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- A finished render of the backyard area. In reality we have moved the fire pit to the right in consideration of the wind. As well, in the foreground we have added an outside dining space and a bar area just to the left of the pool. Finally, the guesthouse in the background will be a cordwood house.
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- It was enough to make you crazy!
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- Custom cut rafter tips over the pool lounge.
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- Bathroom wall the the nicely varnished African Sapeli floating stairs.
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- Low sun in the winter months means warm sunshine helping to passively heat the house.
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- I first built the platform joists secured to 4 large temporary vertical columns and then fastened the angled columns underneath. When it was all done I removed the temporary columns.
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- The upper windows allow more light for the loft area as well as a great view.
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- Extensive use of natural branches can be found throughout the project. Stripped of their bark, treated and varnished they are in themselves works of art.
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- Glass doors that lead to pool area and entrance to bathroom on the right.
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- Another example of reciprocal roof.
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- The lower entrance.
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- A built in bookcase with yet to be installed carved wood panelling.
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- Stones of lapiz lazuli compliment the softer crushed turquoise stone inlay.
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- A curved stone tv wall on the left.
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- A bar on the right, landscaping and decking will complete the picture.
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- Large windows mean great lighting throughout the year.
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- Upper windows and the roof eave composed of hundreds of natural branches.
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- The bar and the beautiful mountains of Kabak Valley.
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- An accurate finished render of the project.
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- Main house on the left. Utility room in the middle and the moon gate main entrance. Above is our energy system.
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- Floating staircase painstakingly anchored into the bathroom stone wall.
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- One of the first reciprocal frames I built.
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- The bathroom ceiling.
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- Plenty of electrical outlets everywhere.
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- After a long winter and spring the bar with its reciprocal frame roof is almost ready.
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- A yin yang design. I treated the wood around this fireplace with fire retardant. The eyes of the yin yang are yin yang circles themselves made from colorful glass mosaic by Nevres.
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- View from the guest house area.
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- African olive wood table with turquoise and lapiz lazuli inlay.
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- Below Recep and his son Koray lifted the heavy posts into place.
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- Beautiful but lots of work
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- A view of the 4.5 meter floor to ceiling fire place enclosed by natural stone.
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- Getting creative in difficult conditions.
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- Walnut wood with a mix of turquoise and lapiz lazuli inlay.
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- The exceptional moon gate is the entrance point to The Beyler House. The polished branches are a hint of what’s to come.
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- The natural edge stairs and sitting area.
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- Another look to the chimney
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- A view of the reciprocal frame ceiling is visible from nearly everywhere in the house.
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- African olive wood table with turquoise and lapiz lazuli inlay.
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- Just waiting for pump installation and the pool will be ready.
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- Massive and old olive trees saved from being cut into firewood. I turned them upside down, treated them and embedded them into concrete.
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- Statuesque natural wood, sanded and polished.
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- Not always easy to walk in between the frame woods.
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- The beautiful netural edge stairs.
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- Following the natural and open space theme of the camp the shared bathroom was an early favorite at the camp.
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- Every bathroom should have such a view.
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- The dog got tired of watching the sheep so now he watches the property.
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- Outside the main entrance.
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- The loft. Space for a desk on the left, a large bed behind the natural branch privacy wall, and on the right plenty of room for closets, dressing area etc.
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- The main entrence of the house and the moon gate.
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- The living room is sunk 40 centimeters below the kitchen level.
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- A glimpse of the backyard area from inside the main house.
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- The double frame roof: conical form frame supported by both itself and the reciprocal frame underneath
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- Underneath of the pool lounge roof.
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- The bathroom wall and the reciprocal roof and you can see the living room all together.
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- Another sitting area next to the pool.
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- An accurate finished picture of the inside of the main house. As well, the ceiling material covering the frame is different in order to showcase the frame work better.
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- The Reflections Camp bar set impossibly against the towering mountains of Kabak Valley.
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- Thick Sapeli planks anchored into the stone wall wind their way up to the loft. Below right built in kitchen shelving can be seen.
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- At Reflections I discovered the beauty of building with natural branches.
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- The bar.
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- Over the years I had collected many large olive tree branches fallen in storms. I used a lot of them for the lower entrance of the camp.
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- The reciprocal frame supported by natural branches harvested from the forest.
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- Carrying the heavy posts to support the bar columns.
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- I put built in planters into the new deck making it a highly customized deck.
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- With some work we will turn these into polished natural statues. What better way to support the pool lounge.
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- The fire place going all the way to the reciprocal roof.
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- The finished frame work for the roof of the main house.
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- A view from the loft floor level before we built the bedroom privacy wall.
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- The kitchen area. We will add cabinets across the stone wall.
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- Highly sanded walnut wood with turquoise inlay.
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- The first form of the bar platform.
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- The new owners of Reflections thankfully copied my deck design when refurbishing the old deck.
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- The moon gate before completion.
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