The Modern Atlanta Home Tour is a two day self-guided tour of homes in Atlanta. The architecture tour is mostly private residences, but occasionally a few commercial buildings are featured. It is usually held on a weekend in mid June – MA was founded in 2007. The tour is the finale of “Design is Human Week” – a week of speakers and events focusing on design, sustainability, and innovation.
Project: Wellbourne Drive
Location: 1835 Wellbourne Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
Architect: TaC Studios. Cara Cummins, AIA & Jose Tavel, AIA
Builder: Cablik
Year Completed: 2013
Square Footage: 5,000 sq ft. on 1 acre
2 levels:
– living room, dining area, kitchen, 1/2 bathroom, office, screened porch, garage
– three bedrooms, two bathrooms, master bedroom, master bathroom
The front of the house basically consists of the stairwell & hallways on both levels. On the first floor (from left to right), along the back of the house is the living room, dining area, kitchen, 1/2 bathroom, & office. The second floor (from left to right) has a guest bedroom suite (with a bathroom), two bedrooms with a shared bathroom, and master suite with master bath.
Limestone is one of the different exterior materials.
View when entering the front door:
Turing around to see the front door:
Passing by the stairs on the left, looking left toward the living room:
The open space above the TV wall is the stairwell. Look at all the windows in this room!
Looking down at the level changes & flooring materials (oak wooden floors). Also, note the simple floor board choice.
Looking out onto the backyard:
Turning to the right looking at the dining area & kitchen:
The cabinets set flush into the wall rather than projecting out into the room:
Detail of the wooden waterfall island countertop:
Looking down the hall to a more private yet open office. To the right, behind the cabinets is a bathroom:
Outdoor dining space off of the office. In this photo, the giant screen is in the process of being rolled up into a hidden area toward the ceiling.
Looking toward the back of the home from the screened dining area:
Walking back toward the kitchen, walking toward the front of the house – hallway/ garage.
A landing area near the garage & pantry:
Hallway window detail – a combination of fixed & non fixed elements.
Moving up to the second floor:
Looking back down the stairs. Here, you can see that the second floor hallway is stacked onto of the first floor hall.
Looking down into the living space from the “open area” that was above the TV in the living room photo. This seemingly small feature allows light and air to flow through the space – and, really helps preserve the open feeling of the home.
Choice of metal railing – which does let light through the mesh, it’s interesting that the material changes to drywall around the corner. Also, notice the inset area between the wooden railing & wall.
Looking down the hallway to the left (bedrooms #2 & 3 and a bathroom are located in the little nook area on the left. Farther down is the laundry closet, and finally, the master bedroom suite. A few things are working toward maintaining a open feel: this hallway is wider than the typical standard, a pony wall instead of a full wall in the foyer area, where the full wall starts – the inset area creates space in the other direction, windows on the full wall where the hall is most constricted, and of course, the light colors and ceiling height.
Turning around to see bedroom suite #1:
Here’s that plain gray square wall tile again:
Toward the middle of the hallway is bedroom #2, a bathroom, & bedroom #3.
Looking from bedroom #2 – guest bathroom on the left with bedroom #3 straight ahead:
Bathroom (with a skylight) between bedrooms #2 & #3:
I’ve seen this graphic blue wooden plank paneling on an episode of one of the Novogratz’s shows… I’m not sure if this is from the same artist/manufacturer.
Walking toward the end of the hall, past the laundry closet:
Moving into the master bedroom with the closet on the right creating a small hall inside the bedroom:
Master bathroom with floating vanity & cabinets.
Skylight in the shower is a great idea… actually, we have this in our own home.
The toilet is hidden from view behind the shower.
hey folks- your images are fantastic! how can we arrange to use them on our website for our Welbourne house? We have some not so good images…
thank you, keep with the good work !
cara
Hi Cara – emailing you 🙂