Walker Warner Architects’ Hale Nukumoi Residence

Simple and understated, the vein of modernism flowing throughout Walker Warner Architects‘ portfolio of projects dotting the Hawaiian islands represents an intrinsic faith architecture that can serve its surrounding landscape.

Situated facing one of Kauai’s most popular beaches, the San Francisco based firm was tasked to efficiently maximize living space and the view while maintaining privacy for its occupants, all the while meeting the requirements of restrictions placed limiting the construction’s allowable square footage. Walker Warner Architects’ Hale Nukumoi residence is a modest architectural presence scaling upward, yet harmoniously so, with a warm orchestration of wood, white cement, and local sand blending into the plane of beach sand underneath and the canopy of trees overhead.

The Hawaiian islands indoor/outdoor lifestyle is exemplified by the home’s airy wall-optional construction, designed to accommodate both large family events and intimate gatherings as desired.

Walker Warner Architects worked with interior designer Stone Interiors to continue the surrounding landscape’s influence within and throughout with a conscientious selection of furnishings chosen to be rearranged, expanded, or reduced similarly to the cabin dwellings of a ocean-faring ship.

The views of Kauai’s shoreline play paramount to the Hale Nukumoi residence design.

A copper mesh rain curtain, designed by lead architect Greg Warner and landscape architect Ron Lutsko, adds a layer of privacy on the park side of the home, while also helping to mitigate run-off rainwater from the roof and acts as a fountain and rain feature.

The influence of yacht interior design is seen throughout the home, perhaps nowhere as evident as the bunkbed quarters, complete with marine cabinet pulls.

Sand, volcanic rock, and trees are expressed by a subdued and sophisticated palette of materials and colors respectful of the geological and cultural history of the islands in relation to the innovations afforded modern architects today – a rarity proving the tenets of modernism can be represented modestly in proportion to the land.

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Terrace House in Melbourne Embraces Sustainable Architecture

Ben Callery Architects completed the rehabilitation of a terrace house in Melbourne, Australia. The old heritage building on the site was dark, narrow and overshadowed by neighboring walls. In response, the contemporary Beyond House has an open layout that addresses the inhabitants’ need for connection.

“The owners are serious about sustainability and wanted the new addition to be naturally comfortable, using sun for heating, breezes for cooling, water harvesting, solar power, recycled materials (even re-using the old kitchen),” the architects said. “We looked beyond the site constraints and beyond the typical spatial boundaries within a terrace house’s rooms and levels.”
The new design ensures an optimum indoor-outdoor connection, thanks to an array of carefully placed windows. All rooms have floor to ceiling glass doors to capture the views.

“Through the insertion of a central void, adjacent to a multi-purpose studio space, opening onto a roof deck, the occupants engage with the outdoors – the sun, the sky and trees,” the architects added. These elements also break down the social barriers typically associated with a terrace house and encourage interaction between the inhabitants. Photography courtesy of Ben Callery Architects.

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The Calming Palettes of Camila Gutiérrez

I spent most of the holiday break blissfully free of handheld devices and laptops, but I did sneak a few quick dips into the Instagram pond for inspiration. And on one of those visits I stumbled upon the incredible work of photographer Camila Gutiérrez. Her work embraces the sort of soft sorbet color palette that I love so much this time of year (when everything else is grey). It’s colorful and warm, but the overall effect is slightly muted and fuzzy, like you’re seeing everything through a beautiful, gauzy screen. Camila’s photos have a dreamy quality that takes us away from winter’s icy landscape and transports us somewhere breezy and warm. If you need a little visual inspiration (and a virtual getaway) check out more of Camila’s work online right here. —Grace

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TON Launches the Chips Lounge Chair by Lucie Koldová

Czech designer Lucie Koldová recently designed an oversized lounge chair for TON that will make its debut at IMM Cologne 2018. Chips is a bold chair with a large backrest made of perforated fabric giving it a visually light feel but a comfortable spot to lean against. Paired with upholstered cushions for additional comfort, Chips was created as part of the Das Haus project, an exhibition displaying ideas of living in the future at IMM Cologne this month.

The base and backrest’s frames are constructed of manually bent wood that results in the back resembling the shape of a Pringles potato chip, hence the chair’s name. Koldová loves working with translucent materials, leading to the stretched black fabric which helps illustrate the soft curves.

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Candlefox HQ: A Graphic, Black and White Office in Melbourne

Tom Robertson Architects designed a new home for Candlefox HQ in Melbourne, Australia. The education marketplace provider needed a new space to house twenty employees, along with meeting rooms. The results are a graphic, black and white interior dotted with a growing indoor garden.

A modern interior decked out in only black and white can oftentimes be too minimal for some people, but by incorporating a variety of green plants throughout, the space comes to life.

An oversized black grid structure weaves throughout the office allowing the plants to grow and evolve over time. As the plants grow, it helps create additional visual separation between spaces without closing it off.

The tall white ceilings paired with white walls and dark floors gives the feeling of an open and light-filled space with black furniture helping to ground everything.

The grid theme continues into the kitchen area with white tiles sealed with black grout.

Photos by Tom Robertson Architects, courtesy of BowerBird.

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9 New Sofas for the New Year

Over the holiday break, I delved into the crazy world of online sofa searches. I had everyone over at my house for Christmas this year and realized my living room set-up completely catered to my dog and I and no one else. It felt weird. After everyone left, I began to look at our home tours and living rooms online to see if I could imagine how the room would feel populated with people and not just stare at a great shot with a pretty sofa. I soon realized this wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be and that the answer was really to simply to step outside of my introvert comfort zone and have more real live people over to see what felt right…and what felt wrong.

I folded that into my New Year’s resolutions. More people, my house – despite the butterflies in my stomach.

I may not have walked away from my online trip with an instant solution (no such thing I know!), but I did feel like these 9 sofas were share-worthy so peruse the round up below and get comfy!

Illustration above by the talented Sanny Van Loon. See more of her work here!

Image above from Jessica and Christopher’s New Haven home. Their sofa was one of our most inquired about in 2017!

Round One

BOSC Duffle Sofa | Ronan Sofa | Antwerp Sofa | Matrix Sofa

Round Two

Burrard Sofa | Carrigan Slipcover Sofa | Sloane Loveseat | Velvet Lyre Chesterfield Sofa

And finally, this beauty! A bit on the pricey side, but that grey velvet and rolled arms make me want to sip some Earl Grey and pen some delicate poetry.

Balmoral Sofa $3950 at Jayson Home

 

 

 

 

 

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