Campbell Courtyard Contemporary
For custom residential architect/design firm, the client is the single biggest unknown going into the project. Will they be collaborative? Supportive? Open-minded? Communicative? Patient? Fun to work with?
For our design team, Justin and Sita checked off every possible box from the "Dream Client" checklist, and they inspired one of our firm's favorite designs. Having purchased a flat rectangular lot in a neighborhood surrounded by mostly original tract homes, our client's desire was for a light-filled two story home that would balance requirements for living, working, and entertaining while reflecting their love of contemporary design.
Our response was to create walls of glass opening onto two primary outdoor spaces: a private rear yard filled with outdoor activity zones, and a contemplative central courtyard designed around a custom water feature of our design. The home's front facade represents an abstracted yin-yang motif that repeats in the courtyard. A meandering pathway directs visitors to the front door, which opens immediately onto the view of the interior light court.
Two other "slot courtyards" bring light, air, and greenery further into the house, with layers of glass dissolving the boundaries between interior and exterior space.
The 2nd floor is ganged on the north side of the building, so that the primary living spaces can enjoy tall ceilings and south-facing clerestory windows that allow daylight but no views of neighbor's fences or homes.
Studio S Squared provided architecture, interior, and landscape design for our wonderful clients.
SCOPE OF WORK: DEMO AN EXISTING 2253 SF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STORY 3829 SF MAIN HOUSE WITH 4 BEDROOMS, 4.5 BATH AND 648.8 ATTACHED ADU WITH 1 BEDROOM AND 1.5 BATHROOM AND 650.4 OF GARAGE AREA. THE TOTAL BUILDING AREA WILL BE 5128.4
For our design team, Justin and Sita checked off every possible box from the "Dream Client" checklist, and they inspired one of our firm's favorite designs. Having purchased a flat rectangular lot in a neighborhood surrounded by mostly original tract homes, our client's desire was for a light-filled two story home that would balance requirements for living, working, and entertaining while reflecting their love of contemporary design.
Our response was to create walls of glass opening onto two primary outdoor spaces: a private rear yard filled with outdoor activity zones, and a contemplative central courtyard designed around a custom water feature of our design. The home's front facade represents an abstracted yin-yang motif that repeats in the courtyard. A meandering pathway directs visitors to the front door, which opens immediately onto the view of the interior light court.
Two other "slot courtyards" bring light, air, and greenery further into the house, with layers of glass dissolving the boundaries between interior and exterior space.
The 2nd floor is ganged on the north side of the building, so that the primary living spaces can enjoy tall ceilings and south-facing clerestory windows that allow daylight but no views of neighbor's fences or homes.
Studio S Squared provided architecture, interior, and landscape design for our wonderful clients.
SCOPE OF WORK: DEMO AN EXISTING 2253 SF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STORY 3829 SF MAIN HOUSE WITH 4 BEDROOMS, 4.5 BATH AND 648.8 ATTACHED ADU WITH 1 BEDROOM AND 1.5 BATHROOM AND 650.4 OF GARAGE AREA. THE TOTAL BUILDING AREA WILL BE 5128.4
Project Year: 2022
Project Cost: More than $2,000,000
Country: United States
Zip Code: 95008
