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Houzz Tour: Modern Shingle Style in Utah
Warm wood, curves, and contemporary interior combine in evolving hillside home
This home tucked into the mountains of Northern Utah was designed in 1995 to balance the husband's love of modern style and the wife's love for more of a cottage look. Salt Lake City architect Warren Lloyd of Lloyd Architects used cedar shingles and copper roofing to strike a balance and give the exterior a warm and natural design that would blend with its surroundings. About 10 years later, the clients called on him and interior designer Susan Taggart to remodel the home, a project that included a beautiful new kitchen and family room. "The trick was to incorporate modern elements in warmer and more comfortable colors and materials," Taggart says.
The house in Logan, Utah is perched on a hillside with views of rolling hills, a deep valley, and thick scrub oak forests. Its dramatic sloping roofline echoes the curves of the hillside. Because of this roofline, most of the ceilings in the home are sloped, creating a huge variety in ceiling height throughout the house. "The sense of spatial compression is a very powerful tool," says Lloyd.
"We thought of the house as connected pavilions," says Lloyd. "There are two bungalow-sized forms that are pulled apart, with an arced living room connecting them." Each bungalow is about 26' x 40'. Together they hold the home's five bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Outdoor living areas flow smoothly from the inside the house. There's a clear view to the outside throughout — when entering the home, the exterior terraces on the other side of the house are visible.
Because the house was built onto a steep slope, Lloyd and his team used terracing to create patios and garden spaces. This outdoor patio is paved with concrete in a stamped cobblestone pattern.
When Lloyd first built this home, the clients requested that he put a laundry room next to the kitchen, and he put one where this small family room is now. Over the years, the owner realized her family and friends loved to gather in the kitchen, and the laundry room was stifling that space. When they did the remodel, Lloyd moved the laundry room to a different area.
Lloyd and Taggart used a number of unique ceiling treatments, including the woven plywood with a cherrywood finish above the family room in this shot. Split-face Travertine tile was applied to the wall behind the TV, contrasting the polished look of the plywood ceiling treatment and the cherry-stained bamboo floor.
Couch: Flexform
Coffee tables: Zanotta Ambo tables
Lloyd and Taggart used a number of unique ceiling treatments, including the woven plywood with a cherrywood finish above the family room in this shot. Split-face Travertine tile was applied to the wall behind the TV, contrasting the polished look of the plywood ceiling treatment and the cherry-stained bamboo floor.
Couch: Flexform
Coffee tables: Zanotta Ambo tables
The kitchen became much more modern, as the wife's tastes had changed considerably since the house was new. Stainless steel appliances, bright colors, and bold lighting all create a modern look in warm hues.
The real jaw-dropper is the custom dining table, made by a local company called 3-Form. The base is stainless steel, and the top is made of pressed glass.
Countertops: Lemon Grass granite
Fridge: Sub-Zero
Island: Straight grain mahogany with stainless steel banding
Backsplash: Walker Zanger
The real jaw-dropper is the custom dining table, made by a local company called 3-Form. The base is stainless steel, and the top is made of pressed glass.
Countertops: Lemon Grass granite
Fridge: Sub-Zero
Island: Straight grain mahogany with stainless steel banding
Backsplash: Walker Zanger
The kitchen cabinetry is straight-grain mahogany, with some cupboard doors and drawers in back-painted glass. The natural orange tint in the mahogany contrasts perfectly with the kitchen's lime green accents and dark cherry wood floor.
Range: Wolf
Pendants: Tobias Grau Sea pendant
Chairs: Montis Spica Chair
Range: Wolf
Pendants: Tobias Grau Sea pendant
Chairs: Montis Spica Chair
Interior designer Susan Taggart chose comfortable furnishings with contemporary lines. Warm wood, textiles, and colors balance the look. "Often people think that modern is cold and uncomfortable, but that doesn't have to be the case at all," says Taggart.
Lighting: Flos Fuscia pendants
Lighting: Flos Fuscia pendants
The tilted ceiling in the living room is a great example of how the sloped roof transforms the feel of a room. The cast concrete fireplace reaches to the Douglas fir rafters, creating a beautiful intersection of contrasting materials.
Wall color: Benjamin Moore Timothy Straw
Wall color: Benjamin Moore Timothy Straw
While the lines of this house make for a bold design, Lloyd and Taggart chose a relatively simple palette of materials, colors and products. Lighting was kept understated to keep from interrupting the flow of the space. Sconces, recessed lighting, and a few pendants dominate the lighting scheme.
The ceiling screen in the master bedroom is a custom piece from local artisans, faux finished with silver leaf. Light from the outside goes through the piece to light the master bedroom. "It almost looks like a Turkish tent," says Lloyd.
Bed frame: B&B Italia
Bedding: Bella Notte custom bedding
The ceiling screen in the master bedroom is a custom piece from local artisans, faux finished with silver leaf. Light from the outside goes through the piece to light the master bedroom. "It almost looks like a Turkish tent," says Lloyd.
Bed frame: B&B Italia
Bedding: Bella Notte custom bedding
The glass tiles in the master bathroom were carefully chosen in the same sage green that echoes throughout the home, and Taggart installed sconces along the sides of the mirrors instead of overhead lighting for a more flattering glow. More of the eco-resin from 3-Form can be seen here in one of their more organically inspired patterns.
Flooring: Walker Zanger Porcelain tile
Wall tile: Walker Zanger 1x1 glass mosaic tile
Counters: Green Onyx
Sconces: Leucos Diana sconces
Flooring: Walker Zanger Porcelain tile
Wall tile: Walker Zanger 1x1 glass mosaic tile
Counters: Green Onyx
Sconces: Leucos Diana sconces
The extremely low ceiling on the upper-level bridge is another example of the drama created by the home's sloping roofline. The custom-designed railings are made of steel and a structured bamboo eco-resin panel from 3-Form.
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