The Digest | New Jersey Magazine
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airy living room, decorated in an elegant modern style that favors clean lines and subdued color schemes, to get a good grasp of D'Agostino's preferred aesthetics. Also consider the open kitchen area, with its tasteful white cabinets, fashionable dark-accented stools, and high-end appliances. These spaces bring an understanding of D'Agostino's penchant for devising visual and practical fulcrums that connect distinct living spaces together -- in this case, his living room and dining area. As D'Agostino said, "It's all about connecting spaces." His architectural sensibilities are clearly visible in every corner of the property, as is his attention to detail. Nowhere is that better demonstrated than in how D'Agostino sought to optimize the use of natural sunlight. "I care a lot about natural light," he said. "This was the first house that I designed where I really stressed where the sun was over the home, what type of light I was going to get at what time of day, what time of year." He even designed the footprint of the house in an L-shape just to ensure that the pool area would be covered by the sun all day long. Of course, his beautifully landscaped backyard is not the only part of his property that was designed to take as much advantage of the natural sunlight as possible. "In the way I designed my house, you can see the sunrise and the sunset from the living room," he said. "There aren't that many rooms that have that ability." "IT'S ALL ABOUT CONNECTING SPACES." V U E N J .C O M 53