Garage / Carport

Located in San Rafael's coveted Upper Lucas Valley, the home is seconds away from miles of hiking trails and open space.

Supported on thin columns, the main volume hovers above the graveled entry, reaching out into the surroundings.

The client can enjoy the outdoors day or night via the screened porch and deck.

The driveway has a permeable surface.

For the garage, the couple replaced rotted timbers, swapped in new gutters, and stained the exterior Cordovan Brown by Benjamin Moore to match the home and pool house.

From the street, the home bears many of the hallmarks of an Eichler home. Its low roofline is in large part supported by glass walls. Clear cedar siding provides additional warmth. The exterior tiles used around the house are actually custom poured concrete from RJ & Associates Landscape Specialists.

Porjazoski thought that reinterpreting a traditional pitched roof in a highly angled metal form would be

At Sea Ranch, a half-century-old enclave of rugged modernist houses on the Northern California coast, a new home captures the spirit of its surroundings. The client, a couple, were guided by the Sea Ranch rules—local covenants guide new designs—didn’t mean slipping into Sea Ranch clichés. Lovers of Cor-Ten steel, with its ruddy and almost organic surface, the architects made it the main exterior material, along with board-formed concrete and ipe wood. The Cor-Ten, which quickly turned an autumnal rust in the sea air, and the concrete, with its grain and crannies, mean the house isn’t a pristine box, Ramirez says. His Neutra house "was very crisp and clean," he says. "This house is more distressed, more wabi-sabi." Together, the Cor-Ten steel and board-form concrete give the exterior a weathered look.

In front, landscape architects Scatliff + Miller + Murray planted tall grasses on either side of the driveway to establish a prairie-like environment. East St. Paul, Manitoba Dwell Magazine : November / December 2017

In Diamond Heights, 49 Cameo Way is a near-mint condition single-level Eichler.

By chance, they drove past Koenig’s Case Study House #1 in Glendale, which Koenig was using as his own residence at the time. The Scotts were so impressed by the house, that they rang the doorbell, met Koenig, and asked him to design their new home.

Though the tree house-inspired home is nestled in the middle of a dense forest, it's still only 10 minutes away from downtown Portland.

Entry through the skylit carport gives way to the classic mid-century yellow door, complete with original hardware.

Just adjacent to the house is Whitlock's small shed which houses many of the tools that he used to build the home.

Front facade with Horizontal slat

Pervious large concrete pavers are used for the garage drive and entry. The entry porch is setback and features a large skylight that allows light to pass through to the floors below