This house was shaped as much by its owners as by its architect. The brief was a blend of heritage, culture, and sophistication, and the owners took part in every choice that expressed it, from the lower level, where restored ancient columns procured in India stand within the structure, to the entry and living room, lit by Chihuly glass chandeliers, to the roof, a monochrome of grey slate.
Nothing in it was chosen quickly. Every material, fixture, and finish was searched out, weighed against the alternatives, and integrated so that the whole reads as one idea rather than a collection of fine things.
Houses of this kind are not built often, and when they are, they are built to be kept. The style and execution here will carry it for generations.
Architecture by Mark Johnson; interiors with Susan Lovell.
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