H usband and wife real estate developers Kendall Winingder and Patrick Schindler were no strangers to the built environment when they decided to design their dream home. As business partners, they’ve completed a dozen projects, including a previous home for themselves and their two young children. What was exciting about their new home was the group of innovative professionals that helped bring the house to fruition. The couple’s years of experience enabled them to pool a team of top architects, designers, contractors, landscapers and artisans. “I put everyone to the test with these crazy ideas,” says Winingder. “They are the creative geniuses who made it happen.” When Winingder and Schindler purchased the corner lot, located across the street from the former’s childhood home, they planned to renovate a cottage on the property. Ultimately, they tore down the house, which wasn’t deemed historically significant, and built toward their goals. Inspired by their own renovation ideas and by a modern house they visited in California, initial drawings called for a split-level floor plan, a living area with double height windows overlooking a pool and courtyard and specific materials, such as Kolumba brick. To bring the house to life, the couple turned to architects Megan Bell and Wayne Troyer of studio WTA. Architect and interior designer John Chrestia of Chrestia Staub Pierce helped with interiors, finishes and colors, Pierre Stousse of Edifice Builders signed on as contractor and Aaron Adolph of Aaron Adolph Landscaping designed the green spaces. “Kendall had a very strong vision of how
The kitchen design includes custom cabinetry by Henry Built. One area of cabinetry houses the stove, another contains a wet bar, a third frames the oven. A marble island by Exquisite Stone provides counter space for cooking and gathering.