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Because of the small lot and the streetscape context, this shingle style home would be more “elevationally” designed than other shingle style homes we have designed. In many shingle style homes on larger properties, we would typically design an asymmetrical structure that offered different views and unexpected moments as you moved around it - the result being a home with a sculptural quality. In this house, we designed the front elevation to respond to the streetscape with a more symmetrical design and a more formal trim package. On the exterior of the house we detailed the roof and walls in such a way that all of the shingles are back-vented with a drainage layer so that the wall surfaces can dry as quickly as possible to prevent mold growth and moisture issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1524594912020-SXN0QK9UX80RS2UY7M46/MocklerTaylor_SK_03.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: HEALTHY HOUSE With any house it is really important to break down the scale of the home into beautifully proportioned, and well composed elements. In this home, the first floor roof lines at the front door and wrap around porch cast deep shadows on the southern facing (direct sun) elevation. Also, the second floor overhangs at the two front gables as shown in this image separate the first floor from the second floor gables which result in pleasing proportions and shadows at the first floor. Finally, the balance between white trim, columns and beams, and this panelized bay (the “white” elements) and the Western Red Cedar shingles help break down the scale of the two story home into a beautifully composed front elevation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1524599111764-X586NILOQSSAPVODG2DC/MocklerTaylor_SK_04.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: HEALTHY HOUSE The Porte Cochere serves as a place to park the car to unload kids, dogs and groceries. It also allows for a detached garage in the rear yard which reduces the visible mass of the front elevation, and de-emphasizes views of garage doors from the street. The paving at the porte cohere changes from blacktop to bluestone to break up the driveway and emphasize the side entrance into the mudroom. The driveway edge is a vertically installed bluestone instead of the typical belgium block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1524595040657-N9BCPUSBMEKRJA1G7MG4/MocklerTaylor_SK_07.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: HEALTHY HOUSE The kitchen is composed of custom cabinetry with painted perimeter cabinets and a stain-grade mahogany island. The perimeter countertops are a gray-green limestone with a custom edge profile. We decided on a handmade ceramic backsplash tile which becomes a subtle backdrop to the other elements of the kitchen. It’s hard to see in this image, but to the right of he sink, we cut grooves into the limestone counter to serve as a custom drain board. The island is a beautifully clean Calacatta Gold Marble with a thickened edge profile which makes the island counter a chunky 2 1/2” thick. At the kitchen sink, we designed a bay window which gives ample space behind the sink and we brought the windows down to the countertop. At the gas range, we designed custom turned posts which gave us the opportunity to use a professional range which would have otherwise stuck out 2 inches from the face of the cabinetry. In terms of the “healthy” aspects of the kitchen, we specified cabinet boxes to be made from a particular brand of plywood that uses glues that do not contain arsenic (most do) and finishes and adhesives that were approved for their voc qualities and chemical make-up. The HVAC system incorporated a make-up air system so that when the hood is operating, outside air is drawn into the heavily filtered HVAC system and replaces the air lost to the hood venting. This prevents problems with pressures in the house which can draw in pollinated, unfiltered air through small cracks around windows and doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1524595092435-WIF6J39KYQ4D86HZL1OM/MocklerTaylor_SK_08.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: HEALTHY HOUSE This is the Butler’s Pantry between the Kitchen and Dining Room. We designed custom mahogany cabinetry and a Calacatta gold counter to match the island in the kitchen. The backsplash is a lightly antiqued mirror. In the Dining Room the walls were stenciled by a specialty paint company. The stencil was sized for the height of the room, so that the baseboard and crown moulding assembly would not cut off the pattern. This process was a 6 step process to produce the background in a linen finish, and a mix of plaster and paint for the stencil. The wood flooring is a beautiful rift & quarter sawn white oak in long boards. In standard construction, wood floors are nailed to formaldehyde emitting underlayment and then finished with solvent-based finishes that will off-gas for months. In this project, old-fashioned, solid 1x8's were installed diagonally over the framing for the subfloor (instead of plywood), "dustless" sanding with a HEPA vacuum was specified to the floor installer and a solvent-free floor finish was used. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1524599035241-8BUPLUAVF2O1CJ9EJSIV/MocklerTaylor_SK_11.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: HEALTHY HOUSE This is the second floor landing of our entrance stair. The handrail, and balusters are all custom profiles with alternating painted baluster profiles and a stained mahogany handrail. The arch top windows have custom muntins and serve to bring light down the open stair area into the entry space. The walls throughout the house are a specific sheetrock product that uses glass fibers on the surface instead of the typical paper face - the paper surface on gypsum board is a nutrient that promotes mold growth. Because the glass-fiber surface of the specified sheetrock was not as smooth as we like, we had the entire house skim-coated with a thin layer of a special joint compound that was evaluated based on it’s chemical make-up. In addition to foamed sill & top plates of the wall framing, the sheetrock was tightly sealed/taped and was thoroughly sealed around all openings (windows/doors, plumbing penetrations, electrical outlets, recessed lights, etc). This airtight assembly prevents airborne moisture and undesireable gasses from penetrating the building envelope. Finally, all the paints, glues, sealants and other elements that make up the house had to be specified based on their chemical make-up because gypsum board sucks up the chemicals of the home during construction and then releases them into the space over the next decade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1524595169915-ER5J93T1USCP4UA1QZ2R/MocklerTaylor_SK_06.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: HEALTHY HOUSE This is an image of the same windows at the second floor landing, but from the exterior. Here we designed shingle pilasters to give the custom mahogany brackets a base to sit on. The white trim here was simplified down to a flush panel, so that fussy trim details would not take away from the custom windows. Because the typical (pink) fiberglass insulation can release particulate matter and formaldehyde gasses, and must carry a warning label "probably human carcinogen", we researched alternatives to the typical insulation package. The insulation package throughout the house consisted of a spray foam insulation that encompassed the shell of the building (roof, exterior walls & floors at the overhangs). The spray foam insulation that we used is free of formaldehyde, CFC's and HCFC's. On the interior we used a formaldehyde-free, natural fiber insulation made mostly of recycled cotton/denim. The result is a very tight, well insulated and sound controlled home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1524595215609-8OVJXKU9F9X9F2SYUTOM/MocklerTaylor_SK_13.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: HEALTHY HOUSE This is the master bathroom view toward the vanity - a custom 13 foot long vanity with flanking upper cabinets that serve as medicine cabinets as well as storage. At the bottom of these upper cabinets we incorporated a pull-out shelf with an electrical outlet for the hair dryer. The tile floor as well as the countertop were Calacatta gold tile. Because the tile had such a strong veining pattern, the tile was opened from it’s boxes and laid-out on the Master Bedroom floor in a pleasing a combination as possible, then numbered for installation. The tile grout we specified was a product that did not contain fungicides or latex additives as typical grout products do. The sealer we specified does not contain the harmful chemicals or high-levels of VOC's as is typically used. As we frequently do, we installed the wall sconce through the fixed mirror. This means that the specific light fixture needs to be selected not only based on its front view, but also from the back because the rear of the shade is reflected into the mirror. And, as with all wall sconces, we do not determine the height based on drawings, but leave the wires long so that we can hold up the sconce and locate the height in the field. We do this because even an inch up or down really affects how the composition feels in the space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1524598952418-131VHKR1ZC1PHLNG0A2W/MocklerTaylor_SK_14.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: HEALTHY HOUSE This shows the other side of the Master Bathroom with the tub, shower and toilet room. The tall windows bring ample light into the space, but can be screened for privacy via a mechanical shade that is custom built into the ceiling panel above the tub. Although, it doesn’t have much to do with this image, we would be remiss if we didn’t mention the sophisticated HVAC system in this house. Because of the client’s multiple chemical sensitivities, we collaborated with a MEP Engineer to design the heating and air conditioning system. The system was designed with two “pre-filters” that filter the air before it is conditioned, a pleated “post-filter” and several heap-filters that provide an extremely clean supply air. The heating and cooling coils also incorporate a UV light to prevent mold growth. The system is designed to continuously run so that the air is continually run back through the filtration system. Finally, several ERV’s are incorporated into the system which brings in fresh air (via the filtration system) so that the air in the house is changed with fresh, filtered air 7 times a day. http://www.mocklertaylor.com/blog/2018/3/14/sneak-peak-riverside-residence monthly 0.5 2018-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1521043734355-K1B3S8P5OCA0IBPX5A0V/663A6989_2.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: RIVERSIDE RESIDENCE This is the front elevation of the house as viewed from the street. The material selection and wall surface treatment was used to help break down the scale of the house so that it was in scale with the streetscape. On the first floor, we used a large 9" wide ship lap siding with a 1/2" reveal between boards. On the second floor, we used a standard clapboard siding which matches the previous addition. And in the two main gables, we designed custom louver panels to provide a different texture and depth to the surface. All is painted the same color, so the difference is one of texture and horizontal line spacing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1521044076355-FYE2FIERR8SZS28B5IXW/663A6984.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: RIVERSIDE RESIDENCE On the Garage portion of the front elevation, the louver panels were not used in the gable end and the entire roof form is dropped from the height of the other two gables. This was done to de-emphasize this form - making the main block of the house the focal point from the street and visually reduces the overall bulk of the house along the streetscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1521044253799-FMRVLTE1DGPH5TDAWOHV/Rear+with+Pool.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: RIVERSIDE RESIDENCE On the rear, a covered terrace overlooks the existing pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1521044510993-9XK0ABUHTJ9QVGVUWMM5/Entry+Stair.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: RIVERSIDE RESIDENCE This is the view once you enter the front door. The Living Room is to the right, the Dining Room is behind the stair, and an open space leading to the Kitchen, Office, Mudroom and secondary stair is to the left. This central stair is a central figure between all of these spaces. We panelized the stair and left all other wall treatments as smooth painted surfaces to emphasize the figural quality of the stair as a piece of millwork. Chunky stair treads and handrails are finished to match the floor in this light filled space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1521044849162-0X1KYLG350KKUR3OQP36/Living+to+Stair+and+Dining.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: RIVERSIDE RESIDENCE This is the view from the living room looking back toward the entry. We designed a wet bar in this living space, painted a deep blue, with a gray quartz counter and antique mirrored backsplash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1521045004633-N0NSXZMV9I0KOQLAOX7H/Living+Room+1.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: RIVERSIDE RESIDENCE This is the view from the entry into the Living Space. We designed a 6 foot long by 12 inch high gas fireplace which provides a linear flame. We surrounded this firebox with blackened steel panels, and designed a custom gray quartz hearth. This entire space is wrapped in large picture windows with transoms above to provide maximum light to the interior and transparency to the rear yard and pool area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1521045235965-PBJBNLK5ISBRGUWNL2UN/SECOND+FLOOR+LANDING.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: RIVERSIDE RESIDENCE Matching Second Floor windows on the front and rear of the house bring light deep into the center of the house and let it drop down into the entry space. On the back wall of this image, between the two kids bedrooms, we designed a custom cabinet unit with irregular display cubbies and a white oak rear panel to match the wood counter tops in the space and the floors in order to keep the material palette muted with a singular white oak finish and a white paint throughout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1521045606291-YJSUZFURZTEJKW3C4UOO/663A6755.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: RIVERSIDE RESIDENCE This is the view from the Dining Room into the Kitchen area. We designed these steel doors to seperate the space, but allow a view from the Kitchen out to the yard through the Dining Room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1521045723427-02IWJ5ZUMKD0VXESRZSF/Bathroom+Sink+Close+Up.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: RIVERSIDE RESIDENCE In the boys bathroom, large shower and wall behind the vanity were clad in a porcelain tile that resembles concrete. We used alternating bands of two textures along the full height of the walls. The vanity is a custom white oak cabinet with built-in finger pulls. The counter is a mitered white quartz counter so that the edges appear 3" thick. The countertop material and cabinet are seperated by a 3/8" reveal to give a shaddow and finished look to the flush condition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1521046167107-Z9MRWWWP3MT3Z1KM7ZRF/IMG_5394.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: RIVERSIDE RESIDENCE We designed a 5 foot long soap/shampoo recess in the shower that exactly conforms to the height of the textures wall tile. Because the cut edges of porcelain tile is unfinished, we used a brushed stainless steel corner trim to finish the recess which exactly meets the side edge of the gray quartz slab below. All of these alignments when done well look easy. But it takes a lot of care and attention all the way back into the rough framing stage of construction to get it right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1521046463406-63G5NSZJ8LWTDIGBVM5H/Guest+Bath+Vanity.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: RIVERSIDE RESIDENCE In the Guest Bathroom, we designed this complicated vanity. The 12 inch thick countertop is made of mitered slabs of Statuary Gold marble that sit on marble slab "legs". Inside these marble legs, we floated a stained mahogany cabinet that sits off the herringbone floor. The entire wall behind this vanity is clad in a white thassos marble tile and the fixed mirror is detailed so sit flush with the wall tile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1521046680395-PHXAMZDKHFODYX6VD2AO/Powder+Room+1.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: RIVERSIDE RESIDENCE In the First Floor Powder Room, we designed a cantilevered vanity with reclaimed barn board concealing steel supports. The semi-recessed matte white vessel sink sits on a marble countertop that is flush with the face of the barn board. Back in the rough framing stage of construction, mock-ups were reviewed of this vanity and sink height to determine the best height for the wall mounted faucet that would be a comfortable height to wash hands, but would not be too high and splash water onto the wood floor. http://www.mocklertaylor.com/blog/2017/11/14/sneak-peak-new-canaan-renovation monthly 0.5 2018-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1510692634779-A1HTA1AD0JVR8I1B5HHQ/Overall+Master+Bath.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: New Canaan Renovation OVERALL: The new Master Bathroom was gutted down to the studs and re-organized. Two floating teak wood vanities with custom stainless steel frame mirrors and medicine cabinets flank a free-standing tub. The entire floor surface is covered in a large format light gray limestone tile which flows into the shower floor as well. The vanity tops as well as the walls in the tub area and shower are clad in an off-white turkish limestone tile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1510692844288-DSIPQNO3HYRWC7ELOT13/Split+Image+with+Shower+and+Vanity.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: New Canaan Renovation OVERALL: The shower includes a ceiling mounted rain head, a wall mounted shower head, a handheld shower and 6 body sprays - all of which can be turned on simultaneously without any water pressure reduction. The floating limestone bench allows a place to sit in the steam shower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1510692944680-DMP230WXORGJV48GX075/Tile+Detail.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: New Canaan Renovation DETAIL: The shampoo niche was highlighted with a small mosaic tile strip that runs floor to ceiling. This mosaic is the exact same material as the wall tile, but offers a different texture to the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1510692973439-I0X0Q6TEUOI9ZQEHZVX7/Shower+Drain.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: New Canaan Renovation DETAIL: The shower drain was designed as a linear slot along one entire wall of the large shower. In this way, we could pitch the entire floor in one direction instead of the typical situation where there is a centrally located drain with the floor pitching in different directions to it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1510693221860-OCG2U842N4PALH50R1SK/DG7_7765-Edit+2.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: New Canaan Renovation KITCHEN: Shown here is the custom stainless steel hood we had fabricated. It is hard to see here, but there are 3 different finishes on this hood - it is mostly a stainless steel finish with subtle details in a blackened stainless finish and a medium gray painted finish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1510693299526-AW9AWM00ZF81VIY7F8DH/DG7_7757-Edit.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: New Canaan Renovation KITCHEN: The Kitchen was designed with these white-oak "frames" with the painted white cabinetry set into the frames. These frames are finished to match the adjacent Family Room fireplace and various white oak countertops used throughout the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1510693267041-UOQMZRVAAL8WKOLQ0K1J/Kitchen.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: New Canaan Renovation KITCHEN DETAIL: Existing windows helped organize the new Kitchen layout as shown here, where we added white oak shelves so that the existing window would center in the white thassos marble wall tile area. Seen above the window is a custom, 1" heating and air conditioning slot (nothing is worse than standard vents), and a square trimless recessed light fixture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1510693359328-T1N5BDF73BT3XEXVA8C3/Breakfast+Room.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: New Canaan Renovation BREAKFAST ROOM view into Kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1510693444220-6BX4XEZ6FQ1KUWUMJLPF/DG7_7634-Edit.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: New Canaan Renovation MUDROOM OVERALL: An existing covered side porch was converted into a new Mudroom. On the interior we clad the entire room in a painted ship-lap wall panel. The custom cabinetry at the end of the space was designed so that the custom bronze countertop is incorporated into the window sills and matches a custom farmhouse sink, plumbing fixtures and hardware. The solid teak benchtop offers a place to sit and take shoes and boots off and also is incorporated into the kids "locker" cabinets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1510693470863-CT7CWVP0I19J3U8QSMYS/IMG_4912.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: New Canaan Renovation MUDROOM CABINETRY DETAIL: Here is a custom bronze farmhouse sink we had made from one of our fabricators in Texas along with a custom bronze countertop we had made locally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52264d9be4b0c48aff883b34/1510693496313-PCOL0PWYAL2S5O9Z8YFE/IMG_5143.jpg Blog - SNEAK PEAK: New Canaan Renovation MUDROOM STEP DETAIL: Due to the height to grade and our inability to incorporate a stair down to grade on the exterior, the mudroom needed to have two steps. 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