OUTDOOR LIVING
Pavers/patio: Bluestone pavers;
Railings: Natural cedar and Stainless
cable rail; Grill, warming drawer,
refrigerator, wine cooler: Kalamazoo
Outdoor Gourmet
EXTERIOR
KITCHEN
Roofing: Firestone; Siding: Azek;
Brick/stone/stucco: CT Fieldstone;
Exterior doors: Simpson; Windows:
Marvin; Locksets and hardware:
Baldwin; Engineered lumber:
Georgia-Pacific; Garage doors:
RealCarriageDoors.com; Paint/stain:
Sikkens
Cabinets: Kountry Kraft; Countertops:
Italian soapstone; Sinks: Handmade
soapstone; Faucets: Rohl;
Refrigerator, wine cooler: Thermador;
Dishwasher: Miele
INTERIOR
Doors: TruStile; Flooring: Loredo
Stone; Lighting: Lightolier; HVAC:
Trane; Elevator: American Custom
Lifts
BATH
Cabinets: Kountry Kraft; Countertops:
Italian soapstone; Toilets: Toto USA
HOME TECHNOLOGY
Home control, lighting control, audio/
video distribution: Savant
Cars, wine and music frame
the design of this two-story,
fve-car garage and party space
T
he term garage simply does not do justice to the
structure in New Canaan, Conn., created by TR
Building & Remodeling in New Canaan. After all,
the average American garage is about 400 sq. ft. and,
although meant for the storage of two cars, often
ends up as a catch-all for items homeowners don't know what
to do with. In Connecticut, however, this two-story, 1,300-sq.-ft.
garage houses up to five cars and comes complete with a wine
cellar, car lift, radiant heating, efficiency kitchen, sophisticated
sound and light control systems, and more.
It's much more than a garage.
Rick Krug, owner of design-build firm TR Building &
Remodeling, describes it as a carriage house or the ultimate
man cave. By whatever name, the structure is undeniably the
work of a dedicated team that created a retreat with three
main themes in mind: cars, music and wine.
A CAR'S DREAM HOME
Krug's relationship with the client from a previous project
led to the development of a detached garage that doubles as a
"man-cave-esque" carriage house, as he describes it. "They gave
me the general idea of what they were trying to do and gave us
free rein to run with it," recalls Krug. "They knew they wanted
a rustic-looking barn, knew they wanted wood and knew they
wanted some stone. We scratched the idea on a napkin, they
liked it, and we took it from there." Design took approximately
eight months and construction about 13 months.
Photos: Paul Johnson Photography
A car lift required the design team to complete complex
calculations so the lift would remain flush with the floor in
its raised or lowered position.
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