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Front patio with a view of the kitchen

Cantilevered deck from Lake Michigan shore beach side.

Entry way to a modern, contemporary Key West home. Clean lines, planting was done with minimal species and in groupings.

North East corner - The Grill'n Chill zone from mishacks' modular design system.

West Elevation - Private Chill zone from mishacks' modular design system.

Evening at Copperwood. The 20-acre lot enjoys visits from deer, eagles, hawk, blue heron, fox, and other wildlife.

The front elevation of the home remained modest in appearance with a simple vertical addition, maintaining the typical Austin bungalow aesthetic.

Board-formed concrete walls create the core of the house and establish its organic feel. "There’s really no other cast-in-place concrete on the street," says Sarah, "but you don’t even see it until you’ve made it through the front courtyard." There, beneath a deep overhang, the couple designed a jagged pathway cantilevered over a water inside and reflections of light into the sitting area.

The combination of a low concrete wall and built-in bench creates an intimate seating area that acts as an extension to the kitchen and dining room. Another steel trellis above creates an armature for more plants that will fill in and provide shade. The terrace is topped with blue stone and wood screens give the plants a ladder on which to grow.

The house measures approximately 2,500 square feet. Molly, who was born and raised in Taos, says, “Proportionally, it’s a very human scale, and it salutes the unconventional architecture found in local Earthship houses and owner-built homes.”

Entry Bridge

Front Exterior

coastal midcentury modern // entry + drought-tolerant landscaping

Main House Fire Pit

Front outdoor area

View of the two bays along with the swimming pool.

Outside View of Phoenix House

Front Exterior, Day

Each surface was treated as an opportunity for expression by the architect, Tobin Green.

All of the plants are native to the area. “I was trying to re-create what I have out my front door, where the park starts,” says Jon, who worked on the landscaping with Jones. “The garden is also super low-impact. I don’t water it at all, and my kill rate is less than five percent.”

Front Exterior

The spa is positioned to maximize the ocean view, and is sheltered on three sides by bamboo, privacy wall and house.

Sculpture courtyard and lighted pathway

Morning vista

Front outdoor space

Innovative path lighting

Each unit in this development is accessed by a pedestrian walkway through a private courtyard. The low, spaced concrete block wall provides a social component to the development

Entry to private spaces.

Uptown Row sits less than 1000 feet away from a light rail station in uptown Phoenix. This greyfield development adds 10, 3 story single-family attached homes, each with their own private courtyard and roof deck

Components for low-cost prefab homes designed by Habitat for Humanity and the firm Minarc for South Central Los Angeles were trucked in and assembled over three days. Photos by Art Gray.

front exterior

Front Exterior

Courtyard leading to the front door

Entry

Entry

Entry

An extension of the internal circulation of the residence culminates in a dramatic view of Yankee Point Cove and the ocean from the cantilevered end of this boardwalk.

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Uptown Row consists of 10 townhomes a mere 500 feet from a light rail station in Phoenix. Each unit has a semi-private courtyard behind a spaced block wall, and a private roof deck with view of the city skyline and mountains beyond

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