The rear extension was widened to about 15 feet
to create a generous mahogany-paneled kitchen
with an island, pantry and home office nook.
A deck off the kitchen extends the materiality
of the interior living spaces out into the yard.
Upstairs, the master suite is located at the front
and insulated from the bustle of the house by an
airlock of two parallel pocket doors. A windowed
walk-in closet, sky-lit bathroom and west-facing
glazed wall bring lots of light inside. In the back,
corner-wrapping windows take advantage of the
open skies behind the house to bring generous
amounts of light into the children’s bedrooms.
White oak, used for floors, stairs and built-in
shelving and cabinets throughout the house,
keep the palette pale and neutral.
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