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pool pool and redid the the the pool pool deck ” Barbini says From the the the curb the the the house is impressive its front façade made of cut limestone The sides and back are stucco Limestone stairs stairs lead to to to the the front door The curved stairs stairs two round windows on on on the the roof and an an an arched pediment serve to visually soften the angular exterior The wrought iron and glass canopy above the the front door was inspired by the the Old Marriott Hotel in in in Paris he he he he says “The owner sent pictures and asked if we could make a a a a a a a a a a canopy something like it it it We modi ed ed it it it in in a a a a a a a a scale suitable for the house ” The canopy which has has earring lighting on on each side not only looks good but has has a a a a a a a a a a a clever practical feature The curved canopy was designed to to slope down slightly toward the house where
water water collects in in a a a a a a small trough and runs down spouts spouts on each side The spouts spouts direct water water into the plant pots below The exterior railings and grillwork were designed to match the the canopy as as as was the the wood glass and wrought wrought iron iron front door The wrought wrought iron iron design continues inside where
it graces the the staircases to to the the the upper and lower levels Barbini says that to to create a a a a a a a a a a holistic feeling “the outside should match the the the inside It gives the the the home a a a a a a cohesive look ” This home is is an an example of of how collaboration and participation of of a a a a a a a a a a a a client makes for a a a a a a a a a a a a a successful project project Barbini says “The best projects are those where
where
the the clients participated where
where
there’s mutual respect and collaboration ” THE BARBINI | COLLECTION
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