Outdoor Living
Daniel Contelmo Architects, Poughkeepsie,
N.Y., dtcarchitects.com
Project name: Chappaqua Screened Porch
Location: Chappaqua, N.Y.
Square footage: 580
Cost: $125,000
The general project scope involved creating
a screened porch with a sitting room, fireplace
and dining area for 10 people. Sliding French
doors connect it to the existing family room.
The owners wanted to be able to view the two
side yards; one of which was the kids' play area,
and the other was an open terrace. Design began
with sizing the dining area for proper flow. It
was designed with a shallow connecting room
to stay below the bedroom windows. Because
of the rock knoll, the sitting area was wider and
had a steeply pitched vaulted ceiling to blend
with the existing house. The fireplace was locat-
ed opposite the French doors of the family room, blocking the view of the rock and leaving a side-to-side view of the property. Porch
materials, including the stone and brick of the fireplace and cedar finishes, were locally sourced.
Realty Restoration, Austin, Texas,
realtyrestoration.com
Project name: Outdoor Oasis
Location: Austin, Texas
Square footage: n/a
Cost: $90,000
The outdated pool had a rough plaster fin-
ish, "cool deck" surround and a rotting wood
deck. The owners aimed to update it as part of
an outdoor transformation, make it safe and
block out noise from the adjacent road traf-
fic. Three separate water features help achieve
sound reduction. A small, four-sided fountain
creates white noise that drowns noise to the
adjacent master bedroom and porch. A second
3-ft.-wide negative edge spillway from the hot
tub provides the sounds of a waterfall splashing
into the below pool. Finally, three water spouts
originating from a stone/plaster screen wall on
the rear of the property disperse water. They can be individually controlled in relation to the need for white noise. Water spills into three
Tuscan urns that match the blue pool tiles. Computer modeling and close collaboration with tradesmen using laser levels helped ensure
flow elevations could achieve proper drainage while supporting the integral trench drain that flows in the opposite direction.
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Outdoor Living
Photo: Realty Restoration LLC
Photo: Daniel Contelmo II
34 October 2014 QR ForResidentialPros.com
PROJECTS: Master Design Awards