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Article from DHomes and Gardens

and jane Ann handled interior design and landscape direction. They agreed to split responsibilities, not their 22-year marriage. Inspiration, says architect Tom, stems from a visual vocabulary, what one sees and experiences. For him the biggest influence was working with the master of organice architecture, Bruce Goff. Added into the mix were the couple's extensive travels and the architectural influence of postwar Japan, where Tom served in the armed forces. But the biggest influence on their home design, says Tom, was the couple's sense of humor "Maybe that shines through. We hope it does." he says. To those who are imprisoned in what Tom calls the "shackles of propriety. "Tom says he and Jane Ann can stand the heat. "Propriety is in turn a prisoner of tradition, which can often be out of step with reality," he says. "Prisoners" who are dogmatic about what is correct and offended by anyone who violates it, says Tom, stir up the guardians of "the right way" But he preferes to remain the lone nail. The couple reamins quietly unimpressed witht he buzz their home has created. For the Workmans, their home is not about the right way. It is about creating a dream, which most homes are anyway. It is a dream that includes their love of originality, light, color, art, asymmetry and neverending views. It is about visual feasting every moment of the day, every day of the week. Which is, of course, what the Workmans hope happens to everyone who passes by their dream home.Article from DHomes and Gardens

 

 

 

 

ABOVE:
The couple's office faces Armstrong Avenue, where the Workmans can watch passer-by.
BELOW:
Jane Ann's studio is at the center of the first floor, where she draws and paints in her airy cottage. Tom designed the two-sided easel so she can work on two paintings at once, without changing canvasses.
Article from DHomes and Gardens