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ABOVE & FACING PAGE: The central challenge on the remodel of this WWII-era residence
was to use a relatively modest addition as an opportunity to radically transform the Dahlia
Drive house. 3-D modeling was used to test various solutions to the intense afternoon sun
that flooded the new living room. Adding a trellis solved part of the issue, but since window
coverings were out of the question (because they would block the spectacular views), a series
of vertical colored resin "fins" were fabricated to retain the openness of the room while allowing
light and air in. A new staircase connects the former basement (now guest suite and office)
with the expanded living room. To disguise a structural post, a set of custom cabinet modules
appear to float along the stair, thanks to an expressed steel f rame that turns the structural
element into something decorative. Some boxes are open to the living room, some f rom the
stair behind, and others f rom the office below.
Design Team: Jennifer Gilman, Mackenzie Leifeste
Photographs by Lawrence Anderson
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