A synchronous house would not be complete without recharging areas for body and soul. This home’s five bedrooms and 5 ½ baths satisfy that human need without skipping a beat—and that means nurturing not only physical, but also emotional needs for comfort and repose. This understanding is evident in residential designer Morales’ use of transitional spaces in the floor plan to facilitate a psychological shift from public to private realms. For example, a circular vestibule off the main hall, with its low lighting, antiqued walls, and celestial ceiling, instills a sense of calm as one passes into the master retreat.
Harmonious cohabitation is also deftly engineered with the realization that there is such a thing as too much togetherness. The roomy master bath provides plenty of space for two, with his-and-hers vanities and double entrances to a spacious walk-in closet. At the opposite end of the house, a studio flat above the garage (accessible only via an outside staircase to the rear of the home) offers private quarters for out-of-town guests, a live-in housekeeper, or a boomerang child living at home.
SMALL WONDERS The InSync Home makes a grand statement, to be sure. But its overall effect is largely the culmination of myriad intricacies and aesthetic cross references—what interior designer Donnie Saxon calls “extreme details.” Here are a few worth noting:
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