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"You can see that language is still there with the sort of two pitched roofs. There is another pitched roof behind that as well, which is the main extension at the back of the house, but you can't really see it from the street,

After: The soaring new living and dining space benefits from an abundance of natural light from every side, and they spent a lot of time trying to find the best lighting for the kitchen. The final choice: long, narrow copper pendants from Denmark suspended by ultra thin wires to not disrupt the visual flow of the room.

This countryside residence favors simple, sustainable moves over square footage, and strategically captures views without walls of glass.

The mid-section of the siding was done in a shou-sugi ban method. Custom brass was used for the awning, alongside a standing-seam metal roof.

Exposed laminated strand lumber (LSL) joists and painted brackets introduce texture and color while keeping material costs down.

To avoid excavating the land, Pang and Boyle designed a structural platform to keep the cabin level.

A steel staircase connects the living room to the new second story while acting as a functional sculpture in the space. Cameron repurposed the timber paneling from another building site.

Markmus Design peeled away previous renovations and ’70s wallpaper to create this colorful family home that blends work with play.

The house was designed to minimally interfere with the hilltop vegetation, which is what attracted the family to the site.

A view of the master bedroom portion of the apartment illustrates how the designers made every square inch of the home multifunctional. The bed platform is surrounded by smart storage, including various drawers, and doubles as a stage for singing or extra seating on movie nights.

Danny envisioned the space between the ADU and the house as an informal place to gather. "It creates a sort of courtyard sensibility, which works for our intergenerational family dynamics."