Modern Atlanta Home Tour 2013

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Modern Atlanta Home Tour 2013

Photos: Highlights from the 2013 Modern Atlanta Home Tour.

Visitors to the MA Home Tour will witness thoughtful architects bringing their passion for contemporary excellence into the interiors of more traditional homes with some amazing results; and fine examples of cool conversion-projects adapted to individual taste and the relevant concerns and needs of today’s demanding contemporary lifestyle.

The outdoor living room is built around a tree at a house in Decatur. Called Seal Pavilion, the wooden structure extends the existing house by adding a series of decks, rooms, screens, a garage and a driveway. Central to the pavilion is a fireplace with seating, forming a living room that's open on three sides. Architecture: Light Room Studio

The project blurs the boundaries between minimalist sculpture, architecture, and landscape through features like the outdoor fireplace and the planar language that defines the outdoor room. Careful arborist input was sought and implemented for the existing white oak tree, which pierces the roof. Materials and construction decisions were made in compliance with LEED.

Seal Pavilion consists of a carport, driveway, exterior deck, outdoor living room, and garden. The clients are proponents of the Case Study House program of the 1940s and like the work of Alvar Aalto, Richard Neutra, and Donald Judd, thus influencing the design.

This LEED rated house in Atlanta's Old 4th Ward functions as both studio and office for the owners of TaC Studios. Owners used a sustainable construction technique by placing panels on the exterior. A sheathing product made in Georgia was used that has an embedded moisture barrier. Architect: TaC Studios

The entry courtyard allows for a controlled transition from the street, capturing the sound of the pool fountain at the entry. The wood decking is bamboo, and the rooftop terrace tile is composed of recycled tires.

The home can be divided into two areas; the public side (the studio) and the private side (the home), with large pocketing doors.

The living level is focused on the exterior pool/koi courtyard and opens onto the deck based on the Japanese engawa.

The high performance windows are strategically placed for optimal day lighting and cross ventilation. In hot weather owners have the ability to pull cool air from the courtyard, through the stairwell and out the roof.

Located in an early 1950s contemporary building in Atlanta that was once used as office space, the Loft was originally two units that were combined into a single more generous two bedroom unit. Design Architect: Sean Key Architect on Record: Kemp Hall Studio

Initially the space was quite industrial with virtually all of the mechanical and electrical elements exposed. To eliminate this industrial aesthetic, a central element housing the kitchen and television room allows most of the HVAC elements to be hidden in the soffit and opens up the primary area ceilings creating the illusion of higher ceilings and more clean, simple modern space.

The bedrooms and private spaces are separated from the public areas with glass walls and drapery in lieu of typical framed walls to create a sense of openness visually enlarging the space. Initially the space was quite industrial with virtually all of the mechanical and electrical elements exposed.

The interior furnishings reflect the owner’s extensive world travels and eclectic but restrained taste. The overriding design direction was to change an overly complex space into a simple, clean and modern space that feels open and light almost creating a showroom effect for the owner’s extensive modern art and furniture collection.

Floor, wall and millwork finishes reflect the owners desire for a cool neutral palette focusing more on interesting textures such as the pebble wall texture on the master bedroom wall and in the master shower.

Exceptions to the neutral palette are the occasional pop of color such as the master bath sinks and the decorative wall covering in the living area.

The Koblick Residence in Roswell is a 12,265 square foot modern showcase. The front of the house faces the street with sensitivity to the language and proportions of the adjacent homes while maintaining its own strong modern style. Architect: KSGW Architects Landscape Designer: Archstone, Inc.

The floor plan and materials salute the water. Several water elements are strategically placed to simulate water carving through rock and land. A quiet coy pond starts the journey, a dramatic waterfall feature completes it, and there are many surprises along the way.

Color was intregal through the design agenda because it had to be transparent. Custom furniture was designed to complement the creative expression of the internal space and the structure. The concrete and steel structure is expressed.

The vision for the design of the home was all about the site. The building was to compliment, reflect, and not interrupt the natural beauty surrounding it. It reflects the designer’s intrinsic understanding that there is no built structure that can be compared to natural beauty.

The site is dramatically vertical. The lowest point starts in a wetland nature preserve and rises steeply to street. All points have stunning views to the wetlands and the rolling Georgia hills. A custom glass and masonry elevator serves as a connection between the lowest level of the house to the highest point and, simultaneously, offers seamless views to the rich scenery.

The Nancy Creek Guesthouse & Swimming Pool provide guest quarters and outdoor entertainment space to a mid-century modern home in Atlanta. The new additions were placed on a 60-by-120-foot site once occupied by a tennis court. Architecture: Philip Babb Architecture

The guesthouse, situated along the northern edge, provides a backdrop to the pool and terrace when viewed from the main house. Sliding glass panels & clerestory windows along the southern facade create an open pavilion aesthetic.

Primarily a wood framed structure, the guesthouse utilizes concealed wood posts and beams to accommodate large window and door openings along the southern facade. A tapered four-foot roof overhang provides summer shade for the 12-foot high south-facing glass wall.

To maximize its relationship with the surrounding site, the guesthouse incorporates a customized lift & slide glass door system along its three principal facades. When opened, the sliding doors disappear behind wood wall panels creating an open-air pavilion with uninterrupted views to the pool, garden and existing house.

Concealed micro-lam beams and metal straps at top and bottom of each wood joist support the cantilever. The concealed beams help create a "floating roof" aesthetic by allowing the clerestory windows to continue up to the ceiling.

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Visitors to the MA Home Tour will witness thoughtful architects bringing their passion for contemporary excellence into the interiors of more traditional homes with some amazing results; and fine examples of cool conversion-projects adapted to individual taste and the relevant concerns and needs of today’s demanding contemporary lifestyle.

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