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Cantilevered Home With Stacked Stone Design

From: Triptych Architecture

This modern home from Triptych includes both prairie-style cantilevered elements as well as stacked stone commonly seen in midcentury designs.

Front Exterior of Modern Home With Stacked Stone, Wood and Stucco

Photo: Galina Photography. From: Triptych Architecture

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Modern Home Boasts Cantilevered Roof

This timelessly modern home features a cantilevered roof and a cantilevered wooden box off the front facade, which is actually the master bathroom.

Back Exterior of Modern Home With Stacked Stone, Wood and Stucco

Photo: Galina Photography. From: Triptych Architecture

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Modern Home Exterior With Midcentury Flair

Early in the process, the homeowners were undecided as to whether they wanted a modern or midcentury-style house. This design borrows elements from both schools. Stacked stone, wood and stucco were combined to create a feeling of timelessness in what would otherwise be a very modern form.

Galley Kitchen With Walnut Floors, Island and Stacked Stone Walls

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Galley Kitchen Features Large Sliding Glass Door

An accordion-style sliding door makes this galley kitchen — what would normally be a narrow kitchen — seem spacious. The walnut used in the cabinets, floors and island is "forest free" and harvested mostly from fallen trees.

Galley Kitchen With Gray Stacked Stone Wall and Sleek Wood Island

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Natural Materials Abound in Sleek Galley Kitchen

This long, galley-style kitchen is given extra space with an 18-foot-long accordion-style folding glass door. This photo was actually taken outside in the side yard thanks to the open door. The vent hood could not be accommodated in the stone wall, so an island vent hood was used despite the range being on the wall.

Cantilevered Roof With Wood on the Underside

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Prairie-Style Roof Overhang

Deep, prairie-style eaves wrap much of the exterior. The ceiling inside the house is cypress run in the same direction as the exterior soffit, giving it a seamless look.

Solid Cypress Exterior Door and Dry Stacked Stone Wall

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Sleek Cypress Front Door

In order to keep this solid cypress door as clean and uncluttered as possible, there is no traditional knob and latch. The problem this presents is that the door will not stay closed unless locked. The solution is to use self-closing hinges on the inside, which hold the door closed even when not bolted.

Traditional Wood Pool Table in Modern Game Room

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Modern Basement Game Room With Classic Pool Table

During construction, the design team decided to leave a portion of the raw concrete foundation wall exposed in the game room. The homeowner was attached to his pool table, despite it not really going with the modern aesthetic, so it was re-felted in black to blend better.

Dining Room With Wood Dining Table, Dark Brown Seating and Brown Art

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Walnut Table Continues Natural Theme in Dining Room

The gorgeous dining table was made by butterflying one slab of walnut into three pieces and joining them together. All the surfaces throughout the house are as matte as possible to give the home a timeless, midcentury aesthetic.

Dining Room With Stacked Stone Walls, Wood Floors and Wood Table

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Stacked Stone Dominates Nature-Inspired Dining Room

The stone wrapping these walls is 6 inches deep, which leads to exterior and interior walls 14-18 inches thick in some places. That much stone is cool — but heavy. The stone used on this house weighed approximately 180 tons. Portions of the house are framed with dimensional steel to keep it from collapsing into the basement.

Modern Living Space With Gray Stone Walls, Modern Art, Black Seating

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Stacked Stone Walls Create Interest in Modern Living Area

This project sought to blur the lines between indoors and out. All stone exterior walls feature stone on the interior too. A limited color palette keeps the stone-clad home from looking chaotic or busy.

Open Wood Stair Treads With Gray Stone Walls

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Stacked Stone Flanks Open Stairs

This is a view from inside the back door of the home. With so much stone, it's important that the house not feel too dark, and you can see here that the open risers allow a clear view all the way from the back door to the front door. The ultra-thick treads enable the staircase to be open without violating American building codes.

Modern Hall With Wall of Windows and Wall of Built-In Storage

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Modern Hallway & Closet Combo

This space between the master bedroom and bathroom is actually a suspended bridge between two sections of of the house. The view through the windows is outside, and then back inside. The hallway also serves as a closet with ample built-in storage.

Neutral Bedroom With Gray Bedding and Wood Ceiling

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Neutral-Hued Bedroom Is Calm, Comfortable

This bedroom is simply designed, making it feel comfortable and intimate. The wood ceiling, wood-framed window and neutral color palette unite the room with the rest of the home's design.

Modern Staircase With Gray Stone Wall and Wall of Windows

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Stacked Stone Creates Striking Stairwell

The view out the windows lining this staircase is actually into another part of the home. The stair railings are fabricated out of steel tubes because this is the most rigid material available and therefore required fewer penetrations in the stone to mount.

Modern Bathroom Sink Faucet Mounted to Mirror

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Mirror-Mounted Bathroom Faucet

Wall-mounted faucets are always great, and setting them (or bathroom sconces) into a mirror not only gives you more mirror to work with, but it also gives you an interesting visual detail.

Large Bathroom With Modern Soaker Tub and Floating Live-Edge Bench

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Modern Freestanding Tub With a View

The freestanding bathtub in this luxurious bathroom offers a second-floor view into the trees, and the window treatment closes from the bottom up to create privacy without blocking the view. The warm wood floor has been treated numerous times with penetrating oils and sealers so it will hold its shape and color in wet conditions.

Modern Neutral Bathroom With Brown Wood Floating Vanity

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Floating Vanity Wows in Modern Master Bathroom

This gorgeous bathroom fully takes advantage of space and light. Floating cabinetry and a mirror that stretches from the countertop to the ceiling make the already large bathroom feel enormous.

Modern Neutral Bathroom With Large Beige Tile Shower

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Modern Shower Room With Floor-to-Ceiling Tile

The homeowner wanted a shower experience that was open and full of light. Because this shower and bath actually cantilever out over the front yard, the space feels as if it is its own room.

Modern Staircase With Gray Stone Wall, Wood Ceiling and Blue Art

Photo: Heidi Geldhauser. From: Triptych Architecture

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Modern Stairway Boasts Stacked Stone Wall & Wood Ceiling

Lighting a stairwell is difficult even when your walls aren't covered in stone. Pendants, a uniform height above each step, do just the trick in this this striking stairway, keeping the space from feeling dark or dim.

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