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Green roofs are aesthetically pleasing and have multiple positive environmental benefits, even if they are small in terms of square footage. Here, a green roof blooms atop the detached garage of a home.
Color Me Rad
To give the exterior of your home a chic, contemporary veneer without splurging on expensive cladding, use a bold accent color.
When the team chose to preserve the function of the rolling garage door, it proved to be one of the biggest design challenges of the project. Says Garcia, “We didn’t want it to roll back into the new living space because it would limit our lighting options for the room.” Thus, an unconventional exterior-track rolling door was conceptualized that would not cut into the interior volume. In the backyard that was preserved in the remodel, an olive tree provides natural shade. Maintaining the outdoor area was especially important to the kids as a play area, and Anthony, an avid cook and gardener.
The “tiny but mighty” structure—as Grizzle describes it—packs a wealth of uses into a compact footprint.
The walkways are broom-finished concrete and the landscaping features low-maintenance, hardy perennials.