Bedford Residence, Bedford Corners, N.Y.
Joel Sanders Architect with Balmori Associates
New York
“Architects often think of buildings as an independent sculptural object that sits in landscape,” says Joel Sanders, AIA. “Our intention was to have the house recede, and what would catch your eye is this white lining that begins inside and goes down the hill.” Built on the solid foundation of a structurally unsound mid-century home, the remodel’s open-plan public zone has a dark shell with folded graphic elements—white concrete floors and countertops and a suspended drywall ceiling—that link the house, landscape, and pool house. Landscape architect Diana Balmori extended the concrete flooring outside as irregular pavers that interlace the landscape and wrap up over the pool house. “The stones in the swimming pool were set in the same way as the stone around the living-room fireplace,” she says. Our judges appreciated the “thoughtful way the materials go through the house” and its “appealing complexity and richness.”
Project Credits
Principal in charge: Joel Sanders, AIA, Joel Sanders Architect
General contractor: Kevin Brenner, Brenner Builders & Associates, Bedford Hills, N.Y.
Landscape architect: Diana Balmori, Balmori Associates, New York
Stone mason: Tom Arbitrio, Arbitrio & Sons General Contracting, New Rochelle, N.Y.
Project size: 3,000 square feet
Site size: 4 acres
Construction cost; Withheld
Photography: Iwan Baan
Product Details
Bathroom cabinets: Custom by Brenner Millworks brennerbuilders.com
Bathroom fittings: Vola vola.com
Bathroom fixtures: Custom by Get Real Surfaces getrealsurfaces.com
Cooktop: Miele www.mieleusa.com
Countertops: Custom by Get Real Surfaces getrealsurfaces.com
Dishwasher: Miele www.mieleusa.com
Doors: Steel Windows & Doors USA steelwindowsanddoors.com
Exterior siding: Cedar
Flooring: (Concrete) custom by Get Real Surfaces getrealsurfaces.com, (wood) walnut
Garage doors: Town & Country Door and Operator Co. townandcountrydoor.com
Garbage disposal: InSinkErator Evolution Essential insinkerator.com
Hardware: Steel Windows & Doors USA steelwindowsanddoors.com
Insulation: US Insulation Corp. usinsulation.net
Kitchen cabinets: Custom by Brenner Millworks brennerbuilders.com
Kitchen fittings: Vola vola.com
Kitchen fixtures: Custom integrated sink by Get Real Surfaces getrealsurfaces.com
Lighting fixtures: Edison Price Lighting epl.com; BEGA-US bega-us.com; Cooper Lighting io LED cooperindustries.com; Belfer belfer.com
Oven: Miele www.mieleusa.com
Paints: Benjamin Moore benjaminmoore.com
Refrigerator: Sub-Zero subzero-wolf.com
Roofing: EPDM by Landmark Exteriors landmarkexteriors.com
Stone walls and paving: Arbitrio & Sons
Swimming pool: Custom by Shoreline Pools shorelinepools.com
Windows: Steel Windows & Doors USA steelwindowsanddoors.com
