Justice/Kohlsdorf 5075 Greenpine Drive, Atlanta, GA 30342
ArchitectURE
This house was designed and built for Shelly Justice and
As you enter the house, you’ll step over a water basin
Dencity LLC
Mike Kohlsdorf, who both travel extensively for work. The
that spills over into a lower basin. This basin creates a
goal was to create a house that would give them a fun
moat around the powder room, which is elliptical in plan.
and relaxing welcome on the weekends.
The waterfall is visible as you move around inside the
Interior Design
Shelly Justice CONstruction
house.
Cablik Enterprises
The house sits on a lake in Buckhead, since both like to fish and shoot competitively. It is EarthCraft certified
The house was a collaborative effort between homeown-
and made of steel, engineered wood and concrete. The
ers and architect. Shelly, who is not a professional
exterior materials are mainly stained Georgia cypress,
interior designer, took on most of the responsibilities of
Egyptian limestone, and blue fieldstone, with minor
the interior design short of creating actual drawings. This
elements of corten steel and plate steel.
ultimately contributed to the colorful energy and personal feel of the house on the inside.
On the lower level, built into the hill, is a small art gallery space, shooting range, entertainment room with bar, and guest suite. There is a small mezzanine above the mainlevel kitchen that contains a third bedroom suite with its own private deck overlooking the front courtyard.
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