Inspiration for a traditional backyard landscaping in Portland.

The side of the yard was aslo going to be addressed to give both privacy and a green fence between the 2 properties.

Klopf Architecture and Outer space Landscape Architects designed a new warm, modern, open, indoor-outdoor home in Los Altos, California. Inspired by mid-century modern homes but looking for something completely new and custom, the owners, a couple with two children, bought an older ranch style home with the intention of replacing it. Created on a grid, the house is designed to be at rest with differentiated spaces for activities; living, playing, cooking, dining and a piano space. The low-sloping gable roof over the great room brings a grand feeling to the space. The clerestory windows at the high sloping roof make the grand space light and airy. Upon entering the house, an open atrium entry in the middle of the house provides light and nature to the great room. The Heath tile wall at the back of the atrium blocks direct view of the rear yard from the entry door for privacy. The bedrooms, bathrooms, play room and the sitting room are under flat wing-like roofs that balance on either side of the low sloping gable roof of the main space. Large sliding glass panels and pocketing glass doors foster openness to the front and back yards. In the front there is a fenced-in play space connected to the play room, creating an indoor-outdoor play space that could change in use over the years. The play room can also be closed off from the great room with a large pocketing door. In the rear, everything opens up to a deck overlooking a pool where the family can come together outdoors. Wood siding travels from exterior to interior, accentuating the indoor-outdoor nature of the house. Where the exterior siding doesn’t come inside, a palette of white oak floors, white walls, walnut cabinetry, and dark window frames ties all the spaces together to create a uniform feeling and flow throughout the house. The custom cabinetry matches the minimal joinery of the rest of the house, a trim-less, minimal appearance. Wood siding was mitered in the corners, including where siding meets the interior drywall. Wall materials were held up off the floor with a minimal reveal. This tight detailing gives a sense of cleanliness to the house. The garage door of the house is completely flush and of the same material as the garage wall, de-emphasizing the garage door and making the street presentation of the house kinder to the neighborhood. The house is akin to a custom, modern-day Eichler home in many ways. Inspired by mid-century modern homes with today’s materials, approaches, standards, and technologies. The goals were to create an indoor-outdoor home that was energy-efficient, light and flexible for young children to grow. This 3,000 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom new house is located in Los Altos in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, and Chuang-Ming Liu 
Landscape Architect: Outer space Landscape Architects 
Structural Engineer: ZFA Structural Engineers 
Staging: Da Lusso Design 
Photography ©2018 Mariko Reed 
Location: Los Altos, CA
 Year completed: 2017

Mountain style dark wood floor great room photo with a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace

Massive rock utilized in this project for both retaining walls and the waterfall in theme with the scale of the property and house.
Photo of a large traditional backyard stone waterfall in Calgary.

Home design - coastal home design idea in Portland Maine

Oversized address numerals and a lantern sconce on the stucco entry wall, set under a stained cedar soffit.
Example of a minimalist exterior home design in Seattle

Primary bedroom with new flooring, recessed lighting and paint. Curtains were added address an off-balance window.
Bedroom - large transitional master vinyl floor and brown floor bedroom idea with blue walls and no fireplace

European French Farmhouse inspired Kitchen Office. Wine bar is addressed with simple display of wine bottles above the wine fridge.
Small transitional built-in desk marble floor and white floor study room photo in Houston with beige walls and no fireplace

Trendy exterior home photo in Edmonton

Inspiration for a large traditional shade front yard mulch driveway in Jackson for summer.

Coastal exterior home idea in Chicago

We sandblasted and painted an engraved address rock and lit it with landscape lighting for great curb appeal. Beautiful planting keeps in theme with the Elbow Valley setting.

Massive rock utilized in this project for both retaining walls and the waterfall in theme with the scale of the property and house.
This is an example of a large traditional side yard stone walkway in Calgary.

Once we determined the couple's budget, we addressed the issue of modernizing the kitchen. One problem that needed to be addressed was the size of the refrigerator. After adding an island in the middle of the space, the new Marvel refrigerator stuck out farther than the original 90s model would have

Front yard garden revamp! Introducing Corten edging along the walkway/driveway. The custom address sign is back lite with In-Lite outdoor lighting and is softened by the surrounding planting. Lush but easy to maintain plants fill the front yard with waves of colour and shades.

Bright and cozy cabana by the pool. Photo Credit: Jeri Kroegel
Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional side yard concrete paver and rectangular hot tub remodel in Los Angeles

Photography by Ed Sozinho © Sozinho Imagery http://sozinhoimagery.com