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Dominey Pavilion and Carport

When Decatur, Georgia, residents Todd and Heather Dominey tasked architect architect William Carpenter of Lightroom Studio to create additional space for their growing family, they turned to the outdoors. Embracing the space surrounding an ailing white oak, they nursed the tree to health and breathed new life into their backyard.

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Todd, a software developer, met Carpenter when the two collaborated on website projects. As the Dominey family grew, Todd and his wife, Heather, both fans of the Case Study Houses and the work of Alvar Aalto, Richard Neutra, and Donald Judd, asked Carpenter to develop a scheme for additional space in a modern style.

Watch our slideshow of images of the Dominey Pavilion and read the story, told in captions.

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written by:
Miyoko Ohtake
April 6, 2010

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