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Contents 42 Flights of Fantasy
In New Yorks Hudson Valley, a
warm and welcoming rural retreat
Features is tailor-made for its ownerand
March 2016 built for extreme energy eiciency.
text by
Heather Corcoran
photos by
Brian W. Ferry
50 Northwest Bound
Seduced by a midcentury ranch
house in Portland, Oregon,
a Los Angeles family heads north
to make it their own.
text by
Amara Holstein
photos by
Grant Harder
58 In the Mix
An artistic couple create an inventive
live/work space in an Antwerp
warehouse, utilizing bold colors to
clarify the sprawling space.
text by
Jane Szita
photos by
Tim Van de Velde
66 On a Clear Day
In Buenos Aires, two architects
collaborate on an ever-evolving fam-
ily home, deined by their ingenious
use of South American wood.
text by
Vanessa Bell
photos by
Cristobal Palma
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Contents 11 Editors Note
16 Feedback
80 My House
The founders of Calico Wallpaper
live and work in a rented loft in
86 Brooklyn, enhancing the space with
their striking marbleized designs.
text by
Aileen Kwun
photos by
Dean Kaufman
86 Renovation
A homeowner hires his designer
sister-in-law to carve out a cooks
kitchen in his Los Angeles lat.
text by
Erika Heet
photos by
Ye Rin Mok
23 92 Focus
An insatiable collector inds room
for all of his favorite things in a chic
industrial loft in Paris.
text by
Arlene Hirst
photos by
Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
32
PHOTOS BY MARTIN GERLACH/MAK (23)
106 Sourcing
Saw it? Want it? Need it? Buy it.
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108 Finishing Touch
Designer James Huniford moves
beyond the expected on Long Island.
text by
William Harrison
photo by
Joshua McHugh
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Interiors
We Love
Interior design is not about arranging furniture. a career of following his own aesthetic impulses to
Interior design is about manifesting comfort and create inluential design statementsin retail environ-
pleasure in an environment sheltered from the world ments, in shelter publications, and of course, in his
at large. Its about summoning the power of the senses own home. The downside of seeing the beauty in the
to communicate feelings of safety and ease. Interior unexpected means that you can end up with an embar-
design is about creating spaces in which one can live rassment of riches, but Rozensztroch proves that a
on ones own terms. well-ordered interior need not be stark to feel modern.
Think about the most pleasant room youve ever A trio of interior designers in this issue present a
encounterednot the most expansive or expensive, trifecta of surprising solutions for vastly diferent chal-
mind you, but the most serene and welcoming. Most lengesAndrea Michaelson tackles a downtown Los
likely when a space comes to mind, its a sensory expe- Angeles loft for a weekend chef who loves to entertain
rience that triggers the memory: perhaps it smelled without any fuss (page 86); Emily Knudsen Leland of
wonderful, or carried the sound of water, or maybe the Jessica Helgerson Interior Design delivers a Portland
furniture was incredibly soft and accommodating, the midcentury family home in need of an aesthetic pick-
lighting brilliant or cozily subdued. Whatever the me-up without sacriicing its integrity (page 50); and
impetus, in that moment, you felt the energy of your Elaine Santos of BarlisWedlick Architects corrals two
surroundings. Thats the power of design. wildly divergent sides of one idiosyncratic client into
Theorists and historians have long explored the sig- a singular interior for a certiied Passive House in
niicance of experiencing a structure as a spatial com- Ancram, New York (page 42).
position, one that is only thoroughly grasped through Outside the United States, designers Teresa
a series of sensory impressions. We do our own inves- Sarmiento and Nicolas Tovo worked together to incor-
tigation of the concept in this issue, beginning with a porate cast-of materials and other architectural left-
short proile on Josef Frank, an intriguingly alternative overs to create a soothing, uniied family home in the
modernist architect and designer who irmly believed middle of bustling Buenos Aires, Argentina (page 66).
in home as vehicle for psychological comfort (page 23). In Antwerp, Belgium, French architect and designer
We follow this with a package ofering a snapshot of Nathalie Wolberg and her partner, Texas-born artist
each of the ive senses and the unique part each can Tim Stokes, collaborated on an otherworldly living
play within an interior space (page 26). Li Edelkoort, space and gallery that makes extraordinary use of
a design mind charting both todays trends and predic- color, light, and textiles (pages 58).
tions for tomorrow, shares her thoughts on page 36. We end with a quiet moment in a seaside cottage in
Nick and Rachel Cope of Calico Wallpaper, partners Sagaponack, New York, where interior designer James
in life and work, open the door to their Brooklyn apart- Huniford created a deceptively simpleyet rigorously
ment on page 80. The pair are rising igures in the attainedarea for taking meals. Long a proponent of
design world, speciically for their lyrical, atmospheric reusing castof objects and reimagining them as sculp-
wall coverings that seem to be popping up everywhere tural points of interest, Huniford uses a deep knowl-
these days. The way theyve incorporated not only their edge of historical decorative arts to transcend stylistic
own creations but those of their friends and industry tropes. By refusing to adhere to formulaic interiors and
peers into a rental property is inspirational for those eschewing the notion that only the new is worthwhile,
looking for ways to make their homes more personal Huniford proves himself to be a compatriot to the late
and distinctive through interior design without doing Josef Frank whose unique take on modern domestic
irreparable harm to their security deposit. spaces can be summed up in his well-known adage,
The artistry of collecting and assembling disparate One can use everything that can be used.
objects and materials is masterfully demonstrated in
a Paris lat owned by Merci artistic director Daniel Amanda Dameron, Editor-in-Chief
Rozensztroch (page 92). This is a person thats made amanda@dwell.com / @AmandaDameron
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Contributors
Amara Holstein
A former editor at Dwell, Amara Holstein is a writer living in Portland, Oregon. Her work has
also appeared in The New York Times, Wallpaper*, and Frame. She visited a brightly updated 1959
home in the city for this issue (p. 50). I was struck by the way art and color are seamlessly inte-
grated within every aspect of the house, from the sculptures outside to the pops of orange in
the kitchen, she says.
What does your dream interior look like?
Big windows, high ceilings, and no clutter.
Ye Rin Mok
Los Angelesbased photographer Ye Rin Mok captured a sleek, renovated kitchen in the citys
Toy Factory Lofts building (p. 86), where she fell in love with the delicate brass trim and shelv-
ing. Her portraits and interiors have appeared in Apartamento, The Telegraph, and WSJ, among
others. Aside from photography, she enjoys hiking, pottery making, and taking ballet classes.
What is your favorite interior?
Philip Johnsons Glass House.
Cristobal Palma
Born in the United Kingdom, photographer Cristobal Palma relocated to Santiago, Chile,
to start his own studio in 2008. One of his photographs was acquired by the Museum of
Modern Art in 2013. He traveled to Buenos Aires to visit the Casa Clara house, featured
on page 66. Of the house, he says, I love those places that are perfect as you ind them
and there is no need to change a thing.
What is your favorite interior?
The Temppeliaukio Church (Rock Church) in Helsinki by Timo and Tuomo
Suomalainen is amazing.
Jane Szita
Longtime Dwell contributor Jane Szita reported on the colorful house of an artist and an archi-
tect in Antwerp for this issue (p. 58). It was inspiring to see how two people with completely
diferent attitudes to design and interiors can live in harmony together and create a really spe-
cial place, she says. Szitas past assignments have taken her on safari with Masai warriors in
Kenya and to Tokyo to interview Takashi Murakami.
What does your dream interior look like?
It would probably be a cross between a luscious Lautner pad and the luminous spaces in the
paintings of Vermeer.
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The Senses
Sight / Sound / Smell
Taste / Touch
Proile: Li Edelkoort
World
Design Icon:
Josef Frank
The rules for the good house as an ideal
do not change in principle and have only
to be looked at afresh. How does one enter
a garden? How does the seating area relate
to the door and the window? There are
PHOTOS BY STEFAN OLH
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modern world
ILLUSTRATION BY TINA BERNING; PHOTOS BY STEFAN OLH (VILLA BEER, COLOR), MAK (VILLA BEER, BLACK AND WHITE),
Swedish design house Svenskt Tenn.
A well-ordered house, he wrote, is
to be laid out as a city with streets and
roads, which necessarily lead to
squares, that are disconnected from
traic, so that one can rest in them.
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modern world the senses:
Sight sound smell taste touch
E D I TO R S P I C KS
1
Polychromie Le Corbusier
by kt.COLOR Produced
with the Le Corbusier
Foundation, this histori-
cally faithful swatch of 81
hues was sourced from the
architects own wallpaper
samples, paint chips,
designs, and storied inves-
tigations into the essence
of color. ktcolor.ch
2
Ruutu Vases by Erwan
and Ronan Bouroullec
for Iittala Though simple
in form, creating these
diamond-shape vessels in
an array of delicate, water-
color-like hues in glass
requires exacting preci-
sion. store.dwell.com
PHOTO COURTESY OF 2015 CALDER FOUNDATION, NEW YORK/ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY, NEW YORK (MOBILE)
Kinetic Wire Sculpture
by Alexander Calder
The American artists hang-
ing artworksreferred to
as mobiles by contempo-
3 rary Marcel Duchampare
exercises of abstraction and
color in motion. calder.org
1
From an alarm to a symphony, audio frequencies hold
the power to elicit an emotional call-and-response.
E D I TO R S P I C KS
1
Ateenan Aamu Glass
Wind Chimes by Kaj
Franck for Iittala Finnish
for Morning in Athens,
these delicate, mouth-
blown pendants create a
soft, enchanting sound
when they strike one
another. store.dwell.com
2
3 Portable Transistor Radio
and Phonograph by Dieter
Rams for Braun With a
compact, rectilinear body,
Ramss 1959 Functionalist
design heralded the now-
ubiquitous notion of
personal music on-the-go.
3
9091 Kettle by Richard
Sapper for Alessi
Subverting the anxiety-
inducing noise produced
PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRANCES/OTTO (UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE), COURTESY OF BRAUN P&G (TP-1)
by typical kettles, Sappers
1983 design includes a
brass whistle that ema-
nates a harmonic pitch.
alessi.com
E D I TO R S P I C KS
1
Commune Scenter Series
by LOeil Du Vert Inspired
by the Schindler House in
West Hollywood, this
Douglas ir vaporizer comes
with a vial of fragrance
thats custom-blended
from California lora, burnt
Japanese wood, and
Viennese leather.
communedesign.com
2
Scent London Collector
Brick Difuser by Tom
Dixon The porosity of this
clay brickhoused in a
handsome copper tin
makes for a surprisingly
apt vehicle for a scent
meant to recall the British
capital. suiteny.com
3
Censer by Apparatus
Ritual meets Platonic
forms in this incense
burner made of hand-cast
porcelain and brass.
apparatusstudio.com
3
E D I TO R S P I C KS
1
Five-Piece Cutlery Set by
Arne Jacobsen for Georg
Jensen Designed to it
naturally in the diners
hand, this sculptural lat-
ware from 1957 trades
ornamentation for svelte,
minimalist shapes in matte
steel. georgjensen.com
2
Drink Rocks by Runa
Klock for Areaware
Geometric forms in hand-
inished soapstone and
marble keep drinks cool yet
undiluted, unlike the hum-
ble ice cube. areaware.com
3
Banchan Series 02 dishes
by Toools, Set VI This
six-piece tabletop set in
stonewarean age-old
material thats durable and
3 doesnt alter the lavor of
foodis inspired by tradi-
tional Korean side-dish
plates. toools.co
P R OJ EC T: We design down to
Maritime Parc, Jersey City
Stephanie Goto approaches
the tabletop: Its about
restaurant design as a
dining landscape that sup-
setting a stage that
ports the chefs vision evokes a feeling that
PHOTO BY RICHARD PARE (MARITIME PARC)
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modern world the senses: sight sound smell taste
Touch
The haptic impact cant be underplayed. The
1
tactility of a materialits temperature, its
texturecan make the diference between
pleasure and discontent.
2
E D I TO R S P I C KS
1
2x Glass Bowl by
Assembly Broken glass
shards are embeddedand
bluntedin this decep-
tively safe bowl thats
mouth-blown, molded,
cut, and polished.
assemblydesign.us
2
Felt Dining Table and
Chairs by Delphine
and Reed Krakof for
Established & Sons
An unconventional
application of soft fabric
adds both warmth and
tension to the function
of these furnishings, as
spilling becomes a
dangerous proposition.
establishedandsons.com
3
Door Handle by Alvar
Aalto Believing that grasp-
ing a door handle is akin to
shaking hands with a
building, the Finnish archi-
tect paid great attention to
user interaction. Leather-
wrapped door handles were
but one of his methods of
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The Dutch trend forecaster shares
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An Energy-Efcient Hudson Valley Retreat
On page 42, we visit the Ancram, New York, compound
of entrepreneur Ian Hague. The 1,800-square-foot main
residence is certied by the Passive House Institute.
Online, we dig into the structures exceedingly green
features, from a super-thick building envelope to a solar
array. dwell.com/passive-house-hudson-valley
Architect Renovation
Spotlight Tips
A Bold Approach to Color How to Update Midcentury Interiors
This issue highlights the creative residence In Portland, Oregon, a 1959 house designed by
of architect Nathalie Wolberg and artist local architect William Fletcher was converted into
Tim Stokes in Antwerp, Belgium (p. 58). a modern family home (p. 50). Jessica Helgerson
The live/work space uses swaths of color Interior Design worked with architect Dale Farr
to establish the boundaries between to reimagine the house, which had fallen into
rooms. Take a look at Wolbergs equally disrepair. Head online to read Helgersons tips
vivid portfolio of multifunctional homes for updating a midcentury modern home without
and artists studios online. sacricing its history.
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A Creative Reuse of Materials
When designing their house in Buenos
Aires, architects Teresa Sarmiento and
Nicolas Tovo used furniture from the design
company NET, run by architect Alejandro
Sticotti, to outt the interior (p. 66). In the
basement workshop, Teresa uses scrap
material from NETs production to create
a line of kids toys and design objects
called Sarmiento. We share images
of both companies products on our site.
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The open living-and-bedroom
area of Ian Hagues rural retreat
can be divided by a wall that
rises from within the master-
suite platform. Interior designer
Elaine Santos blended her
clients collection of vintage
furniture with no-fuss pieces
like a Shaker-style bench by
Ilse Crawford for De La Espada.
The main house is constructed
from structural insulated
panels from Vermont Timber
Frames and clad in charred
cedar. The roof panels are
by Agway Metals (opposite).
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Two hours north of New York City, an unusual barn in from a nearby farm and reimagined as a hub In the master bathroom, the
emerges from a hill just of a country road. Its black for entertaining, illed with colorful rugs and a loft cement oor tiles are by Mosaic
House; the glazed subway tiles
siding and bright-red window frames hint at the imag- where Hague can work on his balsa-wood model are from Daltile; and the trim
inative playground inside. This space, with its rope- airplanes. Then came the main house, a soothing is honed, vein-cut Montclair
railed catwalk and indoor tent, is just one element space that recalls the barn in its volume and Danby marble. The Signature
of the multifaceted getaway architecture and design shou-sugi-ban cladding. A garage with a green roof, Hardware tub sits in a custom
wood cradle designed to match
irm BarlisWedlick Architects designed for fund a three-story tower with a sauna at the base, and a the homes timber frame; the
manager Ian Hague. Farther up the hill sits its coun- natural pool free of chlorine round out the compound. fixtures are by Waterworks.
terpoint, a 1,800-square-foot home designed to meet As the architecture and interiors evolved together, The Twist stool is from Classic
strict Passive House Institute eiciency standards. the design team looked to Hagues inspiration Country in nearby Hudson,
New York (above). A custom
I have a practical side, and a much more important images, which ranged from whitewashed interiors Stickbulb LED lamp hangs
whimsical side that most of the time I try to repress, to colorful, ladder-illed cottages. They all spoke above a kitchen island topped
says Hague, whose shock of silver hair ofers a sense to a house that was modern for modern times, not by concrete from Get Real
of gravitas tempered by his shorts and woven-leather too layered, and cabin-like, Santos recalls. But what Surfaces. The beams are
stained with LifeTime from
espadrilles. His dual nature is represented in the mix does cabin mean? It means warm and cozy, a not- Valhalla Wood Preservatives,
of exuberant areas for socializing and more sedate too-precious dwelling; somewhere you can retreat. which will oxidize the material
private spaces spread out over a 75-acre parcel pro- While the main house serves as a place for quiet over time (opposite).
tected by the Columbia Land Conservancy. It is also contemplationa hermitage in the forest, Hague
relected in his working relationship with the design calls itits hardly ascetic. The open living area is
team that has shaped the retreat. Ian used imagery outitted with a mix of substantial pieces meant for
to communicate an overall sensibility and lifestyle lounging and lighter designs that Hague can move
he wanted to achieve, says interior designer Elaine around to suit his moods. Nothing, least of all the
Santos, who encouraged her client to think in abstract oversize sofa made of reclaimed wood and uphol-
terms. That said, he was also very intuitive in terms stered in recycled canvas from Army tents, feels
of what he selectedit was all based on instinct. so formal that Hague cant come in from the woods,
The design program was developed over three and grab a beer, and plop right down. A faux sheepskin
a half years, irst with a 19th-century barn brought rug, meanwhile, does double duty as a seating area
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Connected to the main house for the homes oft-barefoot resident. This casual favor of a more natural inish. These very early
by a narrow bridge, a three- arrangement is based on clues Santos picked up from inspiration images were guidelines, but never did
story cedar tower with a sauna
Hagues various collections. Our investigation hap- we ever go back to them and just make design
at its base recalls a tree house.
The screened-in second level pened in a furniture warehouse in New Jersey, Santos decisions, says Santos. It was a really collaborative
includes a table and chairs for explains. We had these crates opened and it was really design process with him about what felt right.
enjoying an outdoor meal, while easy to seefrom the patina and surface scratches While the interiors of the house are restrained,
a swing on the towers top
that he used everything he owned, which told us a the barn is full of energy. Near the wood-burning stove
level provides a perch to take
in the surrounding birch trees. lot. Together, these objects, everything from teak end that heats the drafty space in winter, rugs from
tables and a Plycraft lounge to a Stickley daybed, pre- Hagues travels are layered on the loora true
sented a broad range of what modern meant to him. example of a collected life, Santos says. On the exte-
With this in mind, Santos hit on neo-Shaker as rior, windows are set of in a really sexy lipstick red.
a keyword for the project. Everything in the house The speciic hue was among Hagues most direct
would need to be functional and inviting to the requests on a list that also included a iremans pole
touchwarm woods; nothing too coated. In this to lead from the barn to an apartment downstairs.
way, the tactile experience of objects was just as Altogether, the rural compound feels tailor-made
important as their aesthetics: Hague sat in every chair for its owner and his many whims. I really do use
and touched nearly every material the team brought both spaces, Hague says of the split-personality
into the house. Thats how, with two sample beams property. I feel like Ive neglected one if I spend too
in hand, the original whitewash inspiration fell in much time at the other.
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While the house is a private purposeful and can be moved
sanctuary, the barn is a gather- to suit any situation (above left).
ing place, especially in summer. The contractor sourced the
On its lower level, a studio apart- brass pole from a fire station in
ment recalls the main house Boston. The surrounding wall
with its Intus windows oriented is painted in semi-gloss paint
to maximize solar gain (left). in Citrus by Sherwin Williams,
Vintage bent plywood stacking a sunny hue the team playfully
chairs by Roland Rainer are referred to as Dwell-ow (above).
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In their concrete-walled court- of the original architecture a vintage Sesann sofa by right). In the living room, the
yard, Yuka and Aaron watch as (above). In the office, existing Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina painting is by Geoff McFetridge
twins Emerson and Jasper, track lighting illuminates (opposite, top right). The and the wood paneling is
daughters Maude and Mirene, cabinetry covered in Lemon Bar couple designed the master original to the house (opposite,
and Alfie the dog play. The by Miller Paint (opposite, top bedroom, choosing a new red bottom left). Jewel-y color
house is painted in Black Bean left). The room also features carpet inspired by the original and simple shapesthey feel
Soup by Benjamin Moore, a built-in bookcases fabricated and a Half Moon pendant by right in this house, says interior
color in keeping with the period by Earthbound Industries and Allied Maker (opposite, bottom designer Jessica Helgerson.
Tucked under a grove of towering ir and cedar trees, is a director and photographer, with an acting credit
Aaron and Yuka Ruells house in southwest Portland as Kip in the movie Napoleon Dynamite. But, on a
is long and lean, its structure carefully sitting upon personal level, despite their 10 years there, the couple
the suburban landscape with large expanses of glass, was never really on the same page as L.A., Yuka says.
a bountiful use of wood, and generous overhangs, all On a whim, they went away for a weekend trip to
markers of its vintage. Its a bright beacon of 20th- Portland, where they met a Realtor and fell in love with
century Paciic Northwest designrefreshed for today. a house with midcentury details and a family-friendly
When the Ruells decided to remodel, there was no layout. Though Yuka was pregnant with twins, and
question that theyd hew closely to the homes original the couple had a young daughter at home, they
style: As Aaron says, The architecture of this house immediately made an ofer to the original owner,
almost demands that the interiors follow suit. a woman in her 80s. The timing was crazy, but
To achieve their vision, they turned to a team of we were like, This is the place, Yuka remembers.
professionals who understood their desire to honor The 4,300-square-foot house was designed by local
the homes history. Working with the couple, local architect William Fletcher in 1959. Cedar-paneled
irm Jessica Helgerson Interior Design created walls and a logical, linear layout show the architects
an environment where midcentury tables sit beside style. Touches like a childrens wing, replete with
contemporary sofas, and its all punctuated with bunk beds and a reading nook; an art studio;
textured fabrics, vibrant colors, and vivid artwork. and sculptures integrated into the home relected
The Ruells had long been looking for a midcentury the original homeowners preferences.
home in Los Angeles. While theyd lived in a charming Despite its good bones, the house was in need of
Mediterranean Revival in Pasadena, they were drawn serious remodeling, which the Ruells quickly realized
to the clean lines, streamlined shapes, and warmth after their irst nine whirlwind months with newborn
of midcentury modernism. Thats our personality, twins. Rats scrabbled in the leaky roof, the backyard
Aaron says. Were not lashy people; were super was tangled with blackberry bushes, and the interior
mellow. It felt like the right it. had come to feel dreary. The previous owner had
Los Angeles, however, proved less of a match. really good taste, says Yuka. But it had gone from
Professionally, the city made sense: Yuka was a ilm her era, to getting a really nice patina, to falling into
editor, before leaving to raise their kids, and Aaron decrepitude. And thats where we came in.
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We respected the architecture, but we wanted
to add a freshness to it. The house has
modern amenities, but it doesnt feel out of place.
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sanctuary with a freestanding design, Aaron tracked down Dale Farr, who was a part- from midcentury design, says Leland, but also bring-
tub by Victoria + Albert and
Ecostat shower fixtures by
ner in Fletchers architecture irm (Fletcher has since ing in modern pieces that it.
Hansgrohe. In the kitchen, Yuka passed away). Farr was tasked with making structural In the living room, a custom sofa in nubby wool
makes baby Maude a snack at updates for a modern family, like extending the garage nudges orange Ari lounge chairs by Norell, and sleek
an island with original red tiles four feet to it an SUV, and adding a media room of high chairs and Eames side chairs surround a Tulip
(opposite). Hanging cabinets
were removed to maximize
the front entrance to create a place for a 50-inch TV. dining table by Eero Saarinen. Pops of yellow and
light and family-room views. The rotting roof shingles were replaced with dark orange proliferate, in art and furnishings as well as
metal standing-seam panels, which, Farr notes, still swashes of paintin large part driven by Aarons own
look appropriate for the time. And nearly all of the visual acumen.
many single-paned windows were custom-itted with Flashes of the original inishes remain: Sculptures
double-paned glassso they look the same but are by Portland artists Lee Kelly and Bonnie Bronson still
now more energy eicient. stand outside and decorate the kitchen ireplace and
After about 350 square feet were added to the island. And a profusion of vivid orange-and-yellow
home, Jessica Helgerson Interior Design collaborated linoleum daisies still enliven the guest bath, as do
with the Ruells on the interior. a green tub and cheery red tile in the kids bathroom.
We respected the architecture, but we wanted to Wood paneling was left intact throughout.
add a freshness to it, says designer and project man- Despite Aaron having a feature ilm in the works
ager Emily Knudsen Leland. Skylights by CrystaLite and an intense travel schedule, the Ruells are charmed
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were added to bring in natural light, murky green by Portlands strong sense of community and verdant
walls were given coats of white paint, and oak loors landscape. And like their new hometown, their
replaced a hodgepodge of brick, tile, and carpet remodeled home its them exactly as they had hoped.
in the living areas. And the master bath now includes Families have changed, and lifestyles have
a soaking tub and a skylight, in an open loor plan. changed, Yuka says. So theres a balance between
The furnishings were likewise updated to suit the respecting what was here and yet making it comfort-
this busy family of six (theyve since added another able for now. I think theres a way to do both, and
daughter to the mix)as well as the houses revamped thats what we tried to do.
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Husband and wife Tim Stokes studiosone for each of
and Nathalie Wolberg themtwo exhibition
left their pint-size Parisian galleries, and an integrated
apartment behind to under- courtyard. In the upstairs
take a hands-on renovation apartment, glass partitions
of an industrial, 6,000- keep the elongated loft open
square-foot warehouse in and spacious, while lighting
Antwerp, Belgium. Its now is placed against brightly
home to an expansive live/ colored walls to create a cool,
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A combination of sliding doors, from nearly every room, includ- designed the table, surrounded
strategically placed voids, and ing the dining and kitchen by vintage Wishbone chairs
large indoor plantings create area (right). Furnished with by Hans Wegner, in her studio
uid boundaries between vintage Eames chairs, a sec- (opposite), and painstakingly
indoors and out. The interior ond-hand sofa, and pendants mixed and tested the paint
courtyard gardenlandscaped and tables designed by for the mustard-yellow walls
with tropical plants and volca- Nathalie, the space is kept herself15 timesto match
nic sandis visually accessible purposefully casual. She also the hue of a Kvadrat textile.
It was a disaster, but a disaster with potential. space, says Nathalie, we realized we could have a
Thats how Texan artist Tim Stokes describes his irst gallery, too, and rent it out for exhibitions and events.
impression of the home he now shares with his (The shows, featuring local artists and photographers,
French architect wife, Nathalie Wolberg. Located in have proved a great entry point into the local commu-
a former red-light area near the port of Antwerp, the nity. Its been easy to make friends, says Tim.) The
ramshackle old warehouse building had been, until chance to create a gallery with two exhibition spaces,
recently, occupied by an import and export oice, and two studios, and a separate night apartment upstairs
1960s additions had camoulaged the original fabric proved irresistible, and they snapped up the unloved
and negated any good features. Everything was and unlovely property, pine-illed courtyard and all.
covered in acoustic-panel cladding; you couldnt see On his irst visit, my father thought that we were
any brick, concrete, or skylights, Tim says, referring completely mad, Nathalie remembers.
to the most distinctive characteristics of the now- Then the hard work started. For the irst year, the
renovated building, with its lofty light- and art-illed pair traveled between Antwerp and Paris while Tim
spaces and lush interior garden. Back then, the stripped the oice interior and Nathalie drew and
courtyard was illed with 12 tall pine trees, which designed. Nathalie, a highly experienced residential
made everything dark and gloomy, he recalls. architect, had previously reworked her Paris apart-
Despite these drawbacks, with more than 5,000 ment from scratch; Tim had plenty of experience on
square feet on the ground loor, plus an upstairs building sites from his pre-art-school days as a
apartment of just over 1,000 square feet, the building manual laborer in Texas. Paring the building back to
ofered the couple exactly what they were looking its bones revealed the skylights, concrete, and original
forspace. They were then living in Saint-Ouen, a brick structure, but it was a time-consuming exercise:
suburb of Paris, in Nathalies creatively designed but Tim calculates that he spent about a month removing
compact bachelorette apartment, and had decided to the old plaster from the gallery space alone, illing
look outside the expensive French capital for aford- more than 100 industrial trash bags in the process.
able space for a home and studio. When we saw this Even then, the bricks retained a white residue that >
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first time, we saw the potential
in all the fantastic light that we could
have in the different spaces.
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meant they had to be professionally sandblasted. But emerging through a circular hole in the concrete loor.
the inal result transformed the structure, adding Nathalies design called for open, luid, and con-
authenticity, warmth, and character. nected spaces without any doors. Curtains in plastic
As the interior was being whittled down to basics, strips and blue felt are a recurring motif in the space,
the design was also evolving. The biggest challenge dividing the gallery from the studios. Color further
was to combine everything we needed, says Nathalie. deines the buildings diferent functions, including
Along with the gallery and studios and our private an oice space, storage area, and even a library with
living space, I realized that, since we are both foreign- a reading room on top. These top-to-bottom sweeps
ers in Belgium and would have lots of family and of hues establish boundaries without the use of walls
friends visiting, we needed a convivial area for enter- or partitions. When you paint the loor, the space
taining and putting up guests. With a desire for looks really uniied, Nathalie explains.
privacy in mind, the couple decided the studio area While color divides, stylistic echoes create unity.
would need to ill this function, and the courtyard Scattered throughout the space are Nathalies own
proved to be the key to socializing the working space. eclectic furnishings: carpets formed of geometric,
After felling the pine trees, the couple used some of textile-covered cushions; minimal tables; and cus-
the courtyard area to create an open kitchen and com- tomized junk-shop inds. A restricted palette (mustard
bined dining and lounge area, leaving a smaller but and pale blue in the kitchen area, lime and blue in
much lighter outdoor space. Around it, the building the studios, and pale pink in the upstairs apartment)
was opened up on three sides with loor-to-ceiling ties everything together.
glass sliding doors, transforming the outdoor area into The softness of Nathalies designs is contrasted by
what Nathalie calls the heart of the building. Tims imprint on the home: his collection of Danish
Today, its a lush, green heartbut this was not the modern furniture, bought in Antwerps secondhand
original plan. Nathalie had created a patio, at irst, but stores and lea markets, and his sculptures that
after encountering the work of local landscape design- combine soft toys and old furnishings found on the
ers Bart Haverkamp and Pieter Croes, she came up street. Collectors might be horriied, says Tim. But
with a diferent idea. Nathalie had always wanted were not purists. In fact, we both get our best ideas
a tropical garden, and a splash of nature seemed the from appropriation.
Installed by a local vendor, the
Corian sinks and bath combine way to add vitality to the interior space. Together with The homes revamped spaces underscore this over-
to form a freestanding island in Haverkamp and Croes, the couple added mounds of arching sentiment. What was once a banal oice space
the upstairs bathroom, outfitted volcanic earth to the patiofour inches deep, enough is now an imaginative wonderland that lends restored
with fixtures by Ritmonio. A
to allow the garden to thrive luxuriantly after only industrial glory a contemporary identityproof that
series of artworks by Tim, includ-
ing a sculpture that emits a soft three years. The garden spills into the kitchen, design can be greater than the sum of even the most
glow, accent the pristine space. too, with a 40-year-old Madagascar dragon tree now exceptional of parts.
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The main living area is anked Buenos Aires is an idiosyncratic capital city, with NET. The companys store, NET Muebles, in the barrio
by green spaces, with custom oases of rural tranquility amid an otherwise bustling of Palermo, includes a spacious workshop, a source of
sliding doors made from materi-
als sourced from a metal ware-
metropolis. Exploring the city by foot is a guaranteed supplies that was a key factor in determining how
house. The ceiling is corrugated way to stumble upon sleepy, green-canopied streets, Casa Clara took shape. Many of the houses custom
sheet metal, a common and which appear for a few blocks before ending abruptly, furniture and wooden ixtures were created by NET
cheap but noble construction and where gentle breeze and birdsong are the only speciically for the property, with the workshops car-
material, Teresa says. In her
workshop, which features a
audible interruptions. One such cobbled passageway, penters and blacksmiths facilitating the task. Our
Mercedes table, an Otto lamp, on a block smaller in size than the standard 300-foot- objective was to be austere and frugal with the design,
and a wood-and-leather bar by-300-foot city lots, reveals plots of land that are Teresa says, with both the materials used and in the
stool, all by NET, she creates a compact and uniform in size. It is unclear what lies construction process.
line of uncomplicated wood toys
behind many of the perimeter walls here, as is the case Working closely with Sticotti has given Nicolas an
called Sarmiento (opposite).
with Casa Clara; its crumbling whitewashed brick and appreciation for wood and the value of imperfection.
climbing vines give very little away. (Raw inishes plus reclaimed and local materials like
For three years, the house has been a collaborative wood, concrete, and leather were the elder architects
efort between married architects Teresa Sarmiento signatures long before the economic crisis of 2001
and Nicolas Tovo. Over time their plan has been made them fashionable.) Vibration, warmth, and tex-
shaped as much by a practical need to build a func- ture are all extra beneits that one gets from wood over
tional house for an expanding brood (the house is other materials, Nicolas explains. If you consider the
named after the youngest of their three children) as by fact that the wood youre working with is recycled, and
their desire to create a visually pleasing space. And therefore has its own story, these values are enhanced
with its abundance of South American wood and recy- exponentially. You can see it in the little details, in the
cled materials, the structure relects the couples jour- diferent tones, in the efect that the rusted metal nails
ney as architects in every beam. have on the surface.
For the past 15 years, Nicolas has worked alongside Teresa, who cites an appreciation of wood as part
Alejandro Sticotti, an esteemed Argentine architect of her cultural background, specializes in landscape
who also runs a design and furniture enterprise called design, which is relected in the plants shes
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unnecessary partitionsinteriors and exteriors shaped
by the environment, the location, the climate,
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cultivated, many of them indigenous Argentine spe- Vibration, warmth, and texture are all
cies selected either for their hardiness or to respect
the local biosphere. The ivies outside herald the
benefits that one gets from woodSticotti
change of seasons, with autumnal hues of brilliant showed me the way to work with and
yellows and reds carpeting the patio in vivid colors
as they fall. This outdoor space teems with wildlife,
love wood. Nicolas Tovo, architect and resident
attracting hummingbirds and butterlies with its
native salvia varieties. Nearby, a low, customized table
provides a landing spot for the familys children.
We originally designed the house for ourselves
and our irst child, Manuel. With the birth of Julin, while the chairs are NET prototypes, not yet on sale.
and then Clara, we decided to react to the potential Both loors of the house were adapted for the chil-
limitations of space this might present in the long dren, with bunk beds and plenty of built-in storage.
run, Nicolas explains. We didnt want this to force On the rear patio, a child-friendly slatted iron-rod grill
a move, especially as the house was still in progress. allows both light and fresh air to circulate freely to
Currently, the couple is planning to build a third loor Teresas workshop below.
to create a private space of their own. In this basement studio, Teresa devotes time to her
The house is situated on a lot of just over 1,100 ledgling design project, Sarmiento, recycling the
square feet, and its sliding glass doors create the by-products from NETs production. Surplus chair-leg
illusion of an expansive and seamless space for prototypes, asymmetrical wooden blocks, and ofcuts
conviviality. The combined kitchen and living room are fashioned into childrens toys and decorative
is furnished with a bespoke bar and also includes a objects. Like the rest of the house, the workshop is
bookcase, a modular coat rack, two Tray tables, and illed with furniture from NET, along with artwork by
a leather Valiant sofaall made by NET. The dining friends, family, and other Argentine artists. A piece
table is a one-of design with an antique marble top, by PAR Paisajea creative partnership between Teresa
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How did you irst become interested Exposed structural beams are
in collaborating? Did you meet a historic nod to the lofts
previous life as a 19th-century
through work, or creative projects? warehouse and shipping dock
Nick Cope: This is bizarre, but we kind (above). For the Copes, inspira-
of bonded over our interiors. Before tion for creative projects never
we dated, we had started this funny draws far from home; they
named Calico after their cat, Irie. I A
online distant courtship, and would
share photos of our spaces and make H
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The two of you began Calico here, Wallpaper completely transforms a space. It can make
after Hurricane Sandy hit. What were
you doing before, and how did the
a mixed-use office or studio feel like separate rooms, and
storm affect your work? create a completely diferent environment.
Nick: We had completely diferent job
roles at the time. I was working on inte-
Rachel Cope, resident and designer
rior design work, mostly contracting,
and Rachel was an art therapist in an
inpatient psychiatric unit, practicing
art as a modality for healing. When
Hurricane Sandy hit, all of my projects
were all put on hold; Rachels unit was
closed temporarily for six months. full-on. There were all sorts of tables
set out, paint everywhere, multiple trays.
Rachel: It was really traumatic. For a I had diferent tests out with varying
moment, here in Red Hook, it felt a ratios of pigments in water, washing
bit post-apocalyptic; everything was everything out in the shower. We got
looded and the smell of gas was every- really, really, into it. Nick started to scan
where. It happened very quickly, and some of the marbleized paintings and
our whole world completed changed. It then popped them into some of the inte-
was a very difficult time, but we decided rior projects he had been working on.
to use that time to be productive. We put a date downMarch 2013, our
irst trade showand knew we had to
What led you to begin experimenting igure out how to get it working by then.
with marbling techniques?
Nick: It was very loose at irst. I had Whats your favorite thing about this
found some samples of marbled paper neighborhood, and how has it
next to the Russian Bath House in the evolved since you irst moved here?
East Village, and we took a look at those Rachel: When we irst moved here, it
papers together. Rachel, who has an was a little desolate. Now, there are so
amazing arts process background and many designers and artists that live out
studio training, said, I think I can make here, too. [Furniture designer] Ian Stell
this. We started researching and went is across the streetI see him every
wild with it. We also couldnt leave the morning having cofee. Fort Standard is
house; the water was too high. out here, too, and Ladies and Gentlemen
Studio; its a really great community.
Rachel: We couldnt run to the art store, I think Red Hook really draws people
so we used the paint Nick had been stor- who want a little more space and quiet
ing here for his interiors projects. The to be creative, and focus, the ability to
front room turned into our main studio, clear your mind. >
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salvage yard Big Reuse (formerly Build
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a striking plant display. bigreuse.org
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location Designs and CB2 benches pull
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