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Table of Contents 2010

Features

  • The new third-story mezzanine holds a kitchen/conference room at the top of the stairs.

    Alley Adaptation

    This former bakery houses living space and multiple businesses, including a coffee roaster and an artisanal charcuterie.

     
  • A large skylight makes the living area feel like a courtyard, and clerestories brighten the master suite behind it. A shade inside the skylight protects the owners artwork from direct sun.

    Street Smart

    A large skylight and interior clerestories help open up this repurposed 100-year-old building.

     
  • The linear building houses the dedicated public realm to the left, and the public/private spaces to the right.

    Wine, Dine, Live, Work

    This linear building's public/private spaces allow room for living, dining, and working.

     
  • A three-dimensional truss of thin, high-strength steel members supports a cantilever of 45 feetapproximately half of the buildings length.

    Bridge Player

    A Tanglewood, Mass., weekend house applies structural artistry to defy gravity.

     
  • The only remaining part of the original house is the pool, which Cheng Design kept and reworked.

    Breaking the Mold

    Using concrete as his medium, Fu-Tung Cheng creates a work of art on a cul-de-sac in Menlo Park, Calif.

     
  • Throughout the house, art is cleverly positioned in alcoves and recesses that dissolve the boundaries between inside and out.

    Collectors' Edition

    Elliott + Associates Architects gracefully blends residential architecture and museum-quality art in this Oklahoma house.

     

Editor's Page

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    The Journey

    It takes a risk taker to build an art house, and often the builder, architect, and client become friends for life.

     

Business

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    The Trouble Next Door

    While not everyone shares the same aesthetic, there are strategic, peaceful ways to handle design differences among neighbors.

     

20 After 20

  • Finley Perry

    Finley Perry

    Despite a down economy, Boston-area custom builder/remodeler Finley Perry's business succession plan is right on track.

     
  • Mitch Handman

    Mitch Handman

    Custom builder Mitch Handman is taking advantage of a slow market by buying, renovating, and holding rental properties.

     
  • Frank Dalene

    Frank Dalene

    A custom builder for more than 30 years, Frank Dalene is still finding new ways to contribuite to the industry.

     
  • Michael Chandler

    Michael Chandler

    Mebane, N.C., custom builder Michael Chandler gets some long-deserved recognition for a career at the forefront of green building.

     

Custom Builder 2.0

K+B Studio

Kitchen

  • More cook-in dining room than eat-in kitchen, this shared space conceals equipment and food storage behind flush red cedar panels and in stacked cabinets that hide in plain sight.

    Daily Show

    More cook-in dining room than eat-in kitchen, this room celebrates both the culinary arts and the pleasures of the table.

     
  • Efficient use of spaceand a little judicious squeezingyield a do-everything room for an active family.

    Just Enough

    An efficient new kitchen is the do-everything room this small Minneapolis house always needed.

     

Bath

  • The master bathroom includes a free-standing makeup counter and extra-small mosaic tiles that are warmed by hydronic radiant heating.

    Separate Peace

    The bathrooms of this Long Island family retreat delineate functional areas ways that maximize their sense of space.

     
  • Simplicity, transparency, and plenty of elbow room allow this master bath to live even larger than its dimensions suggest.

    Tall Order

    Designed for an unusually tall client, this master bath combines elbow room and elegance.

     

On Site

  • A pair of chimneys, visible from a distance, helps define the hom's bold silhouette against the skyline.

    Living History

    A custom builder rescues a piece of Virginia's past.

     

Products

What's New

K+B Studio

Product Showcase

  • 2010 Product Showcase

    The economy is still stumbling along, but our annual roundup of custom-quality products shows no lack of choices for the well-equipped home.

     

Last Detail

  • Shoe In

    A cozy and convenient shoe bench helps organize a Concord, Mass., remodel.

     
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    Shelf Life

    Standard industrial shelving components form the structural frame of a small, elegant custom home.

     

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Custom Home Outdoors

Outdoor Indulgences

The Green Outdoors

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    All Cooped Up

    The latest accessory for a custom home is a shelter for the feathered ones.

     

Case Study

Other Articles

 
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