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Floor Plan of Black and White by Bowerbird Architects

“I wanted something bold and fresh,” Augustin says of the unit’s citrus-inspired front door, painted Tangerine Dream by Dunn Edwards. The door is flanked by horizontal Redwood slats and gray acrylic stucco.

Paradinha, a small wooded village, is dotted with hills and oak and cork trees. "Due to its proximity to the Paiva River, the site is protected by environmental legislation,

In the dining room, which connects to an addition via a 10-foot-tall cased opening, a vintage pedestal table and hutch complement C side chairs by Chuch Estudio.

The Modus team vaulted the ceilings and added skylights, as well as glass doors across the back wall. Custom white oak paneling covers the wall up to the ceiling, as well as the island. “It’s one of the first things that you see when you walk into the house,” says Grace of the island. “It brings the right amount of drama.”

To turn a home into a permanent residence for a family of four, Rama Estudio attached a prefab glass-and-steel box that extends into the surrounding wilderness.

Eichler Homes' policies to sell to any qualified buyer were an "open secret" in the industry. This Claude Oakland-designed 1962-model in Orange advertised that "The parents enjoy complete privacy in the master bedroom suite and direct access to the rear patio".

The house has two modules: a living space on the left and a utilities, laundry, and outdoor kitchen on the right.