A Thirst for Magnificence
Among the liquid extras designed to enhance life and leisure on this dream property are a dramatically terraced series of water features — one…
Compromising Position
There’s no question that West Asheville is fashionable, chummy, and rife with good food. But no one ever said it was easy to build…
Heritage Rose
Virtuoso gardeners and husband/wife team Rose and Michael Bartlett worked together for 28 years, and in assembling the showpiece of their professional collaboration, The…
New Testament
Looking like a cross between actors Kiefer Sutherland and the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and unusually affable for a visual artist, Daniel Nevins works…
Lucid Dreaming
Winging out over a steep slope in blithe disregard for gravity, the future home of interior designer Charlton Bradsher will be unimpeachably modern. But…
Thin House, Thick Light
“Bungalow” says small. But local architect Andrew Willett stretched the idea, respectfully borrowing a flourish of design elements from that cozy, classic house type…
The Shingle Life
When architect Les McCormick of Studio McCormick agreed to design a Black Mountain-area home for a couple with three young sons, he gave them plenty of modern amenities, large and small: outdoor-living areas, an open floor plan, “green” energy features, and stainless-steel-cable porch railings. However, the overall vernacular is classic farmhouse.
Urban Renewal
It might have been called a microcosm of a show house, except for the expansive vision that was accomplished. The 2015 Designer Showcase this…
Branching Out
Dwelling among the treetops isn’t just for squirrels, birds, and fort-making kids who’ve got scrap lumber and a taste for heights. The latest “treehouse”…
East of Eden
As it booms, Western North Carolina manifests almost as many architectural looks, original and reproduction, as it does diversity of flora and fauna. But…