Now, the new spot, called Parallel 37, named for its Bay-area setting, highlights wood, stone and glass and regional cuisine.
As part of the scheme, the wall along High Hill will be raised using a combination of Lakeland stone and glass panels which aims to protect views of the river, whilst reducing flood risk.
It was a beautiful, unassuming church meticulously made out of stone and stained glass.
Surrounded by columns and small cabanas, the 75-foot pool anchors the spa, which is composed of onyx, oak, Vicenza stone and Italian glass mosaics that lead to a vertical fireplace.
Stone, clay and glass companies will benefit from both cheap natural gas as well as a housing construction rebound.
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Losh left little of herself beyond the stone, wood and glass of her astonishing church and a few other local structures a mausoleum, a cross, the schoolhouse, some cottages.
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She would divide her paintings into squares, halving and quartering, before working and she used a similar technique with her sculptures which she made out of stone, plastic and fiber glass and on which she concentrated from the 1960s.
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Natural materials such as teak, glass and stone create a mood of Zen-like tranquility.
Light is part of the very subject matter of Foster's buildings, along with steel, glass and stone.
Thus, weathered stone bricks form a backdrop for travertine sinks and sleek glass showers, and antique carpets complement custom-designed bedcovers.
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The aisle, gothic stone piers, arches and windows, including the main stained glass window, would all be retained.
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It has stone sculptures on the walls, stained-glass windows and a carved lectern.
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In the living room, with floor-to-ceiling glass doors and large windows that overlook the mountains, a stone fireplace is topped by a white mantle and a round mirror.
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The "stone" walls are actually a mix of cement powder and crushed beer bottle or windshield glass.
Last year, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando designed the Stone Hill Center, a 32, 000-square-foot cement-and-glass space that is the area's first modern architectural icon -- and a seamless addition to the serene grounds.
The glass-enclosed steam shower is big enough for two and is made of rare stone and tiles imported from around the world golden onyx, French marble with deep chocolate veining and Italian pearlized mosaic tiles.
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