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Dining Room Recessed Lighting Concrete Floors Design Photos and Ideas

Expansive oak-framed pivot doors frame views of the rear garden, and also form a functional extension to the kitchen for dining, socializing, and play.
Keeping the region’s temperate climate in mind, the architects have inserted sliding doors and operable windows throughout the home to enable ventilation and decrease the need for air conditioning.
Detailing for the open shelves next to dining area allows for the interplay of light and shadow.
The four-sided fireplace composed of travertine and steel is a focal point for the living and dining areas.
A mix of Scandinavian and industrial furnishing add interest to the streamlined kitchen.
Clean, simple colors allow wood tones to glow, tying back to the outdoor environment.
In the dining room next to the study is a deep window seat inserted on the north side of the home that overlooks the outdoor deck.
An overview of the first-floor living space. Despite the dark color palette, the home is still able to find plenty of light with the full-height sliding doors.
Perforated black panels became a recurring theme throughout the home. For instance, here they are employed on the walls of the kitchen.
The full-height sliding glass doors have been added to mediate the threshold between the garden and house.
The house has floors of burnished concrete, providing thermal mass in the cooler months. The cement retains heat from the sun during the day and then slowly releases it back into the atmosphere to warm the interiors in the evening.
Brick was also used in the interior to lend a sense of warmth.
The open-plan living area on the ground floor of the new building is fitted with large windows that frame tranquil views of the lake.
The fireproofing material that the architects used to cover the steel girders give them the textural appearance of roughened concrete.
Within the open plan living-dining-kitchen space, they created a second ceiling in the form of three brick arcs that extend from one girder to the next, with each gentle arc rising over one of the functional zones.
Passageways were carefully planned to present intriguing interior perspectives.
The ground floor consists of two zones—a northern wing where the open-plan kitchen, dining room, and living area are located, as well as a western wing, which houses the four bedrooms.
The built-in window seat can double as a guest bed.
The living room, kitchen, and dining room sit below street level in an open, communal area. A large, operable skylight measuring six by three meters allows light to stream over the dining table—the four glass panes had to be craned over the neighboring buildings.
The kitchen overlooks the dining and living room.
The home's rectilinear floor plan facilitates coastal cross-breezes (or passive cooling), while thermally broken double-glazed windows ensure the building envelope stays tight so as to reduce carbon emissions.
Here we see an original mid century table paired with new modern chairs and accented with a bohemian pot and side table.
A contemporary galley kitchen with wood cabinetry provides an open, fluid cooking space. The cooktop hood nestles perfectly against the structural framing.
The color and sculptural form of the dining table also complements the art on the walls.
The dining room is meant to be a flexible space for eating or dancing. “One of the most important things for me,” explains Grunbaum, “is how a house feels. It has to be a place where you don’t want to leave.” The Cyclone table is by Isamu Noguchi for Knoll and the pendant lamp is by Lightoiler.
Trout Lake | Olson Kundig
Trout Lake | Olson Kundig
Sunset pendants by Treviso-based Torremato illuminate a custom table and bench as well as a trio of Eames chairs. Di Stefano and Bongiorno used lighting to structure the open plan: “We put accents on focus points; we didn’t want the light completely spread out,” Di Stefano says.
Meg Home | Olson Kundig
What are some places the children's and parents' needs dovetail in the design? There was a lot of concern about minimizing clutter. There's acres of cabinetry to put things away. I think that helps to keep the kids calm. Clutter is really hard on autistic kids. Being able to keep things clean seems to really help. This place had to be user-friendly for the kids, parents, and tutors.
Parents Mitra and Sasan Nakhshab join sons Nima and Soheil (with daughter, Sofia) and Soheil’s girlfriend, Susana Mora (with son, Shayan), on the main floor.
Floor-to-ceiling windows unveil a view of the stunning exterior scenery.
floating ceiling for recess light , modern furniture , leather coach , by Nathalie Milazzo
Did we mention that Bence loves to cook? Luckily, a fully equipped kitchen found a snug space under the bedroom loft
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