Detroit Living Place

2009-10-21T01:10:00.000-07:00

2005 - 2009

The Light and Shade Refuge Garden - began as a lawn and was transformed into a peaceful garden space over the course of 5 years. The design is drawn from the shadow lines of the existing trees. the garden includes a rain garden filtering run off water from the roof and ground, native plants in habitats of more than 100 different species, an edible garden area, permeable paving of gravel (a local material), lead abatement measures, soil remediation, water conservation.

Lath Ceiling Slideshow

2009-02-13T18:47:00.000-08:00

Luminous Lath Ceiling

2009-01-31T07:53:00.000-08:00

Right now we are working on trying to finish our ceiling for the finish electrical inspection. We have been dreaming for a few years about finishing this ceiling, which is one of the few areas we had to "gutt" inside. We saved all of the wooden lath from under the original plaster, and Vibeke meticulously de-nailed and sorted all of it. Now we are finally re-interpreting the system by turning the lath on edge, making an exposed wooden lattice out of it. The lighting will come partly from behind the grill, creating a luminous effect and cutting down on the glare from the bulbs, which are compact fluorescent. We also have some flood lights that poke through the lath and direct light at the wall in the room.