The client’s request was quite common - a typical 2800 sf builder home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, living space, and den. However, their desire was for this to be “anything but common.” The result is an innovative update on the production home for the modern era, and serves as a direct counterpoint to the neighborhood and its more conventional suburban housing stock, which focus views to the backyard and seeks to nullify the unique qualities and challenges of topography and the natural environment. The Terraced House cautiously steps down the site’s steep topography, resulting in a more nuanced approach to site development than cutting and filling that is so common in the builder homes of the area. The compact house opens up in very focused views that capture the natural wooded setting, while masking the sounds and views of the directly adjacent roadway. The main living spaces face this major roadway, effectively flipping the typical orientation of a suburban home, and the main entrance pulls visitors up to the second floor and halfway through the site, providing a sense of procession and privacy absent in the typical suburban home. Clad in a custom rain screen that reflects the wood of the surrounding landscape - while providing a glimpse into the interior tones that are used. The stepping “wood boxes” rest on a series of concrete walls that organize the site, retain the earth, and - in conjunction with the wood veneer panels - provide a subtle organic texture to the composition. The interior spaces wrap around an interior knuckle that houses public zones and vertical circulation - allowing more private spaces to exist at the edges of the building. The windows get larger and more frequent as they ascend the building, culminating in the upstairs bedrooms that occupy the site like a tree house - giving views in all directions. The Terraced House imports urban qualities to the suburban neighborhood and seeks to elevate the typical approach to production home construction, while being more in tune with modern family living patterns. Overview: Elm Grove Size: 2,800 sf, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Completion Date: September 2014 Services: Architecture, Landscape Architecture Interior Consultants: Amy Carman Design

敷地　/　枚方市養父が丘 構造　/　木造2階建て（在来工法） 設計　/　flame　 施工　/　VICO 写真　/　笹倉洋平
大阪にあるモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

Home built by JMA (Jim Murphy and Associates). Architecture design by Backen Gillam & Kroeger Architects. Interior design by Frank Van Durem. Photo credit: Tim Maloney, Technical Imagery Studios. Set amongst the oak trees, with a peaceful view of the valley, this contemporary art studio/office is new construction featuring cedar siding and Ipé wood decking inside and out.

Martis Camp Realty
サクラメントにあるラグジュアリーなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (混合材サイディング) の写真

ミルウォーキーにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (混合材サイディング、外階段) の写真

spacecrafting
ミネアポリスにあるラグジュアリー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) の写真

Midcentury Modern Remodel includes new privacy wall enclosing moss garden opening to bedrooms - Architecture: HAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles - Interior Architecture: HAUS with Design Studio Vriesman, General Contractor: Wrightworks, Landscape Architecture: A2 Design, Photography: HAUS

Exterior at dusk. The simple forms and common materials such as stone and plaster provided for the client’s budget and allowed for a living environment that included natural light that flood the home with brightness while maintaining privacy. Fitting into an established neighborhood was a main goal of the 3,000 square foot home that included a underground garage and work shop. On a very small lot, a design of simplified forms separate the mass of the home and visually compliment the neighborhood context. The simple forms and common materials provided for the client’s budget and allowed for a living environment that included natural light that flood the home with brightness while maintaining privacy. The materials and color palette were chosen to compliment the simple composition of forms and minimize maintenance. This home with simple forms and elegant design solutions are timeless. Dwight Patterson Architect, Houston, Texas

Photo by Cesar Rubio
サンフランシスコにあるラグジュアリーな巨大なモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

Peter Clarke Photography
メルボルンにある中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

メルボルンにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (混合材サイディング) の写真

Ben Barden
他の地域にある高級な中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

This compact pool house / guest house is contained within in a single module, clad in cedar siding.
ニューヨークにある小さなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

サクラメントにあるモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (混合材サイディング) の写真

Designed for a waterfront site overlooking Cape Cod Bay, this modern house takes advantage of stunning views while negotiating steep terrain. Designed for LEED compliance, the house is constructed with sustainable and non-toxic materials, and powered with alternative energy systems, including geothermal heating and cooling, photovoltaic (solar) electricity and a residential scale wind turbine. Landscape Architect: Stephen Stimson Associates Builder: Cape Associates Interior Design: Forehand + Lake Photography: Durston Saylor

3900 sf (including garage) contemporary mountain home.
デンバーにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

This prefabricated 1,800 square foot Certified Passive House is designed and built by The Artisans Group, located in the rugged central highlands of Shaw Island, in the San Juan Islands. It is the first Certified Passive House in the San Juans, and the fourth in Washington State. The home was built for $330 per square foot, while construction costs for residential projects in the San Juan market often exceed $600 per square foot. Passive House measures did not increase this projects’ cost of construction. The clients are retired teachers, and desired a low-maintenance, cost-effective, energy-efficient house in which they could age in place; a restful shelter from clutter, stress and over-stimulation. The circular floor plan centers on the prefabricated pod. Radiating from the pod, cabinetry and a minimum of walls defines functions, with a series of sliding and concealable doors providing flexible privacy to the peripheral spaces. The interior palette consists of wind fallen light maple floors, locally made FSC certified cabinets, stainless steel hardware and neutral tiles in black, gray and white. The exterior materials are painted concrete fiberboard lap siding, Ipe wood slats and galvanized metal. The home sits in stunning contrast to its natural environment with no formal landscaping. Photo Credit: Art Gray

Artez Photography
バンクーバーにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

Trent Teigan
ロサンゼルス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 (漆喰サイディング) の写真