The Digest | New Jersey Magazine
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While working on the Esherick house, Yoder and his team were also tackling the restoration of a 1959 mid-century modern residence designed by Vincent G. Kling. Located in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, the house gave kYd an opportunity to update the interior four-square plan with a 21st-century faceli. Some of the most notable elements in the home are the restored original hardware like hourglass-shaped sconces, exposed wood framing, and the lines of ribbon windows. e subtle geometric shapes of the home along with the immense amount of natural daylight and the textures of rich dark wood and grey stone are more than enough to make anyone swoon. e renovation and restoration of this rare Kling home won k YODER design its second Docomomo Modernism in America Award for the second year in a row in 2017. ough much of their prestige comes from their work on rare historic residences, the team at kYd has also had the pleasure of working on newer designs like beach homes along the Jersey Shore, country homes in the Poconos, and within urban and suburban spaces. e pandemic has pushed the need for home offices, shared spaces, and cleaner design to the forefront as people find themselves indoors more than ever before. In the near future, Yoder hopes to expand the firm's work into the tri-state area and eventually get their hands on what can be considered every designer's white-whale, a Frank Lloyd Wright home. Since its founding in 2010, k YODER design has built a reputation for both respecting the mid-century form of design and implementing its core elements into 21st- century settings. e firm has won numerous awards like those previously mentioned from Docomomo as well as the Lower Merion Township Historical Commission and Historical Architectural Review Board's 2017 Historic Preservation Award and the Best of Houzz 2020 awards for Design and Service. Yoder's love of mid-century simplicity and functionality has propelled his career in ways he never expected, and he has no intention of stopping any time soon. ©Jeffrey Totaro V U E N J . C O M 143