Architect Dan Rockhill tackled a tight budget and a steep slope to build a modern Midwest haven for a family in Lawrence, Kansas, who had just $214,000 to spend on design and construction. His biggest flourish was a slatted exterior screen of Cumaru wood that shields the inexpensive metal siding. Photo 2 of 7 in Week in Review: 7 Great Reads You May Have Missed June 14, 2013 by Megan Hamaker from Contemporary Kansas Home with Wood Slatted Exterior Screen

Week in Review: 7 Great Reads You May Have Missed June 14, 2013

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Architect Dan Rockhill tackled a tight budget and a steep slope to build a modern Midwest haven for a family in Lawrence, Kansas, who had just $214,000 to spend on design and construction. His biggest flourish was a slatted exterior screen of Cumaru wood that shields the inexpensive metal siding.