CIFF Shanghai 2019 A Paradigm for Global Living
China Trade Macalline Exhibition Co. Ltd.
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Palo Alto Residence
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In the front yard, multiple layers of low fencing, hardscape, and planting of various heights, textures, and colors are deployed to buffer the front façade from the sidewalk.
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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The exterior reads as a composition of stacked volumes: board formed concrete for the basement, cedar and larch siding for the main level, and dark panelized zinc for the top floor.
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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A series of metal and wood sunshades, screens, and railings add a fine-grained scale and tactile decoration to the composition.
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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From the street, the house appears to hover lightly above the ground, the effect of slightly elevating the first floor above grade and recessing the basement below decks.
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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Layers of planting in the front yard create a gateway to the property that is offset from the front door to further reinforce the illusion of depth.
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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The level of detail and ornament lend a human scale and hand-crafted feel to the abstracted forms and dramatic materiality of this modern home.
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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This three-story stair separates the entertaining spaces from a guest suite, powder room, and piano room on the ground floor, and channels movement and light as it cascades along a central stone wall.
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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The central stair is the fulcrum around which the main spaces of the home revolve. Its muted material palette consists of soft tan Haisa marble, European white oak, and blackened steel.
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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Palo Alto Residence
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Texture, color, and furnishings are meticulously layered piece by piece to ensure they fit seamlessly, and every object is given enough space, resulting in a home that feels rich, spacious, and elegant.
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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The kitchen, dining, and living areas flow together and expand outdoors as one larger space, anchored by a wall of floor-to-ceiling wood cabinets on one end.
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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Palo Alto Residence
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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Light pours in from a skylight and a large window in the stairwell and filters through the filigreed steel screen and wood stair that connects this private level to the family rooms below.
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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Palo Alto Residence
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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The ground floor is carved away in the center to wrap around a central courtyard that brings daylight and outdoor space into all the interior spaces
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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The second floor is a compact rectilinear volume containing bedrooms and bathrooms wrapped around a light-flooded central stairwell.
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Matthew Millman Photography
Palo Alto Residence
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Around the perimeter of this courtyard, three walls of sliding and pocketing glass doors open up to a series of decks and patios that blur the lines between indoor and outdoor.
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