Great Rooms For Good Times

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By bringing the outside in, Canopy House by Rob Paulus Architect… Read More By bringing the outside in, Canopy House by Rob Paulus Architects provides a living area that's spacious, yet retains a sense of definition and enclosure. The home is in the Arizona desert.

Joe Fletcher

Fall House in Big Sur, by Endres Ware Architects Engineers, Foug… Read More Fall House in Big Sur, by Endres Ware Architects Engineers, Fougeron Architecture, and Thomas George Constsruction, has a sequence of rooms that begins at the house’s uppermost level, with a building module that contains living, dining, and kitchen functions.

Paul Warchol

Architect Tom Shafer and builder Rizzolo Brothers Company did an… Read More Architect Tom Shafer and builder Rizzolo Brothers Company did an extensive remodel of this 1950s ranch house and designed the entire project—including the open kitchen—by following the home’s existing lines.

David Wakely

Hupomone Ranch in Petaluma, Calif., by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop… Read More Hupomone Ranch in Petaluma, Calif., by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects and Sawyer Construction, is a super-sustainable family home meant to be handed down through generations. Not surprisingly, gathering spaces are key.

Casey Dunn

In this lodge-style house in Austin, Texas by Paul Lamb Architec… Read More In this lodge-style house in Austin, Texas by Paul Lamb Architects and Don Crowell Builders, a stone wall helps differentiate the great room from the kitchen, while a dramatic archway helps unify the two spaces.

Casey Dunn

In west Texas Hill Country, the climate allows for outdoor livin… Read More In west Texas Hill Country, the climate allows for outdoor living much of the year. This covered space, by Lake Flato Architects and Duecker Construction, functions as a family gathering space throughout the seasons.

Bruce Damonte

In this Sonoma County house– Healdsburg Residence by Nick Noyes… Read More In this Sonoma County house– Healdsburg Residence by Nick Noyes Architecture and Eddinger Enterprises–roof rafters align with window and door openings to create a lofty and cozy living room.

Tom Crane

Pond House on Mount Desert Island in Maine, by Elliott + Elliott… Read More Pond House on Mount Desert Island in Maine, by Elliott + Elliott Architecture and builder Mike Temple, replaced a decaying 1950s house with a warm family compound.

David O. Marlow

Aspen House by Shope Reno Wharton Architects and Hansen Construc… Read More Aspen House by Shope Reno Wharton Architects and Hansen Construction, takes its inspiration from the great lodges of the western United States.

John Curry

A high-end production development in Darien, Conn. by Sun Homes … Read More A high-end production development in Darien, Conn. by Sun Homes offers traditional architecture with fresh and inviting interiors.

The 2013 Custom Home of the Year, by GGC Contracting and Vinci H… Read More The 2013 Custom Home of the Year, by GGC Contracting and Vinci Hamp Architects, is a former dairy in Chicago that was remade into a family home. The living room’s fireplace is surfaced in Indian black granite.