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Table of Contents November-December 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.

     

Business

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.

     

Custom Builder 2.0

  • Jim Zack and Lise de Vito.

    By Design

    Two San Francisco architects find success in the design/build model.

     

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.

     

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.

     

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

Last Detail

  • Shoe In

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

     
 
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