Apollo Extension

Floor Plan of Courtyard House by Murray Legge Architecture

A bright reading nook captures the home's color and material palette: polished concrete floors, white walls, and oak cabinetry. The windows in the reading nook (and also the kitchen and the master bathroom) are a more expensive, frameless model.

Like in many of Madeiguincho's tiny homes, the bathroom at the end of the unit can be accessed directly from outside and so can double as a mudroom.

The double-height kitchen/dining/living area is finished primarily in concrete—but ash wood accents and large windows keep the atmosphere light.

Before the renovation, the kitchen looked out onto the street. Alma-nac moved it to the rear extension.

The original home's avocado tree inspired the renovation's solution of a main home and ADU, which are connected by sliders on either end.