A 16-foot-tall door makes entering this Venice, Calif., house a dramatic experience.
It's a question frequently posed by clients: How can we open up the kitchen and still hide dirty dishes?
"How do you take something as common as a door and give it expression or unique character?" asks San Francisco-based architect James Zack. The projects below offer several innovative solutions. These movable walls transmit light while maintaining privacy, transform a room's look and purpose, and...
Not content simply to refurbish, the owner of this 1928 Craftsman-style house wanted to build, from its shell, a classic bungalow. Architect Michael Klement and contractor Bruce Curtis didn't disappoint, creating what one judge called "a total environment" that embodies authentic period style in...