GREENLEAF
John Storrs, revisited.
DESIGN TEAM
Jeff Guggenheim, Jenny Guggenheim, Colin Stacey, Emily Wu
PRESS
Feature Story Wall Street Journal
FILM AND TELEVISION
Where We Call Home, Season 3, Episode 12
Watch on HBO/Max and Magnolia Network, September 2024
AWARDS
Luxe Red Awards, Interior Architecture Category, 2022
HOME TOUR
Editor selected for GRAY Magazine/MA+DS Home Tour, September 2024
PARTNERS
Don Tankersley & Co.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Mikola Accuardi
See our process on Instagram #greenleafpoolparty
Located in the secluded hills of Portland, this pool house addition to a significant John Storrs home includes a cocktail pool, sauna, pilates/wellness area, spa bath, lounge, and champagne cave. Our goal was to introduce a complimentary architectural language to the existing northwest regional home, with features that transport the homeowner to an escapist realm without subtracting from original form.
The saline pool, with adjacent cedar lined sauna, is hugged by an oversized sliding glass wall with lush forest views. On mild days, the wall can tuck away and provide an immersed forest bathing experience.
Plaster walls throughout the interior evoke tranquility and carefully placed and cleverly curved soffits disguise practical ductwork. We located the windowless champagne cave deep into the floorplan's interior, with a vintage hand-carved Leroy Setziol door, found by the homeowner, serving as a portal to this experiential space. The cave's expertly framed elongated dome ceiling is completely seamless, with indirect lighting washing the plaster surface. Ebonized shelving with integrated lighting highlights the homeowner's collection.
“Next to the pool area is a new champagne cave—a curved, windowless room with a vintage hand-carved wooden door, a seamless, elongated dome ceiling and ebonized shelving to highlight a portion of Mr. Romero’s collection, made up of around a thousand bottles total (the
rest are in storage). The bottles are organized by house,with a magnum
from each at the top and bottles
lined below. Indirect lighting gives the room a warm glow and illuminates the bottles. The room has a curved, champagne-colored sofa for tasting parties and is kept at a constant 55 degrees temperature.”
Custom steel doors, handcrafted cabinetry, and slab quartzite punctuate the simple spa bath layout. An arched alcove echos the curves of the main space and softens the lines in this compact space.