A 17-year-old loft in the Ice House is completely refreshed with a new kitchen, smooth wall surface, lighting, storage and appointments.

The new elements play off the 100-year-old bones of the original building to provide a more functional and beautiful space for living with modern precision and materiality. 

Designed for the architect’s family, the project creates a welcoming platform for entertaining and daily living that centers on basic function and lightness.  Critical to the scheme was creating a new lighting approach that used direct lighting at cooking and reading areas with more subdued indirect illumination at the wood ceiling and living areas of the loft.

The project uses white cabinetry and countertops to help lighten the space since the island is 32’ away from the south facing glazing.
Ice House Lofts initially showed what was possible in urban living in Tucson and this loft moves the dial a step further with a new and sophisticated direction to living.

Other participants:

Randi Dorman & Skye Paulus

Materials used:
Microwave Drawer Sharp,Sharp Drawer Microwave, 1.2 cu ft., 1,000 watt
Built-in Oven,Wolf, 30” unframed door
Cooktop, Jenn-Air,Induction cooktop, black
Fridge and Freezer, Thermador, Stainless Steel, Counter Depth
Kitchen Organizers, Rev-A-Shelf,  Undermount Waste, Corner Organizer, Pullout Pantry
Countertop, Dal Tile, 3CM Morning Frost Quartz
Vanity Light, WAC, Line dweLED
Directional Lights at truss, Focus, 7 watt LED lights
Kitchen Puck Lights, Loox, 4,000k LED
LED pendant strip light, Luminii, Kilos suspended linear LED System
Outlets/Switches, Legrand, Adorne Collection
Sofa, Benchmade Modern, Sectional with chaise
Dining Chairs, Cherner, Norman Cherner dining chairs
Custom Cabinets, Durazzo Woodworks, Julio Lopez cabinetry
Custom Woodwork, Baker Hesseldenz  dining tables, China cabinet, coffee table
Custom Steelwork Exquisite Designs Jesse Galindo