Patina Homes

Steve Giannetti, Brooke Giannetti

• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781423656852
• Topic: Architecture
• Subtopic: Residential Architecture

Patina style imbues Giannetti client homes in a variety of architectural styles.

For anyone who has loved the Giannetti books about Patina Farm, this book continues the aesthetic in a variety of styles.

Steve Giannetti's architectural designs springboard from his image of ultimate beauty—a place where modern, classical and industrial elements merge to create a unique style with a modern sense of space and emotion drawn from history. His materials palette consists of wood, metal, and stone. His color palette is a chalky patina. Twelve varied homes—ranging from a modern desert glass box and a beachfront contemporary to a historic East Coast farmhouse and a Provencal-style home in California—show how Steve has used these themes to solve unique architectural challenges. Steve has collaborated with his wife, Brooke, as well as other designers on the various interiors.

Patina Homes

Steve Giannetti & Brooke Giannetti

Principal photography by

Lisa Romerein

Photograph © 2021 Nikolas Koenig.

This book is dedicated to our clients,
who bring meaning to our work
by sharing their dreams with us
and trusting us to design their homes.

Thank you for inspiring others to
dream by allowing us to include your
private spaces in Patina Homes.

Photograph © 2021 Brendan Willing James.

Contents

Introduction

Patina Farm

Provençal

Atherton

Oceanside

Maine

Cliff House

Palm Desert

Fern Hollow

Bonhill

Wisteria

Creekside

Fonplegade

Malibu Colony

Project Credits

Introduction

My father’s plaster studio near Washington, D.C.

My creative life began just outside of Washington, D.C., in my family’s ornamental plaster studio, an environment that was equal parts classical and industrial. As a young boy, I spent my summers covered in a fine white dust, helping my father and paternal grandfather fabricate and install column capitals and other decorative architectural pieces, all the while learning about their historic meanings and the beauty they brought to these spaces.

Those summers of my youth were an opportunity to observe. I watched as the artisans carved the wooden molds that would be used over and over again to create the plaster ornament. I could see hints of their handwork in each finished piece. To this day, my designs reflect the respect I have for the craftsman’s touch.

I also grew up appreciating the importance of...