Rooms to grow

Article Abstract:

A house with an octagonal glassed vestible was a runner-up in the Met Home of the Year Contest. The vestible was added to a Queen Anne-style house in Milton, DE, to provide an entrance to the rear of the house. The other outdoor room featured is part of a lakeside weekend retreat in north Texas.

Achievements and awards, Landscape architecture, Architecture, Domestic, Home design

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Modern color update; the house enlarges a taste for quietly controlled rooms with a splash of glamorous color

Article Abstract:

Interior designer R. Lyle Boatman and artist Michael J. Pfleghaar's 1,200-square-foot home was constructed in 1953 and inspired by houses recognized by 'Architectural Record.' The pair modernized the kitchen, added several rooms, and removed paint from the redwood tongue-and-grove paneling.

Case studies, Housing, Dwellings, Interior design, Decoration and finishing, Homes and haunts, Boatman, R. Lyle, Pfleghaar, Michael J.

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Rooms to grow

Article Abstract:

Landscape designer Topher Delaney brought new life to a suburban garden in California. He transformed a brick patio and lawn into a series of small rooms with organic walls. Each area is also dotted by plants that change with the seasons.

Methods, Landscape gardening, Delaney, Topher

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