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This new 5,000 s.f. home takes advantage of one and a half standard city lots providing an interior light court.  The clients preferred a more “polite” face to the street, however were open to a more modern interpretation on the rear portion of the home. The solution incorporates a clean “farmhouse” façade with an assemblage of volumes to accommodate the remainder of the program requirements.

Upon entry, the foyer provides large south facing windows high enough to allow generous natural lighting, without sacrificing privacy. The living room features a large colored plaster fireplace wall flanked by translucent insulated wall panels evoking a shoji screen look. The north windows of the living space open onto the exterior courtyard that is accessed from the connector hallway off of the stair hall.
The circulation is zoned as the connector piece to the informal living space on the first floor and separates the master bedroom suite from the children’s bedrooms on the second floor.

The kitchen opens to a dining area which features sliding glass walls. The sliding glass walls afford more privacy in the event that a more formal dining arrangement is required.  The family room steps down from the kitchen area and features a custom designed rift cut oak media center and storage benches. The north wall of the family room features full height windows and French doors. Wood floors throughout the home are natural walnut.

The lower level of the home provides a guest suite including bedroom, bathroom, and galley kitchen, along with a wine cellar, large playroom and storage room.

The exterior of the house is clad in a low maintenance cementitious fiber siding. Roofing on the front portion of the home is a standing seam pre-finished metal.

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