Project

Surrounded by regionally typically modest single-family structures, this two-story H-shaped house was designed for—and in collaboration with—a local interior designer interested in a place that could work for both a sprawling family and an older couple as they age in place. Using classic long swaths of opaque exterior coupled with singularly-focused panes of windows, we created a feeling of privacy and retreat, with the house’s footprint oriented around a private rear courtyard. The house’s flow creates multiple sight lines across program and room, with the primary bedroom connecting visually, across the courtyard, to the outdoor dining room, itself linked to the living room through well-considered glazing. The main focal point is an almost Miesian brick plinth, which grounds the house; wooden slats and a wall of windows add detail and visual texture to the front, set back from the street for privacy and seclusion.