Looking in at Iowa

From Nation’s Building News / 2007 Best in American Living Awards:

Turn-of-the-Century Details

BEST IN CENTRAL REGION & GOLD AWARD FOR BEST ONE-OF-A-KIND CUSTOM HOME

Gracefully sited on a 1 1/3-acre lot and surrounded by mature hardwood trees, this home expresses the themes of New England shingle-style architecture with its abundant use of shake and cobblestone detailing and groups of large windows. The antique architectural elements include doors, medicine cabinets and an Eastlake walnut newel post - a form that is replicated throughout the main staircase.

The foyer features 24-foot cathedral ceilings, rich cherry wood beams, oversize custom trim, built-ins and columns. It draws visitors into a great room with ledgestone-wrapped walls and toward the kitchen, which makes it own statement with distressed knotty alder cabinetry and granite and stone accents.

Category: Best One-of-a-Kind Custom Home (Built for a Client) 4,001 to 6,500 square feet

Project Name: Keystone at Lakeside

Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Designer/Architect: Knudson Gloss Architects, Boulder, Colo.

Builder: Jim Sattler Custom Homes, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Interior Designer: Jim Sattler Custom Homes, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Developer: Jim Sattler/Lakeside Development, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Land Planner: Hall & Hall Engineers, Hiawatha, Iowa

Adobe Flash slideshow from here. (Sorry I can’t offer a more precise link. It’s the 22nd thumbnail on the right side.)