"Working with AD100 firm Geoponika, they inserted a brick-clad sunken lounge, bed, and dining area into the garden, teaming with unconventional plantlife to create a surrealistic, en plein air annex for hosting and chilling, alike. "Since I couldn't have a sunken conversation pit in the house, I thought, I'll just put one outside," recalls Willis who is always considering how conversation flows."
"Carve out storage In the petite bathroom, Alonso says, "it was an exercise of using every possible inch of space." Here, they even broke through walls to create cubbies and additional storage, recessing two furniture pieces into the wall. "She picked the profile of the legs and we drew them to her specifications," he explains of the highly collaborative process."
"To add storage and display surfaces in the living room, Alonso made use of what he calls the "dead spaces" in each corner. "You couldn't really put a piece of furniture there," he explains. Instead, he fabricated triangular wooden storage units, clad in Judson glass, with a hand crafted look that feels in sync with the 1920s house. Meanwhile, on"
Alonso converts corner "dead spaces" into triangular wooden storage units clad in Judson glass to add display surfaces while maintaining a handcrafted 1920s aesthetic. A custom side table doubles as a crate for the family dog, incorporating mesh doors and a small-house feel. In the petite bathroom, walls are broken through to create recessed cubbies and two furniture pieces are set into the wall with leg profiles drawn to specification. Willis treats the garden as an outdoor living room, adding a brick-clad sunken lounge, bed, and dining area with unconventional plantings to encourage social flow. The kitchen uses wall-mounted shelving and hanging racks for accessible cookware display.
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