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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

ASID Kitchen & Bath Tour - Continued

Front view photo by Elizabeth Fields
One of the spectacular features of the LeBlanc-Cox Home which I mentioned last time was the wonderful light. I have added more photos to show the beautiful windows. You can see from the entrance photo above the clerestory windows. And here below...




  

Front View by Elizabeth Fields
Just to the right of the door you can see the polygonal window in the detail below. Also note the custom gas lights on either side of the front door.

Front door detail by Elizabeth Fields*
I love the pumkin and mum arrangements to the left of the door,  and the candle lanterns on the right of the front steps make for a fall look that is modern and entirely appropriate for the look of this house.

Looking from the front of the house, it is possible to see through to the window wall overlooking the pool area and backyard. The windows fold completely back through the kitchen to entirely open the house to take advantage of the beautiful fall and spring weather that we enjoy in Houston.

Photo courtesy of Charles Todd Helton


I asked Jane Page, Principle of Jane Page Design Group, about the folding wall and was told that it was not (as I had thought) Nanawall windows, but instead, Western Window Systems, a US Company. Jane pointed out that windows must be one of the first considerations in any project design. The owners of this home were interested in taking in as much of the views as possible of their home's beautiful location, and the designers choices were impeccable fitting both the views, available light and magnificent design of the structure itself.









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