This single-family residence in Bloomfield, Michigan, known as the Treehaus, embodies the iconic style of midcentury modernism. Thanks to a thoughtful renovation, this rare dwelling has been restored to its original state of refined elegance.
For a family of four, Ueda Design Studio restores the luminous-yet-drafty midcentury home of Alden Mason with warm materials and sensible restraint.
Built using the prefabricated Blue Sky and IT House systems, the residence comes with a guesthouse, a sparkling lap pool, and 10 wooded acres.
The home enjoys a connection with the surrounding landscape with views from every room that invite the 100-acre site into the interior. “The framed views from each room are a source of pride for us,” says architect Meelena Oleksiuk Turkel. “They illustrate the way in which we design for a specific site, bringing the outdoors into the home and making the most of what the homeowners love about their land.”
The home is currently being rented out to recoup some building costs, and the owners are considering a permanent move after their daughter leaves for college.
In the Los Ríos region, Hebra Arquitectos perched this H-shaped house on pillars to make its interior feel like a tree house.
Located in Thousand Oaks, the one-level home is just a 30-minute drive from Malibu.
Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP used 87 translucent bricks to reframe a family’s connection to nature and the city.
The original layout was very much of the time: a perfect midcentury modern flow, with a closed-off kitchen and a fire put in the floor. “They were cool but impractical spaces,” says Schaer.
The brick-and-glass residence accommodates limited mobility with a lift between levels and seamless thresholds between indoors and out.
From street view, the remodeled home—now sporting a sleek black exterior—appears to only be one level.
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