Design Work, Portfolio, Remodel
These clients wanted to update their staircase with a new design and full remodel. Their home was originally designed with a helical staircase that was the focal point of the entrance of the home. However, over the years, the home had been renovated and transformed into a much more contemporary space and the original staircase did not complement this much more modern aesthetic. The design solution that our team arrived at provided a much cleaner and more open design with a 90-degree, L-shaped, layout using a single steel stringer broken up by a landing. We fabricated floating treads to complement the existing hand-scraped Hickory floors and used a glass railing for the balustrade, which helped maintain open site lines.
Design Work, Portfolio, Remodel
Our clients recently purchased this home that was built in the hills of Monroe County in the early 1990s. During the design phase, the primary focus was on the kitchen, the primary bathroom, and the living room/fireplace. One overarching goal was a desire to have the space mimic the rustic lodges of Minnesota, a place the couple had shared many memories, while still fitting with the existing aesthetics of the rest of the home and setting.
Design Work, Portfolio, Remodel
After working with this client previously to design & build a studio over their existing garage, we were asked to come back to tackle other key areas of their home. The goal of this round of improvements was to help them re-imagine the function of two primary spaces. Our design team incorporated into the bathroom design a barrier-free, walk-in steam shower with floor-to-ceiling glass, a floating vanity, and heated flooring. For finishes, the designers proposed a natural white oak. A large window in the steam shower brings plenty of natural light into the space.
Design Work, Portfolio, Remodel
This project was the second phase in a two-part home renovation. In phase one Lead Architect Ernesto Castañeda worked with the clients to upgrade their primary bedroom, bathroom, and closet space of their 1965 home with age-in-place principles and modern features. For the second phase of this project, Ernesto and project designer Tucker Jaroll worked with the clients to remodel the kitchen and exterior, while also adding a new screened-in porch on a refinished deck.
Addition, Design Work, Portfolio, Remodel
Our client’s need for a pergola and outdoor space allowed Tucker Jaroll and Russ Herndon to “give the house a voice”. The main challenge here was to moderate a harsh western exposure, while not disrupting the beautiful view of the valley, hills, and upward angle sight line for big sky sunsets. Our design team identified the sweet spot for the structure’s roof angle via a solar analysis, allowing the winter sun to still filter into the space while minimizing the direct summer sun. Our team also constructed a pivoting hinged gate element at the carport, providing a visual screen from the drive, or in the open position the covered protection of a carport.
Design Work, Portfolio, Remodel
In the mid-1970s there existed 33 acres under glass in the form of huge cypress and glass greenhouses near Terre Haute. Our client’s father, along with many other craftsmen and homesteaders, salvaged these components when the commercial greenhouses were decommissioned. From this material, our client’s father built an attached 18/12 pitch/angle to harvest the southern sun. Last year our client again reached out to LWB to undertake a remodel of this space while retaining a portion of the now 50-year-old greenhouse system that her father had installed when he salvaged it back in the 70s. LWB designed a new office space within the greenhouse (opening the rest of the house to this wonderful south light) including re-building a position of the old cypress and glass greenhouse system on the west end of the roof structure. The design team challenge led by Alex Minor and Russ Herndon was to reach into the large greenhouse space with an office structure delivering the insulative and comforts of technology while controlling this huge heat gain potential.
