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An enclosed courtyard, bordred by ipe, is arguably the most distinctive feature of the house that the Phil Kean Design Group created for Adriana De Azevedo, Daniel Coelho, and their two daughters in Winter Park, Florida.
An enclosed courtyard, bordred by ipe, is arguably the most distinctive feature of the house that the Phil Kean Design Group created for Adriana De Azevedo, Daniel Coelho, and their two daughters in Winter Park, Florida.
The rear unit’s front entrance faces the courtyard, and has the same acrylic stucco and painted wood siding as the front unit’s exterior. The door, which has a custom-steel awning over its frame, is painted in “hep green” by Sherwin-Williams.
The rear unit’s front entrance faces the courtyard, and has the same acrylic stucco and painted wood siding as the front unit’s exterior. The door, which has a custom-steel awning over its frame, is painted in “hep green” by Sherwin-Williams.
“Church Street is a pretty busy through street, [and] now everyone knows the ‘rusty steel house,’” Zack says. The front unit’s exterior is made of acrylic stucco, custom wood siding, and Cor-Ten steel.
“Church Street is a pretty busy through street, [and] now everyone knows the ‘rusty steel house,’” Zack says. The front unit’s exterior is made of acrylic stucco, custom wood siding, and Cor-Ten steel.
The Schafers' building, The Merrimac, built in 1999, is one of San Diego's first modern, mixed-use redevelopment projects.
The Schafers' building, The Merrimac, built in 1999, is one of San Diego's first modern, mixed-use redevelopment projects.
Architect Jayna Cooper had never designed a house before, much less played general contractor, when she broke ground on her new home in the middle of Los Angeles in 2009. After a grueling four months of hands-on work—managing subcontractors, sourcing materials, driving the front loader—she moved in. With a façade made of corrugated sheet metal, Cooper walks us through her completed home and reveals what it took to make this $200-per-square-foot abode a reality.
Architect Jayna Cooper had never designed a house before, much less played general contractor, when she broke ground on her new home in the middle of Los Angeles in 2009. After a grueling four months of hands-on work—managing subcontractors, sourcing materials, driving the front loader—she moved in. With a façade made of corrugated sheet metal, Cooper walks us through her completed home and reveals what it took to make this $200-per-square-foot abode a reality.
“We like to live close to work because we’re constantly tinkering and adjusting, which is fine for us,” he says.
“We like to live close to work because we’re constantly tinkering and adjusting, which is fine for us,” he says.
John Hsu's house is a concrete modernist box nestled amid “suburban eclectica,” as architect Drew Lang characterizes the neighborhood’s prevailing style.
John Hsu's house is a concrete modernist box nestled amid “suburban eclectica,” as architect Drew Lang characterizes the neighborhood’s prevailing style.
At the city’s request, the design at the front of the home did not receive a major change—which included keeping the duplex’s stairs. “Everything is restored, but in a way that is respectful,” Blouin said.
At the city’s request, the design at the front of the home did not receive a major change—which included keeping the duplex’s stairs. “Everything is restored, but in a way that is respectful,” Blouin said.