Master Shower

Smooth travertine stone completely surrounds this light shaft running through the attic space to terminate in a simple steel framed pyramid shaped skylight. Showering under this natural light at all times of the day, depending on your daily routine of course, would be a luxurious experience. I’ve always thought that all of the senses should be addressed in experiencing architecture. “How does the stone feel against your feet? Should you be soothed by large expanses of a smooth travertine or do you want the small delicate sensations of tumbled marble tiles? And how does the light play upon these fields of texture?” Sometimes the visually simple homogeneous surface of a travertine, with all the veining aligned can be art in itself. And a simple nickel plated shower head and mixing valve stand out as the objects in the field.

Ridge Skylight

Simply put, I wanted to ‘peel back’ all of the surfaces of a traditionally framed gable roof. Then the structure is exposed but painted a simple pure white. I hoped this would express it’s forms against the sky, the way black and white images emphasize forms, light and dark.

Master Bedroom

A simple rhythm of rectangular windows allows the owner views to the street below and privacy by limiting the amount of window area on this wall. The majority of natural light I wanted coming from above. The same continuous skylight from the previous image shows its continuity in expressing the roof structure. I did this in simple opposition to the traditional ‘punch’ skylight. This gives the roof more expression and movement.

Study

The front curving wall was framed from a double layer of studs. Within the ever present budget, I thought to create deeper walls using double stud construction. The affect is meaningful for both the surface views from the exterior and interior. Deep shadow lines and a sense of a more substantial construction can be seen from both perspectives. The radiating ceiling construction was simple and I thought to bring back some of the turn of the century wood framed buildings in California.

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