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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.

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.

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.

Case Inlet Retreat

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

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Entry Bridge

Driveway lanes lead to a rolling gate for everyday parking. A 2 car garage is accessed of the alley in the rear.

Overall exterior at dusk

Front Exterior

coastal midcentury modern // entry + drought-tolerant landscaping

Main House Fire Pit

Front Porch: Bronze sculpture by Gail Folwell

Front outdoor area

Street view, frontal, dusk

View of the two bays along with the swimming pool.

Outside View of Phoenix House

Street view, dusk

Front Exterior, Day

Front facade. FSC radial sawn timber cladding around the entire home will naturally silver with age. The drought-resistant, native garden utilises mulch made from recycled timber pallets.

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

The residence is set back a few feet from the site’s edge, allowing more light to flood into neighbors’ windows and leaving space for trees. “The idea was to make a strong gesture to incorporate ideas

of openness,” Lynch explains. “It’s not just a box if you look at it closely. It’s a series of planes that fit together."

Street Facade

Front Exterior

Morning vista

Front outdoor space

The front uses common materials to the neighborhood in a new modern way. A recessed front porch walls flare out as if to welcome the community

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

"The central pavilion evolved as a place to house a lot of the functions of the home, and also gave us a structure to build porches and decks for further protection from the sun," says Dominick. The outdoor patio is 1,600 square feet.

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

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front exterior

Front Exterior

Courtyard leading to the front door

Entry

Entry

Entry

Majestic Valley Oak at home's main entrance

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

An asymmetrical mailbox incorporates mid-century geometry and new building materials into the front approach.

The extended roof shades the interior of the home from April-October, keeping the home very energy efficient

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