Dettaglio laterale camera da letto. Dietro la testata del letto, si intravede la cabina armadio di Ikea.
Small contemporary master bedroom in Venice with white walls, brick floors, red floor and exposed beam.

The renovation retains the structure of the barn which relied on a narrow footprint to capture daylight on three sides in lieu of electric lighting.
Inspiration for a small country master bedroom in Austin with white walls, brick floors, red floor and exposed beam.

Photo of a large traditional master bedroom in New Orleans with white walls, medium hardwood floors, a standard fireplace, a brick fireplace surround, red floor and exposed beam.

Design ideas for a mid-sized mediterranean guest bedroom in Other with white walls, terra-cotta floors, no fireplace, red floor and exposed beam.

The clients called me on the recommendation from a neighbor of mine who had met them at a conference and learned of their need for an architect. They contacted me and after meeting to discuss their project they invited me to visit their site, not far from White Salmon in Washington State. Initially, the couple discussed building a ‘Weekend’ retreat on their 20± acres of land. Their site was in the foothills of a range of mountains that offered views of both Mt. Adams to the North and Mt. Hood to the South. They wanted to develop a place that was ‘cabin-like’ but with a degree of refinement to it and take advantage of the primary views to the north, south and west. They also wanted to have a strong connection to their immediate outdoors. Before long my clients came to the conclusion that they no longer perceived this as simply a weekend retreat but were now interested in making this their primary residence. With this new focus we concentrated on keeping the refined cabin approach but needed to add some additional functions and square feet to the original program. They wanted to downsize from their current 3,500± SF city residence to a more modest 2,000 – 2,500 SF space. They desired a singular open Living, Dining and Kitchen area but needed to have a separate room for their television and upright piano. They were empty nesters and wanted only two bedrooms and decided that they would have two ‘Master’ bedrooms, one on the lower floor and the other on the upper floor (they planned to build additional ‘Guest’ cabins to accommodate others in the near future). The original scheme for the weekend retreat was only one floor with the second bedroom tucked away on the north side of the house next to the breezeway opposite of the carport. Another consideration that we had to resolve was that the particular location that was deemed the best building site had diametrically opposed advantages and disadvantages. The views and primary solar orientations were also the source of the prevailing winds, out of the Southwest. The resolve was to provide a semi-circular low-profile earth berm on the south/southwest side of the structure to serve as a wind-foil directing the strongest breezes up and over the structure. Because our selected site was in a saddle of land that then sloped off to the south/southwest the combination of the earth berm and the sloping hill would effectively created a ‘nestled’ form allowing the winds rushing up the hillside to shoot over most of the house. This allowed me to keep the favorable orientation to both the views and sun without being completely compromised by the winds.

Mediterranean bedroom in Other with grey walls, terra-cotta floors, red floor, exposed beam and timber.

Committente: Studio Immobiliare GR Firenze. Ripresa fotografica: impiego obiettivo 24mm su pieno formato; macchina su treppiedi con allineamento ortogonale dell'inquadratura; impiego luce naturale esistente con l'ausilio di luci flash e luci continue 5400°K. Post-produzione: aggiustamenti base immagine; fusione manuale di livelli con differente esposizione per produrre un'immagine ad alto intervallo dinamico ma realistica; rimozione elementi di disturbo. Obiettivo commerciale: realizzazione fotografie di complemento ad annunci su siti web agenzia immobiliare; pubblicità su social network; pubblicità a stampa (principalmente volantini e pieghevoli).

Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary master bedroom in Barcelona with white walls, terra-cotta floors, red floor, exposed beam and panelled walls.

Master bedroom in Other with grey walls, terra-cotta floors, red floor and exposed beam.

Design ideas for a bedroom in Albuquerque with orange walls, concrete floors, red floor and exposed beam.

Mid-sized eclectic guest bedroom in Hamburg with green walls, brick floors, red floor and exposed beam.

Avec son plafond à la française blanchi afin d'apporter plus de clarté, et ses magnifiques tomettes, cette chambre allie le bâti d'époque avec des matériaux plus récent afin de lui apporter sa touche romantique mais dans l'air du temps. La tête de lit avec son tissu imprimé façon carreaux de ciment, les coussins assortis ainsi que ce magnifique couvre lit coton apporte cette touche demandé par les clients. Les teintes rose et gris choisies s’accommodent parfaitement dans cet ensemble. l'ajout d'un bout de lit et quelques mobilier bois rendent l'ensemble encore plus chaleureux

La porta antica con apertura a "chiavistello", da noi restaurata, si apre sulla camera....
Inspiration for a mid-sized country bedroom in Florence with white walls, terra-cotta floors, red floor and exposed beam.

Vista laterale della camera. Di fronte al letto, Bici da Corsa Specialized.
Inspiration for a small contemporary master bedroom in Other with white walls, brick floors, red floor and exposed beam.

Committente: Studio Immobiliare GR Firenze. Ripresa fotografica: impiego obiettivo 24mm su pieno formato; macchina su treppiedi con allineamento ortogonale dell'inquadratura; impiego luce naturale esistente con l'ausilio di luci flash e luci continue 5400°K. Post-produzione: aggiustamenti base immagine; fusione manuale di livelli con differente esposizione per produrre un'immagine ad alto intervallo dinamico ma realistica; rimozione elementi di disturbo. Obiettivo commerciale: realizzazione fotografie di complemento ad annunci su siti web agenzia immobiliare; pubblicità su social network; pubblicità a stampa (principalmente volantini e pieghevoli).

Mid-sized country master bedroom in Other with white walls, terra-cotta floors, red floor and exposed beam.

Camera da Letto, con testata in listelli di legno. A lato del letto il Ceppo di Alf DaFrè adibito a comodino. Lampada da comodino, "Bugia" di Davide Groppi.

Design ideas for a mid-sized mediterranean guest bedroom in Marseille with grey walls, terra-cotta floors, no fireplace, red floor and exposed beam.

Photo of a mid-sized mediterranean guest bedroom in Other with grey walls, terra-cotta floors, no fireplace, red floor and exposed beam.