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.

Photo of a mid-sized industrial powder room in Moscow with flat-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, orange tile, porcelain tile, porcelain floors, a wall-mount sink, orange floor, a floating vanity and orange walls.

Photo of a mid-sized industrial powder room in Moscow with flat-panel cabinets, white cabinets, a wall-mount toilet, orange tile, ceramic tile, orange walls, ceramic floors, an undermount sink, solid surface benchtops, white floor and white benchtops.

Bagno intimo e accogliente con mattone a vista e lavandino in stile etnico
Inspiration for a small industrial powder room in Milan with shaker cabinets, light wood cabinets, a two-piece toilet, orange tile, terra-cotta tile, orange walls, terra-cotta floors, a vessel sink, wood benchtops, orange floor, brown benchtops, wood and panelled walls.

La salle de bain reprend les mêmes couleurs que l'espace TV. La fenêtre donne à ce petit espace une grande luminosité.
Small industrial 3/4 bathroom in Lyon with open cabinets, a curbless shower, a one-piece toilet, white tile, subway tile, orange walls, ceramic floors, a wall-mount sink, stainless steel benchtops, black floor, black benchtops, an enclosed toilet and a single vanity.

Inspiration for a small industrial 3/4 bathroom in Denver with furniture-like cabinets, black cabinets, multi-coloured tile, glass tile, orange walls, a vessel sink and wood benchtops.

La salle de bain reprend les mêmes couleurs que l'espace TV. La fenêtre donne à ce petit espace une grande luminosité.
Photo of a small industrial 3/4 bathroom in Lyon with open cabinets, a curbless shower, a one-piece toilet, white tile, subway tile, orange walls, ceramic floors, a wall-mount sink, stainless steel benchtops, black floor, black benchtops, an enclosed toilet and a single vanity.

La salle de bain reprend les mêmes couleurs que l'espace TV. La fenêtre donne à ce petit espace une grande luminosité.
Inspiration for a small industrial 3/4 bathroom in Lyon with open cabinets, a curbless shower, a one-piece toilet, white tile, subway tile, orange walls, ceramic floors, a wall-mount sink, stainless steel benchtops, black floor, black benchtops, an enclosed toilet and a single vanity.

La salle de bain reprend les mêmes couleurs que l'espace TV. La fenêtre donne à ce petit espace une grande luminosité.
Photo of a small industrial 3/4 bathroom in Lyon with open cabinets, a curbless shower, a one-piece toilet, white tile, subway tile, orange walls, ceramic floors, a wall-mount sink, stainless steel benchtops, black floor, black benchtops, an enclosed toilet and a single vanity.

La salle de bain reprend les mêmes couleurs que l'espace TV. La fenêtre donne à ce petit espace une grande luminosité.
Design ideas for a small industrial 3/4 bathroom in Lyon with open cabinets, a curbless shower, a one-piece toilet, white tile, subway tile, orange walls, ceramic floors, a wall-mount sink, stainless steel benchtops, black floor, black benchtops, an enclosed toilet and a single vanity.