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The gabled addition is topped with a standing seam metal roof and is clad in vertical corrugated metal siding.

Living Area view to balcony

ADU Balcony and backyard

ADU and Backyard Oasis

Inside the 1,930-square-foot structure, which is their full-time residence, con-crete floors and pale woods mimic the outdoor palette. A sliding glass wall from Fleetwood opens to an expansive patio and perfect sunset views.

A dune grass “meadow” by garden designer and horticulturist Roy Altaras grows at one end of the pool.

“I’m a pool person,” says Jessica. Daltile penny tile lends a retro feel to the water feature. “Orange and blue are our primary accent colors for the house, so taking them to the backyard was kind of a given,” says Frank. “The orange refers back to the burnt orange from the [1950s] era of the house itself.”

With walls of glass on two sides, being in the breakfast nook feels almost like being outside.

In leafy northwest Washington, D.C., a two-story addition expands a 1936 home without overwhelming it.

Most of the artwork that adorns the walls is also by Mike and Jewlsy. The framed palm fronds above the credenza, for example, are inscribed with the original deeds to Jewlsy's family home in Kerala, India, and are approximately 300 years old.

Vintage French doors open to a new lanai surrounded by custom screen doors designed by the project architect, Studio West. The dining table and chairs put the “modern” in John’s self-described “modern gnostic nouveau” style.