Modern Family Home The New York Times 4.13.08

Modern Family Home
The New York Times 4.13.08

The Radziner-Cottle home in Venice California was recently featured in The New York Times Magazine and we found it very inspirational. Though the house is large, the abundance of large windows and similar finishes unite the space and achieve a cohesive, warm presence. Walnut is used for the cabinets and ceiling of the sunken kitchen (above) and also as the built-in storage in the children's rooms...

Ron Radziner is an architect and partner in the firm, Marmol Radziner & Associates. Many of the cabinets, metalwork and furniture were fabricated by the firm. His wife, Robin Cottle is a graphic designer. For the complete story: Better Home and Garden and all the photos in the slideshow, see The New York Times Magazine.

(Pics: Roger Davies)

Comments (12)

Wow. Unbelievable.

posted by DesignGod on April 14th 2008 at 7:00am
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Love those ottomans! Where can I find something similar?

posted by katrinales on April 14th 2008 at 7:40am
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One day!

posted by kerri on April 14th 2008 at 8:55am
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it's annoying that I live 10 min from this place!

posted by GreenHomeTherapy.com on May 5th 2008 at 1:41pm
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Absolutely love your home. Can you tell me the brand name of the paint and the color used in your living room area (the yellow).

posted by BernadetteB on May 9th 2008 at 8:29am
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That is one nice modern kitchen design. Natural light is just so important and those big panels will flood that kitchen with warmth and make it a really nice place to be.

I'm not as keen on the living room but I suppose that comes down to personal taste. Everyone would want that kitchen, I can't imagine everyone would feel the same about the living room. Where's the TV? (Joke)

posted by Kitchen Designs on May 23rd 2008 at 2:27am
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Oh boy! I'm going to be a copy cat! I have the perfect home in the desert (Palm Desert, CA) for this fireplace set up. Right now we have a mantel just glued on to the wall (builder series- ugh!). It has an ugly tile wrapped around a black hole - so this is so inspiring to me. I can't wait to tear the tile down. I plan on painting the remaining walls in a light gray.
Thanks for the inspiration! I'll have to do a before and after.

Michele

posted by michelemorgan1 on May 29th 2008 at 9:07am
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Going against the prevailing winds here, but i'm not really digging the design. The architectural space is great (walls of glass, sense of space and light are excellent), but the interior design is a bit too austere and melancholic. Just as a viewer it leaves me a bit cold. I really thought this type of stark modernism had been declared passé.

Vic

posted by companyjones on June 13th 2008 at 7:49pm
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Walnut black sunlight = niiiiice

posted by greeps on June 27th 2008 at 4:07am
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I can't tell you how happy I am that butcher block is back "in". I am so freaking sick of looking at granite.

posted by medusa12120 on July 7th 2008 at 12:05pm
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A modern house with two wings and a pool in the middle represents my ultimate dream. The sunken kitchen is amazing.

posted by At Home with kim vallee on July 15th 2008 at 7:28pm
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100% agree with companyjones.

how do they ever feel happy around all of that black? perhaps the Addams Family got an interior design upgrade?

posted by rmhct on July 30th 2009 at 3:32pm
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