Cooler Ranch
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When Brian White first saw the “little loser of a house” in its original condition, he wasn’t impressed. But after running out of other options, he decided to try for a complete transformation.Photo by: John Clark -
The home’s entry as it is today is a planar collage of right angles and various materials. White reused as much of the original home as possible, such as the siding seen here, and added a second story.Photo by: John Clark -
Along one wall of the master bedroom White used Columbia Forest Product’s EcoColors panels (an FSC-certified particleboard) to create sliding closet doors.Photo by: John Clark -
The architect refers to the huge window opposite the bed as their “flat-screen television.”Photo by: John Clark -
White clad the new story with a black-stained cedar rain screen. The large opaque window lights the stairwell and second floor.Photo by: John Clark -
Although his designer friends give him a hard time about it, White decided to keep the original home’s stained glass by the entry.Photo by: John Clark -
White was charmed by the original fireplace with a built-in planter—so much so that the new open floor plan is centered around it.Photo by: John Clark -
The White family enjoys views of pristine nature from the back decks of their home in the woods.Photo by: John Clark -
Brian and Markus are pictured here on the ground-floor deck. New stairs lead down to the basement level and garden.Photo by: John Clark
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