Fireplace surrounds can be made out of many different materials such as brick, tile, stone, concrete, and even wood paneling. The purpose of this piece is to add something aesthetically pleasing to your living room or bedroom, while also providing some extra heat on cold nights.
#Slate fireplace surround skin
The glass pavilion is anchored by two concrete panel chimneys the windows are steel framed and the exterior skin is of powder coated steel sheathing.A fireplace surround is the decorative part of a fireplace that goes on all four sides and sits in front of it. Built in a position to be hammered by the winter storms the pavilion, while light and airy in appearance and feeling, is constructed of glass, steel, stout wood timbers and doors with a stone roof and a slate floor. Off-setting the solid massing of the stone walls is a pavilion which grabs the views and the light to the south, east and west. All the primary living spaces and the master suite are on the water side, the remaining rooms are tucked into the hill on the road side of the wall. This is the symbolic and functional shield between the public road and the private living spaces of the home owners. The delineate concept is a stone wall that sweeps from the parking to the entry, through the house and out the other side, terminating in a hook that nestles the master shower. As a result we squeezed the programmatic requirements, kept the clients on a square foot restriction and pressed tight against property setbacks. From our perspective, the trees were an important essence of the site and respectfully had to be preserved. A prior architect, in a prior design, had proposed chopping them down and building right in the middle of the site. The most practical area to build was exactly where three beautiful old growth trees had already chosen to live. The project is located on a stunning, but cripplingly-restricted site overlooking Griffin Bay on San Juan Island. The house was built to be both a place to gather for large dinners with friends and family as well as a cozy home for the couple when they are there alone. The clients desired an intimate, yet dynamic family residence that reflected the beauty of the site and the lifestyle of the San Juan Islands. This 2800 sf single-family home was completed in 2009. Each endeavor has been a wonderful collaboration to successfully bring this 1960s ranch-house into twenty-first century living. This is the client's third project with place architecture: design. Positioned at the center of the room, toward the rear, the orb adds to the majestic interior-exterior experience. Its shape is a modern orb with a commanding presence. The room's main attraction is the suspended metal fireplace an authentic wood-burning heat source. The Brazilian black slate, on the sunroom floor, extends to the outdoor terrace and the stained tongue and groove, installed on the ceiling, continues through to the exterior soffit. To continue the design philosophy for this addition place seamlessly merged natural finishes from the interior to the exterior. The original brick, on the fourth wall remains exposed and provides a perfect complement to the French doors that open to the dining room and create an optimum configuration for cross-ventilation. The floor-to-ceiling magnum double-hung windows with transoms, occupy the rear and side-walls. The roof of the new structure reaches toward the sky, enabling additional light and views. The sunroom addition extends from the existing house and is nestled into its heavily wooded surroundings.
The space was intended as a quiet place to read, relax, and enjoy the view.
Our clients wanted to create a room that would bring them closer to the outdoors a room filled with natural lighting and a venue to spotlight a modern fireplace.Įarly in the design process, our clients wanted to replace their existing, outdated, and rundown screen porch, but instead decided to build an all-season sun room.
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