Set in Portland, Oregon, this dwelling was designed by TVA Architects founder Robert Thompson, who also envisioned the nearby Nike World Headquarters.
The home features a classic flatline roof, complete with original cantilevering beams.
Warwas offset the rear of the ADU to accommodate the power lines running behind the house, and he designed a window in the office/guest room upstairs that meets the roof in the same way that the window off the dining area/kitchen meets the ground.
Ben Warwas set a slider by Western Window Systems at a diagonal beneath the overhang created by the second floor.
Clad on two sides by an ipe rainscreen, the new ADU is connected to the house by a deck. To further ensure an easy flow between the two buildings, designer Ben Warwas set the slider by Western Window Systems at a diagonal beneath the overhang created by the second floor.
The home in Sag Harbor features a low-maintenance stucco exterior with durable Azek trim, a material palette that emphasizes the clean, modern lines of the architecture.
Another key element of the design is the fact that the home's energy is supplied by extensive solar collection and the harvesting of gray water, radically reducing the building’s energy expenditure. In fact, the house generates more energy than it consumes.
Large, colorful plantings selected by landscape architect Stefan Hammerschmidt stand out against the cool geometry of a pair of restored Rudolph Schindler homes—a third is nearby—in Inglewood, California.
Stafford Architecture devised a new plan that respects the natural features of the site.
Montalba’s biggest challenge was making sure that his four-bedroom home didn't look too large from the street.
Architects Ernesto Cragnolino and Krista Whitson designed and built an efficient four-bedroom home for their family in Austin.
The site was constrained by the root system of the mature trees, along with parking requirements, leading to a massing of two stacked boxes, with the larger upper level creating an overhang.