Art Studio Addition
This remodeling project, undertaken by Texas Remodeling Services, involved enhancing an existing property with a stylish and functional accessory structure. The project, commissioned by the client, adds significant value to the property while maintaining a modern aesthetic appeal. Here’s a detailed overview:
Exterior Features:
– New Two-Car Garage: Texas Remodeling Services designed and constructed a new two-car garage with custom wood-clad metal doors. This addition provides essential functionality while introducing a rustic yet contemporary aesthetic that complements the existing property.
– Art Studio Above Garage: The client envisioned an art studio that would inspire creativity and Texas Remodeling Services brought this vision to life. Located above the garage, the studio is accessed via an external staircase and is illuminated by large windows that flood the space with natural light.
– Staircase and Landing: Texas Remodeling Services meticulously constructed the external staircase, which leads to the art studio. The staircase is made of durable, weather-resistant materials and features a railing designed for both safety and style.
– Modern Siding and Roofing: The structure is finished with cement board siding over a sturdy frame, ensuring longevity and a sleek, modern look. The roof, designed with a steep 12:12 slope, contributes to the building’s modern aesthetic and ensures efficient water runoff.
– Exterior Lighting: The contractor installed exterior wall sconces and strategically placed lighting fixtures, enhancing the structure’s security and visual appeal, particularly around the entry points.
Interior Features:
– Art Studio: The upper level hosts a spacious art studio, customized by Texas Remodeling Services to meet the client’s needs. The studio includes ample storage solutions (Stor. 1 and Stor. 2 on the plans) and a bathroom, all designed to maximize functionality and comfort.
– Bathroom: Conveniently located adjacent to the art studio, the bathroom is well-appointed with modern fixtures, ensuring practicality without compromising on style.
– High-Quality Finishes: Texas Remodeling Services used top-tier materials throughout the project, including insulated windows and doors, to ensure the space is energy-efficient and comfortable in all seasons.
Site and Landscaping:
Driveway and Hardscaping: The contractor also enhanced the site with a new driveway featuring large concrete pavers set in a distinctive grid pattern with grass in between. This design adds to the modern aesthetic and facilitates proper drainage, as outlined in the site plan.
Overall, Texas Remodeling Services has expertly delivered on the client’s vision, creating a new garage and art studio that blend seamlessly with the existing property while offering enhanced functionality and a fresh, modern look. The project showcases the contractor’s commitment to quality craftsmanship and attention to detail, making this property a standout in its neighborhood.
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- Contractor: Texas Remodeling Services
- Project Type: Addition of an accessory structure to an existing property
- Key Features:
- Two-Car Garage: Custom wood-clad metal doors, modern design
- Art Studio: Located above the garage, accessed via an external staircase
- Exterior Staircase: Durable, weather-resistant materials with safety railing
- Siding and Roofing: Cement board siding and a steep 12:12 slope roof for modern aesthetics and functionality
- Exterior Lighting: Strategically placed wall sconces and lighting fixtures
- Interior Features:
- Spacious Art Studio: Includes built-in storage and a bathroom
- Bathroom: Adjacent to the art studio with modern fixtures
- High-Quality Finishes: Insulated windows and doors for energy efficiency
- Site and Landscaping:
- Driveway: Large concrete pavers in a grid pattern with grass in between for a modern look and proper drainage
Design in Details
In design, we bring characteristics of the natural world into built spaces, such as water, greenery, and natural light, or elements like wood and stone. Encouraging the use of natural systems and processes in design allows for exposure to nature, and in turn, these design approaches improve health and wellbeing. There are a number of possible benefits, including reduced heart rate variability and pulse rates, decreased blood pressure, and increased activity in our nervous systems, to name a few.
Over time, our connections to the natural world diverged in parallel with technological developments. Advances in the 19th and 20th centuries fundamentally changed how people interact with nature. Sheltered from the elements, we spent more and more time indoors. Today, the majority of people spend almost 80-90% of their time indoors, moving between their homes and workplaces. As interior designers embrace biophilia.
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Incredible Result
Establishing multi-sensory experiences, we can design interiors that resonate across ages and demographics. These rooms and spaces connects us to nature as a proven way to inspire us, boost our productivity, and create greater well-being. Beyond these benefits, by reducing stress and enhancing creativity, we can also expedite healing. In our increasingly urbanized cities, biophilia advocates a more humanistic approach to design. The result is biophilic interiors that celebrate how we live, work and learn with nature. The term translates to ‘the love of living things’ in ancient Greek (philia = the love of / inclination towards), and was used by German-born American psychoanalyst Erich Fromm in The Anatomy of Human Destru ctiveness (1973).
