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Outdoor Concrete Patio, Porch, Deck Trees Front Yard Design Photos and Ideas

In Sunnyvale, California, architect Ryan Leidner cracked open a 1962 Eichler with a crisp remodel flush with foliage. He replaced the home’s vertical plywood facade with one-inch strips of American red cedar set at two depths. The rhythmic slats conceal a garage door that swings open on a hidden hinge. At the entryway, two massive panes of frosted glass shimmer with light and shadow from the atrium inside. Homeowners Isabelle Olsson and Matthaeus Krenn stand out front.
The steel-and-glulam support system forms the covered corridor of the loggia.
The yard doubles as the retention area for the monsoon rainstorms as well as a place for the homeowners to play