Remodels

Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP used 87 translucent bricks to reframe a family’s connection to nature and the city.

BEFORE: Awkward posts closed off the kitchen.

The home’s expansive terrace and garden tows the line between privacy and connection. “You'll feel more in tune with nature—embracing sunlight, wind, and the sky—and loosely connected to the urban landscape,” shares Nakamura.

Rustic colored Spanish tiles line the roof of the one-level home, while wooden doors and window coverings allow for ample privacy.

Floor Plan of Glencoe Avenue Residence by Ras-a Studio

This living/dining space is the social center of the apartment. For that reason, the architect designed the cabinet walls as a unifying visual feature that anchors the two rooms and provides practical storage space.

The architects design for the backyard showcases an outdoor deck, bleacher seating, a lush grass area, and a deck with seating and a fire pit.

Backdrop’s After Hours, a soft charcoal hue, gives Carlos Naude and Whitney Brown’s home in Woodland Hills, California, sleek curb appeal. Lund Sconces by Kuzco Lighting punctuate the exterior, and the streamlined garage doors are by Amarr.

Perched high above Oakland, this expanded midcentury soaks up jaw-dropping views—even from the bathroom.

Maria Milans del Bosch’s Catskills home is attuned to the changing seasons. Sunlight pours into the double-height living room, where a Stûv fireplace and radiant floors keep the space warm in winter.

HR Design Department refurbished the original wood siding and painted it in Sherwin Williams Snowbound. New flagstone pavers and gravel make the yard more drought tolerant.

The new volume's orientation (away from the street and towards the skyline) preserves the historic continuity of the neighborhood.

Irvington, New York Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017