Kingfield Pilates

Working from home is something more and more homeowners have to contend with.  Usually that can be as simple as a laptop on the dining room table or a desk in a small home office.  Sometimes however, the home business requires a little more space.  

Having grown out of her basement Pilates studio, this homeowner needed a larger, light filled studio space that could be separated from the rest of her home.  It needed its own entrance, bathroom, and welcoming area.  It needed lots of light and storage space.  We managed to create these spaces but made them all multifunctional.  Opening up to the existing kitchen with a large pocket door, turns the welcoming area into a connection for the family to the backyard, complete with closet and powder room.   The studio space, designed to be as flexible as possible, is also set up to be a future family room if the family ever decides to move or relocate the business elsewhere.

This project proves that even a very challenging list of requirements can still lead to a fantastic end result if the design work is thorough and thoughtful.  

Photography by Scott Amundson

 From the Homeowner

We can't thank Jim and his team at Locale enough for their great work on our addition. We brought them a challenging project in that we wanted to add a space onto the back of our home that would work as a great studio for my wife, who is a Pilates instructor, to work with her clients in our home, but to design the space in such a way that it would also be a great addition to the home if not used for Pilates.

The result is a beautiful space with bathroom, mudroom/entry, and large light-filled room. The home was built in 1908 and Locale created a space that seamlessly reflects the charm of the original, while also being updated where it matters. The amazing aspect of the addition is how hard it is for visitors to fully tell what is original and what is new. Jim and company are all such good people while also being so talented, which is a great combination. They have an amazing attention to detail too and to making sure everything is done right and to our satisfaction. We feel so very fortunate that we selected Locale for the work and love the results.