, and a dining room are the same size and functions can easily change; only the furniture and the attitude needs to change. The house is 5,500 SF (550 SM)of livable space, plus garage and basement gallery for a total of 8200 SF (820 SM). The mathematical grid of the house in the x, y and z axis also extends into the layout of the trees and hardscapes, all centered on a suburban one-acre lot.

Wine Country Modern

Photo & Construction by Vujovich

Here is a recently completed John Kraemer & Sons kitchen renovation in Plymouth, MN. Architect: Murphy & Co. Design Photography: Landmark Photography

Here is a recently completed John Kraemer & Sons kitchen renovation in Plymouth, MN. Architect: Murphy & Co. Design Photography: Landmark Photography

photo: Matt Edington

Spectacular Chef's Kitchen