Family Connections: a Five-Star Retreat in the Desert Southwest
Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.
Metallic wallcovering serves as a backdrop focusing attention on a Hudson River School Painting titled “Summer Storm” by Charles Phelan flanked by oak millwork closets with shagreen wrapped hardware.
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Douglas Friedman
Family Connections: a Five-Star Retreat in the Desert Southwest
Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.
A dedicated wellness room with an electronic massage table and shiatsu bars at the ceiling.
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Douglas Friedman
Family Connections: a Five-Star Retreat in the Desert Southwest
Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.
Entertainment lounge powder room with floating vanity.
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Douglas Friedman
Family Connections: a Five-Star Retreat in the Desert Southwest
Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.
The stair landing at the top of the 'crown" captures 360 peak-a-boo views of the Las Vegas Valley.
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Douglas Friedman
Family Connections: a Five-Star Retreat in the Desert Southwest
Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.
An inner courtyard flanked by fountains and sculpted landscape leads to a large black portal that shrouds the main entrance to the home.
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Douglas Friedman
Family Connections: a Five-Star Retreat in the Desert Southwest
Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.
Upon arrival at the home, a long driveway declines towards a motor port with a large lantern that serves as a beacon to identify the entrance to the home.
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Douglas Friedman
Family Connections: a Five-Star Retreat in the Desert Southwest
Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.
A landscaped path leads to a set of massive ornamental bronze doors, emblazoned with a pattern of rings radiating outward, symbolizing the house as a central point from which activity radiates in all directions.
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Douglas Friedman
Family Connections: a Five-Star Retreat in the Desert Southwest
Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.
The formal rear yard layout includes a myriad of terraced outdoor dining and entertainment spaces, with a short descent to a pool area, where fire pits and sofa seating provide several structured, yet casual, settings to experience the landscape and view.
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Douglas Friedman
Family Connections: a Five-Star Retreat in the Desert Southwest
Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.
Flanked by tailored landscaped decks, the deep-set windows of the ribbed black 'crown' structure were designed to block the harsh summer sunlight, while allowing temperate winter rays in.
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Douglas Friedman
Family Connections: a Five-Star Retreat in the Desert Southwest
Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.
Rear yard pool deck.
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Douglas Friedman
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Family Connections: a Five-Star Retreat in the Desert Southwest
Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.
Lounge chairs by McKinnon & Harris line the pool deck at sunset.
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Douglas Friedman
Family Connections: a Five-Star Retreat in the Desert Southwest
Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.
Daniel Joseph Chenin, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C
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Ryne Belanger
Family Connections: a Five-Star Retreat in the Desert Southwest
Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.
Daniel Joseph Chenin, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C
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Ryne Belanger
Shift House
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
A push and pull of interior volumes manifests in an exterior form that offers the occupant a meaningful relationship to the outdoors.
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Shai Gil
Shift House
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
The front facade of the house features a fresh approach to traditional design elements; the home’s entrance is accessed on the side of the foyer volume instead of from the front. A complementary Corten steel planter defines the granite porch and serves as a designated area for displaying the house number.
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Shai Gil
Shift House
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
A cantilevered porch overhang, clad in warm cedar that wraps down the elevation and covers the front door, creates a bold and inviting entrance. The driveway’s granite pavers seamlessly transition onto the entrance porch, adding to the cohesive design.
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Shai Gil
Shift House
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
The design of the house emphasizes permeability and openness. The foyer, which is filled with natural light, offers a complete view of the street, yet the layout of the rooms ensures that the interior of the house remains private and concealed from view.
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Shai Gil
Shift House
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
Large windows connecting the interior spaces to the outdoors blur the boundaries between inside and outside. Within the living room, the use of walnut millwork and a slate fireplace surround offers a striking contrast to the light-colored white oak flooring and stair.
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Riley Snelling
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