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A palette of stone, concrete, and greenery greets guests at the home’s front entrance.

A bright yellow front door adds a bold pop of color to the minimal exterior palette.

The entrance to the apartment offers a glimpse of glossy red cabinetry.

Klopf Architecture preserved the vertical “thinline” wood siding, and matched it in kind at the front addition.

The glass box entry was added in 1964. The home is a series of light-filled moments and lovely views of the surrounding landscape.

Homeowner Simon Doonan stands next to the front door. "We have flamboyance, and we’re not inhibited about anything. [Architect] Gray Organschi gave [the house] that intellectual rigor needed to make it beautiful. We were well matched."

For a playful touch, the front door features a MadeMeasure Stacked door handle.

A pop of canary yellow distinguishes the double doors to the front entry of this home, which was designed and constructed for a high-end commercial builder.

This midcentury home, originally owned by a local illustrator, needed updating, remodeling, and fortifying. Seattle-based SHED Architecture & Design tackled the project, keeping some classic features while updating others, like the front door in a semi-gloss orange.

"If you had to quarantine, it’s the best place to do it," says Jobe. "You have a connection to the outdoors, you’re comfortable with air and light. It’s impossible not to think about spaces in these terms now—how the places we’re living and working can keep us safe."

A new clean and unified access.

A floating Ipe bench now sits outside the front door, juxtaposed against siding painted Benjamin Moore “Wrought Iron.” The glass panels beside the door now have reeded glass.