Calacatta House

A substantial renovation of a 1980s stone house, centered on a new kitchen and family room that open to a walled garden and pool court.

Location

Vestavia Hills, Alabama

Year

2024

Duration

Sixteen months

The original house had excellent masonry but dark, compartmentalized rooms. We removed several interior walls, raised ceilings where structure allowed, and introduced a large book-matched Calacatta Viola island that becomes the center of the house. The kitchen opens through new steel-and-glass doors to a new limestone loggia and pool. All millwork is rift-sawn white oak with unlacquered brass.