Kim House complete wit pics

[Alan Tolchinsky]

Mark, A big congrats to you. What an accomplishment to design a house and then fill it with furniture! That's awesome. I really enjoyed all the step by step construction of the furniture.

[Clint Winterhalter]

Mark,
Great Job! I love the clean lines! The house looks light and airy!

I'm sure the Kim's are proud to live in such a beautiful masterpiece!

Congratulations!

Clint

[Mark Singer]

I love it - the pictures take my breathe away! I can see your hand print in every aspect of this home. It is modern, yet warm and inviting, like I am standing in the living room when viewing the pictures. Your use of wood in strategic place - ceiling, furniture and in combination with the stainless is striking. I am incredibly impressed. Great work - and kudos for building such a great team.

Congratulations.

Thank you! I love your post! You start something like this and really never know where its going. I just tried to do my best with the design, detailing etc. The woodworking was also kind of an endless endeavor....clients don't really know what a hounds tooth dovetail is ....I like the challenge and I like to know my ability is still there when I need it.....someone asked me," how an architect learned to make fine furniture"...."I said "My Father put a saw in my hand when I was five years old....a long time before I knew what an Architect was..." I just take each aspect and do my best.....why do less?

[Mike Cutler]

Absolutely beautiful!!!!!

As a displaced native Angeleno. That home makes me remember what I thought I had forgotten. I just don't have the words to express it Mark.

The Kim's are very lucky people.

[Bill Huber]

Mark the whole thing is just beautiful, what more can I say.
I love the open space of the house and the furniture is just awesome.

Great job !!!!!!!

[Brett Baldwin]

An excellent wrap to all the posts we've seen on the various aspects of this project. Its good to see the whole come together. Congrats to you and your team Mark.

[Jason Roehl]

I really like it, Mark, especially with how much wood is exposed and in several species. The night pictures are stunning.

I do have one question, though. How does it sound inside? The interior surfaces look like they are all hard, which can mean excessive echoing (which I don't like), so is there something in the design that deals with sound waves?

[Mark Duginske]

Mark,

Nice work. One of the last Frank Lloyd Wright houses is in Wausau,
Wisconsin. It is cement block. Wright did a number of cement block structure. I'm glad to see you using a great basis material so well.

Where did the chairs come from? Did you design those?

[Mark Singer]

I really like it, Mark, especially with how much wood is exposed and in several species. The night pictures are stunning.

I do have one question, though. How does it sound inside? The interior surfaces look like they are all hard, which can mean excessive echoing (which I don't like), so is there something in the design that deals with sound waves?

The key to better acoustics is to break or remove one reflecting surface (or more than one) The skylight helps a great deal. The rear multi slide windows open which also resolves this issue. It is not bad acoustically and as she adds softer material, rugs etc. it will improve.

[Mark Singer]

Mark,

Nice work. One of the last Frank Lloyd Wright houses is in Wausau,
Wisconsin. It is cement block. Wright did a number of cement block structure. I'm glad to see you using a great basis material so well.

Where did the chairs come from? Did you design those?

Mark,
Yes I designed and built the chairs for my own home about six years ago. She really wanted them and I ended up selling her the walnut chairs and wenge table. I made a new table for my home and bought 10 Wegner Wishbone Chairs.
See the thread below.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...+walnut+chairs

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

All I can add is that it is Gorgous!!! I would LOVE to have the money to afford it!

Bruce

[Greg Funk]

Mark,

Congrats on the completion of a beautiful house. I really like the open spaces and the connection to the outdoors. The pictures themselves are outstanding. Did you take those?

Greg

[Michael Lutz]

I like the house, boy would I like to live there. I just don't think I could afford it.

Thanks for showing it to us Mark,

Mike

[Bob Swenson]

Mark, As a Chef I have never understood the concept of having a sink in the middle of a work area. Is the client cooking or washing dishes. Bet none of your chefs have a sink in their face.
The house is beautiful, fantastic, what’s not to like. Is the fishing good out front?
Again I admire the volume of your production, I know I didn’t build a house last year and the coffee table is still in my head.
Great work
Bob

[Jim Becker]

Prep sink, Bob! For washing veggies while you slice and dice them...or maybe even juliane...