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Another Krisel-designed property, this restored midcentury modern built by the Alexander Construction Co. in 1959 has vaulted tongue and groove ceilings and porcelain tile floors, and is furnished with classic designers from Warren Platner, George Nelson and the Eames, and vintage midcentury abstract paintings.

The interior living spaces are directly accessible to the exterior terrace.

“Stacey hopes that we can use this as a prototype for a development of artists’ studios someday—we talked about maybe siting several of them together, like an old mobile home park.” The steel sculpture is by San Antonio artist George Shroeder.

“Stacey’s property abuts an artists’ colony, so she didn’t want the container to wall off her friends, so we used a bamboo hedge behind it as a way of protecting it from sun yet remaining welcoming to her neighbors.”

Renovation

The tent-like home responds to the challenging site in a dynamic way.

Front steps

“We always knew we wanted to do prefab—here it is something interesting and beautiful that adds to the character of the street,” says TJ (on deck, with Jay, left, and Chloe). “There weren’t many options for staying in the area with a growing family,” notes Stott.

Entrance view

Frontal view of the GOMOS #1

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.

Canal House along the Arizona Canal in Phoenix, AZ

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.

Helen Street by mw|works

Helen Street by mw|works

Case Inlet Retreat

Built with a steel frame, the Frost House features panels of styrofoam between aluminum sheets for the exterior walls and styrofoam between plywood for the roof and floors. Bold, primary colors accentuate its geometric form.

Entry

Entry Courtyard

The yard doubles as the retention area for the monsoon rainstorms as well as a place for the homeowners to play

Delta Shelter | Olson Kundig

CAUCASO

Built in 1948, the two-bedroom Stuart Bailey House was designed by Richard Neutra and is currently one of two residences on the Sam Simon Estate in Pacific Palisades property which recently sold for $14.9M. Neutra’s Case Study was designed with a classic midcentury open layout and features large, floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors. It was the only Case Study designed by Neutra which was actually built.

Entry Stair to Front Door

Rimrock | Olson Kundig

Rimrock | Olson Kundig

The housees that circle San Francisco's Buena Vista Park run the gamut from wedding-cake Victorian to Scandinavian modern. Architect Cass Calder Smith aimed to create a façade that contextually relates to the adjacent ornate ones yet is purely modern.

A compact prefab vacation home in the seaside community of Onemana Beach is clad in plywood and vertical timber battens finished in Resene’s Lumbersider paint in Foam.

The backyard’s emphasis on nature is mirrored in the front of the home, which also underwent extensive landscaping by Considered Design. The owners and Parish wanted to “tone everything down” and turn the home into a backdrop for a natural setting.

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