Patio & Yard

A Wyndham Collection freestanding tub anchors the master bath. Low-flow fixtures are installed throughout.

Olive-green Fireclay tile creates a spa-like experience in the bathroom and fluctuates in tone throughout the day.

Clean lines and lots of midcentury charm help make this home a special find.

The open-plan living room features a wall of glass with sliding doors that lead out to a pool.

Architect Matt Garcia designed a 540-square-foot ADU for a musician’s 1960s ranch style home in Ashland. The large lot size, about an acre, meant that Garcia could have doubled the size of the new build, but he preferred the challenge of keeping it smaller.

Garcia clad the ADU’s exterior with a local Texas limestone, similar in color and texture to the main house, “just to tie the two together visually,” says the architect.

Much of Ed’s career is dedicated to climate resilient architecture. “Through my work on environmental design, I was keen to see how much we could sort of make this building perform to reach certain environmental sort of standards,” Ed says.

A water feature and bird bath are built into the studio’s facade.