Contemporary is two homes in one

In a sense, this is two homes in one. The slightly hidden view from the main road is of a compact, flat-roofed, rectangular structure and a peaceful garden-in-the-round. This entrance leads to the business wing; the property is zoned for mixed use and until recently served as an accounting firm run by Al Bonoldi, the current homeowner, with his wife, Gay. Now it contains two cozy front bedrooms, a bathroom, and kitchenette, and a study that doubles as the gateway to the main house. Once the original home, this annex was expanded in 1966 when the first owner tucked a grand Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired dwelling behind, reputedly designed by a student of Wright’s. The front area became a dental practice for many years. In the last 10 years, the Bonoldis have added a two-car garage and plush master bedroom suite and done major renovations to the 1966 addition.

Gay Bonoldi is an interior designer and blended her Japanese-influenced styling with the Wright use of wood, stone, ambient lighting, and abundant glass. Both the outside and inside are cedar, including tongue-and-groove ceilings with exposed beams, and most rooms have oversized Anderson sliding glass doors set between fixed-glass panels. The step-down living room with a slanted ceiling, stone fireplace, and built-in display shelves has several walls of windows and doors that lead to a large bluestone patio and walkways to extensive gardens.

Bonoldi also designed a two-tone cherry and hardwood gourmet kitchen; a Japanese-themed guest bathroom with raised black basin bowl; a black-and-white striped master bedroom and bathroom with glass sink and oversized tumbled marble shower; and Japanese gates in the lush gardens. The owners’ daughter-in-law, Marion Bonoldi of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, is the listing broker.