: Exterior façade of modern farmhouse style home, clad in corrugated grey steel with wall lighting, offset gable roof with chimney, detached guest house and connecting breezeway, night shot. Photo by Tory Taglio Photography

Boomgaarden Architects
シカゴにある高級なトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリート繊維板サイディング) の写真

This gem of a house was built in the 1950s, when its neighborhood undoubtedly felt remote. The university footprint has expanded in the 70 years since, however, and today this home sits on prime real estate—easy biking and reasonable walking distance to campus. When it went up for sale in 2017, it was largely unaltered. Our clients purchased it to renovate and resell, and while we all knew we'd need to add square footage to make it profitable, we also wanted to respect the neighborhood and the house’s own history. Swedes have a word that means “just the right amount”: lagom. It is a guiding philosophy for us at SYH, and especially applied in this renovation. Part of the soul of this house was about living in just the right amount of space. Super sizing wasn’t a thing in 1950s America. So, the solution emerged: keep the original rectangle, but add an L off the back. With no owner to design with and for, SYH created a layout to appeal to the masses. All public spaces are the back of the home--the new addition that extends into the property’s expansive backyard. A den and four smallish bedrooms are atypically located in the front of the house, in the original 1500 square feet. Lagom is behind that choice: conserve space in the rooms where you spend most of your time with your eyes shut. Put money and square footage toward the spaces in which you mostly have your eyes open. In the studio, we started calling this project the Mullet Ranch—business up front, party in the back. The front has a sleek but quiet effect, mimicking its original low-profile architecture street-side. It’s very Hoosier of us to keep appearances modest, we think. But get around to the back, and surprise! lofted ceilings and walls of windows. Gorgeous.

ヒューストンにある高級なヴィクトリアン調のおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリート繊維板サイディング) の写真

Photography by Corey Gaffer
ミネアポリスにある高級な中くらいな北欧スタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリート繊維板サイディング) の写真

デンバーにある高級な中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリート繊維板サイディング) の写真

Remodel and addition by Grouparchitect & Eakman Construction. Photographer: AMF Photography.
シアトルにある高級な中くらいなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリート繊維板サイディング) の写真

The Eagle Harbor Cabin is located on a wooded waterfront property on Lake Superior, at the northerly edge of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, about 300 miles northeast of Minneapolis. The wooded 3-acre site features the rocky shoreline of Lake Superior, a lake that sometimes behaves like the ocean. The 2,000 SF cabin cantilevers out toward the water, with a 40-ft. long glass wall facing the spectacular beauty of the lake. The cabin is composed of two simple volumes: a large open living/dining/kitchen space with an open timber ceiling structure and a 2-story “bedroom tower,” with the kids’ bedroom on the ground floor and the parents’ bedroom stacked above. The interior spaces are wood paneled, with exposed framing in the ceiling. The cabinets use PLYBOO, a FSC-certified bamboo product, with mahogany end panels. The use of mahogany is repeated in the custom mahogany/steel curvilinear dining table and in the custom mahogany coffee table. The cabin has a simple, elemental quality that is enhanced by custom touches such as the curvilinear maple entry screen and the custom furniture pieces. The cabin utilizes native Michigan hardwoods such as maple and birch. The exterior of the cabin is clad in corrugated metal siding, offset by the tall fireplace mass of Montana ledgestone at the east end. The house has a number of sustainable or “green” building features, including 2x8 construction (40% greater insulation value); generous glass areas to provide natural lighting and ventilation; large overhangs for sun and snow protection; and metal siding for maximum durability. Sustainable interior finish materials include bamboo/plywood cabinets, linoleum floors, locally-grown maple flooring and birch paneling, and low-VOC paints.

The new addition extends from and expands an existing flat roof dormer. Aluminum plate siding marries with brick, glass, and concrete to tie new to old.

Photos: Jody Kmetz
シカゴにある高級なモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリート繊維板サイディング、混合材屋根) の写真

The site's privacy permitted the use of extensive glass. Overhangs were calibrated to minimize summer heat gain.
シカゴにある高級な中くらいなラスティックスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリート繊維板サイディング、緑化屋根) の写真

Spacecrafting Photography
ミネアポリスにある高級なビーチスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリート繊維板サイディング、下見板張り) の写真

他の地域にある高級な小さなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (メタルサイディング) の写真

アトランタにある高級な中くらいなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリート繊維板サイディング、緑の外壁) の写真

メルボルンにある高級なモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (メタルサイディング) の写真

Photo by: Leonid Furmansky
オースティンにある高級な小さなトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリート繊維板サイディング) の写真

Back patio and yard, with views to smaller courtyards on the left. Tom Harris Photography
シカゴにある高級なコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (メタルサイディング) の写真

オースティンにある高級な中くらいなカントリー風のおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリート繊維板サイディング、縦張り) の写真

他の地域にある高級なトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリート繊維板サイディング) の写真