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This countryside residence favors simple, sustainable moves over square footage, and strategically captures views without walls of glass.
This countryside residence favors simple, sustainable moves over square footage, and strategically captures views without walls of glass.
The Barcelona daybed is by Mies van der Rohe and the Reve bed is by Niels Bendtsen.
The Barcelona daybed is by Mies van der Rohe and the Reve bed is by Niels Bendtsen.
In the living space, a cloud-like Amelia sofa and matching chairs from Sixpenny interrupt the wood palette. Note the brass ceiling pendant, another score from Portland Architectural Salvage that was an old ship’s spotlight.
In the living space, a cloud-like Amelia sofa and matching chairs from Sixpenny interrupt the wood palette. Note the brass ceiling pendant, another score from Portland Architectural Salvage that was an old ship’s spotlight.
In October 2017, the catastrophic Nuns fire incinerated the ’70s-era A-frame in Napa County, California, that had served as a family retreat for 20 years and that the owners, who are mostly retired, were in the process of turning into their permanent home. (When the fire hit, the couple had already brought nearly all their family keepsakes and heirlooms, making the loss especially poignant.) Working with architectural designer Brandon Jørgensen, the couple turned the loss into a chance to build what is now their permanent home with fire resistance baked into the design.
In October 2017, the catastrophic Nuns fire incinerated the ’70s-era A-frame in Napa County, California, that had served as a family retreat for 20 years and that the owners, who are mostly retired, were in the process of turning into their permanent home. (When the fire hit, the couple had already brought nearly all their family keepsakes and heirlooms, making the loss especially poignant.) Working with architectural designer Brandon Jørgensen, the couple turned the loss into a chance to build what is now their permanent home with fire resistance baked into the design.
Designed in the early 1950s by architect Roscoe Hemenway for the inventor of the famous View–Master toy, this ranch house was reimagined by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson for enhanced views, light, and indoor/outdoor connection.
Designed in the early 1950s by architect Roscoe Hemenway for the inventor of the famous View–Master toy, this ranch house was reimagined by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson for enhanced views, light, and indoor/outdoor connection.
Before: When Tiffany Jen closed on her 2049-square-foot house in the Catskills in 2019, “the whole house was in really rough shape, but it had potential,” says Tiffany. “The first thing I noticed when I approached the house was how the paint on the exterior was down to its raw wood, and some of the wood around the deck was moldy.”
Before: When Tiffany Jen closed on her 2049-square-foot house in the Catskills in 2019, “the whole house was in really rough shape, but it had potential,” says Tiffany. “The first thing I noticed when I approached the house was how the paint on the exterior was down to its raw wood, and some of the wood around the deck was moldy.”
“The pitched ceilings and ribbon of clerestory windows make the interior feel more spacious than it is,” notes Gooden.
“The pitched ceilings and ribbon of clerestory windows make the interior feel more spacious than it is,” notes Gooden.
The long, low-slung home has a covered car port that sits adjacent to the covered walkway into the home. A long planter next to the red door gives the front facade a pop of color.
The long, low-slung home has a covered car port that sits adjacent to the covered walkway into the home. A long planter next to the red door gives the front facade a pop of color.
Waterfall Residence floor plan
Waterfall Residence floor plan
Deep roof eaves shield the home from unwanted solar gain. A raised concrete floor absorbs solar radiation for passive heating in winter.
Deep roof eaves shield the home from unwanted solar gain. A raised concrete floor absorbs solar radiation for passive heating in winter.
Rather than expand their midcentury home, Anthony Marks and his partner built a guesthouse on the unused half of their double lot, in Denton, Texas. The gated fence borrows from the material palette used for the dwelling. “It’s like an introduction, or preview, to what lies beyond,” says architect Michael Gooden.
Rather than expand their midcentury home, Anthony Marks and his partner built a guesthouse on the unused half of their double lot, in Denton, Texas. The gated fence borrows from the material palette used for the dwelling. “It’s like an introduction, or preview, to what lies beyond,” says architect Michael Gooden.
Top 10 Black Gable Homes of 2020: A dramatic take on an archetypal shape, these pitch-roofed residences cut a striking figure.
Top 10 Black Gable Homes of 2020: A dramatic take on an archetypal shape, these pitch-roofed residences cut a striking figure.
The 1,120-square-foot structure is compact enough that it doesn’t encroach on the kids’ play area.
The 1,120-square-foot structure is compact enough that it doesn’t encroach on the kids’ play area.