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A highlight of the overhaul is the floor-to-ceiling glass on the north side, which includes a five-panel bifold door. The door opens to the couple’s favorite area of the house, the backyard. The deck is shaded by the cantilevered roof, and Ren planted drought-resistant brush amid the existing oak trees.

Before: The courtyards were overgrown.

Peter designed the main house as two modules under a shed roof. The primary volume includes the kitchen, dining room, and master bedroom. A shower room and second bedroom were placed in the smaller of the two units.

Living room

Designed by Make Ground Design and built by Method Homes, this relatively small build on the Salish Sea was made from two modules brought to the site by ferry and installed with a crane.

Design, Bitches turns a typical Atwater Village home into a lush hideaway with a new, cedar-clad guesthouse.

A built-in cabinet of straight grain Douglas fir separate the sleeping area from the bathroom.