Ogawa and Fisher designed a new walk-in closet for the primary bedroom.
Blurring the lines of inside and outside
Two-story garage and storage
The exterior combines recycled brick, radial sawn timber, and galvanized roof sheeting. "Materials were selected to meet the clients’ brief that the house fit within the cognitive idea of an old shed," explain the architects.
ADU seamlessly integrates with the 1915 single family home with an elegantly spacious wood-wrapped porch.
Xeriscape garden that enhances the home's privacy uses rainwater captured by the ADU's butterfly.
Exterior at Twilight
A brick hearth designed by Winter was updated with a gas fireplace. The couple redid the kitchen without enlarging it, in an effort to stay true to Winter’s plan. “We were trying to do a modern version of what would feel right in a house designed in the ’70s,” explains Rick.
The redesign lifted the roof plane to increase the height of what had been merely seven-foot-high ceilings.