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Kentfield Residence in California by Studio VARA

June 5th, 2018 by Sanjay Gangal

Article source: v2com

When the owners purchased this 1970’s ranch home in Kentfield, Marin County, it was dark, dank, and in danger of sliding down a hill. The interior was dated and needed to be updated to modern standards.

Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

Architects: Studio VARA
Project: Kentfield Residence
Location: California, USA
Photography: Bruce Damonte
Structural Engineer: GFDS Engineers
Civil Engineer: Tarnoff Engineering Corp.
Landscape: Humanature Landscape Design Inc.
General Contractor: Summit Professional Builders

Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

The existing plan had the main stair located in the kitchen, disrupting the flow to the dining area and making the kitchen feel cut-off, small and cramped. The stair was creatively relocated to the front of the home, enlarging the kitchen without increasing the footprint and creating an open passage to the dining area with views to the living room. Light was brought in by removing deep eaves and decks all around the house, and wood ceilings were painted white to reflect light and focus attention on the interior elements.

Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

The interior design was driven by the client’s extensive art collection, which challenged us to consider sightlines and art placement throughout the process, Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

The interior design was driven by the owner’s extensive art collection, which challenged the designers to consider sightlines and art placement throughout the process. The furniture selections also respond to the art, as the firm collaborated with the owners on various custom pieces throughout the home. An oversized bespoke sectional anchors the living room while a custom rug adds a woven graphic texture. A machined aluminum dining table in jet black lends drama to the small dining room, and the custom breakfast nook table in the kitchen is topped with 1960’s vintage French tiles by the artist Roger Capron and flanked by a custom charcoal blue linen banquette. The master bed is made from solid walnut in a modern design that highlights the sapwood of the slab, sitting on another custom rug.

An oversized bespoke sectional anchors the living room while a custom rug adds a woven graphic texture, Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

Light was brought in by removing deep eaves and decks all around the house, and wood ceilings were painted white to reflect light and focus attention on the interior elements, Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

This kitchen is small, but efficient and highly functional. It has the feel and utility of a much larger kitchen, owing to judicious design and careful appliance and materials selection. The design elements are simple and understated, allowing the breathtaking views of Mt. Tamalpais and the appliances themselves to take center stage. This kitchen embodies the ethos, “everything you need, and nothing you don’t”, Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

A machined aluminum dining table in jet black lends drama to the small dining room, and the custom breakfast nook table in the kitchen is topped with 1960’s vintage French tiles by the artist Roger Capron and flanked by a custom charcoal blue linen banquette, Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

The master bed is made from solid walnut in a modern design that highlights the sapwood of the slab, sitting on another custom rug, Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

Image Courtesy © Studio VARA

: Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

: Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

: The interior design was driven by the client’s extensive art collection, which challenged us to consider sightlines and art placement throughout the process, Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

: An oversized bespoke sectional anchors the living room while a custom rug adds a woven graphic texture, Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

: Light was brought in by removing deep eaves and decks all around the house, and wood ceilings were painted white to reflect light and focus attention on the interior elements, Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

: This kitchen is small, but efficient and highly functional. It has the feel and utility of a much larger kitchen, owing to judicious design and careful appliance and materials selection. The design elements are simple and understated, allowing the breathtaking views of Mt. Tamalpais and the appliances themselves to take center stage. This kitchen embodies the ethos, “everything you need, and nothing you don’t”, Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

: A machined aluminum dining table in jet black lends drama to the small dining room, and the custom breakfast nook table in the kitchen is topped with 1960’s vintage French tiles by the artist Roger Capron and flanked by a custom charcoal blue linen banquette, Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

: The master bed is made from solid walnut in a modern design that highlights the sapwood of the slab, sitting on another custom rug, Image Courtesy © Bruce Damonte

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Tags: California, USA

Categories: House, Residential

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