Floor Plan of renovated house. See also “Tucson Arizona Home: Exterior Renovation” Project.
This house’s exterior was also renovated.Located at the West end of the house is the Great Room. The existing slate floor and wood beamed ceiling were kept, but the former arched windows had to go. New, enlarged Energy Star windows provide panoramic views of the Tucson Mountains, and fill the room with natural light.
Great Room. Photo by Robin Stancliff Photography.
Rather than demolish and create a new fireplace, the existing brickwork was repointed to eliminate the vertical elements, and then painted. Stainless steel cladding was afixed to the existing pilasters, creating an entirely new look to this focal area. A slab of granite “floats” in the firebox, holding a eco-flue burner.
Great Room Fireplace
This view is looking toward the Kitchen from the Great Room. Colors drawn from the desert palette and new lighting blends with the warm wood tones of the existing ceiling and the new Kitchen cabinetry. The pendant lights are vintage 50′s, re-wired and hung from a length of track lighting, custom painted to blend with the ceiling.
Great Room toward Kitchen. Photo by Robin Stancliff Photography.
The renovated Kitchen offers functionality as well as beauty. Contrasting materials and finishes blend to provide a warm and welcoming space.
The new Kitchen occupies the same floor space as the orginial, but the layout was reconfigured to define distinct areas, allowing the cook to interact with family and guests seated at the island.
The existing travertine floor tiles were retained, with matching tiles used to infill as needed.
Warren Architecture worked closely with Rick Gedney, of Kitchens by Gedney, Madison, CT, in the design and fabrication of the Kitchen. Kitchens by Gedney and Warren Architecture have been working together on kitchen designs for over twenty years.
Kitchen
The raised mesquite countertop adds warmth to the Breakfast bar, while shielding the sink area from view. The bar stools are vintage 50′s, bought on Ebay.
Kitchen Island
A dry bar area was created at the end of the Kitchen. The upper cabinets have frosted glass doors to allow a glimpse of the bar glassware stored inside. The beverage center holds both beer and wine as well as bottles of water, which are in high demand in a desert setting.
Dry Bar and Beverage Center
The built-in refrigerator and microwave oven occupy the end wall of the Kitchen, anchoring the cabinetry. The same frosted glass that was used in the cabinet doors was used in the doors leading to the Pantry and Laundry Room.
End wall of Kitchen.
This view is from the Lower Sitting Room, looking up toward the Great Room beyond. Warm, bamboo flooring replaced the slate tiles in the Lower Sitting Room, to add contrast to the tiles left on the stairs and floor above. The stair was framed with low walls, and accented with a light above.
Lower Sitting Room. Photo by Robin Stancliff Photography.
Looking toward the East end of the house, two closets were removed from the end of the Hallway to allow the installation of a door, providing a glimpse of the Catalina Mountains and leading to the new deck beyond.
Sitting Room looking East. Photo by Robin Stancliff Photography.
Standing in the newly relocated doorway of the Master Bedroom, the eye is drawn to the exterior mountain views, outside the new windows and sliding glass door. The horizontal design of the window follows the mountain-scape outside.
M. Bedroom. Photo by Robin Stancliff Photography.
An elegant concrete ramp sink highlights the renovated Master Bathroom.
Master Bathroom. Photo by Robin Stancliff Photography.
In the renovated Guest Bathroom, sandstone tiles evoke the colors of an Arizona sunset.
Guest Bathroom. Photo by Robin Stancliff Photography.
This house’s exterior was also renovated.