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Master bathroom. Photo © Anice Hoachlander Desk on mezzanine. Photo © Julia Heine/McInturff Architects
steel to support it,” said McInturff. “Some houses cover just 12 inches deep to accommodate the built-in rack.”
up that supporting steel—we never do. We use the Beyond the kitchen are a glass door that opens to a
exposed structure and make architecture out of it.” screened porch and a guest room with en-suite bath.
The living room features a sleek gas fireplace Upstairs, a gallery walkway provides access to
with a continuous ribbon of steel that serves as the three bedrooms, each with its own bath, and a small
hearth before spooling into the dining room to create study space is tucked into the landing at the top of
a credenza. The owners brought from their previous the stair. The threshold to the master suite is located
home the dramatic light fixture over the dining table, beyond a slight curve in the walkway to afford greater
but, in an unexpected gesture, the design team created privacy. Project architect Healey points out the three
a recessed ceiling pocket from which to hang it. clerestory windows high on the south-facing wall
In the kitchen, warm grey wood contrasts with saying, “Because the house is oriented to the north,
pristine white-lacquered cabinetry and a spacious those top-floor windows do a lot of work pulling light
island is topped with marble that cascades to the floor. into the interior.”
Colleen Healey, AIA, NCARB, who served as project On the lower level, along with utility spaces there
architect for the McInturff team and is now a principal is a two-car garage, a playroom, and a bath with easy
in her own firm, Colleen Healey Architecture, noted a access to the pool.
carefully crafted custom detail: “The homeowner was “These clients were incredibly trusting of us,”
very specific in her desire for a dish-drying rack above said Healey. “That allowed us to be free and not
the sink, so the cabinets on the wall behind the sink are second-guess ourselves.”
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