Designed by well known Architect Brian Cox to be very transparent from the inside of the house, but from the street, it appears very understated and somewhat hidden with the large windows expertly concealed. With views out every window of forest and mountains, privacy and seclusion are felt throughout. This is the ongoing theme with this magnificent home being intentionally designed with very definitive space, yet very open at the same time. As you walk down the walkway to the front door, you notice the massive smooth posts held in place by custom designed galvanized steel plates. The smooth posts and joists were sand blasted before installation with black slag. The outside of the house is protected by shingles made of western Red Cedar wood stained with a beautiful semi-transparent stain. The garage door is paneled with clear red cedar 1x6 boards horizontally to the door sections. Kovach Roofing installed the metal roof with a beautiful Champagne metallic finish. End blocks from the quarry are on the fireplace, the marks are from the drill when they drilled the granite to excavate it. They slice it into slabs and polish it, but what are on the fireplaces are the ends of the blocks that they normally discard. They were shipped from Brazil and used as the surround on the three Rumford fireplaces. All three are gas fireplaces that were designed to be capped off if the new owner would like to use wood instead of gas. German hardware on the Weather Shield doors, a 4-point locking mechanism. All hardware is stainless steel throughout the entire house. The doors throughout the house are made of solid Alder wood made to match the other cabinetry throughout the house. The door frames are made of Alder with no casings, they are inset, to create a very clean look. All of the walls are made of 5/8 commercial grade sheet rock with a level 5 finish. Skim coating is when the entire surface of the dry wall is thinly coated with the mud, no seams. The architect designed the stainless steel plates that hold the staircase together and galvanized steel that holds the posts in the front porch. 200 bolts in the staircase alone that all together weigh 400 pounds! All the stainless steel downstairs registers are custom designed by the owner and fabricated by "Magnum Engineering" out of Phoenix the same engineering firm that fabricated the stainless steel handrails, also designed by the owner, completely monolithic, entirely seamless. Floors #3 rebar at 18" on center both ways runs under the entire concrete floor. The concrete has fiberglass in it to increase stability and durability. They were scored and grouted. The concrete itself was colored "Kahlua" and then it was stained with a Plum and Sienna stain and then sealed. All cabinetry throughout the house is made of Cherry Wood, including the kitchen. The closets in every room are entirely freestanding and fully adjustable to your needs. They can be moved and arranged as desired. All floors were finished to every wall underneath them so movement is not limited. The Kitchen was designed to be very user friendly. Everything appears to be where it should be and where it is most easily utilized. Equipped with ample storage and recessed lighting under the cabinets. The floor registers are discreetly hidden underneath the center island. The cabinetry is once again, all cherry. The beautiful granite throughout the house is Juparana Florence imported fromBrazil All of the bathrooms were built with the same materials. The bathrooms and laundry room floors are tiled with Jura Beige, a beautiful German limestone The master bedroom is the vision of luxury. It has its own balcony and beautiful granite enhanced Rumford fireplace. Recent updates worth $40,000 include a new water heater and a recently installed gas HVAC system. The remodeled garage now feature cabinets and rubber floors. All windows and doors were re-caulked and the exterior re-stained with four coats.
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