Brad DeMotte
Elegant hallway photo in Bridgeport

Paul Dyer
Example of a large farmhouse beige one-story wood exterior home design in San Luis Obispo with a metal roof

Arts and crafts exterior home photo in Atlanta

Inspiration for a large timeless green two-story concrete fiberboard exterior home remodel in Boston with a clipped gable roof

Inspiration for a huge timeless brown split-level wood flat roof remodel in Cedar Rapids

Farmhouse multicolored two-story mixed siding exterior home photo in Seattle with a shingle roof

Huge elegant red three-story brick house exterior photo in New York with a hip roof and a shingle roof

Lisa Petrole
Beach style white two-story wood gable roof photo in Toronto

Eric Roth
Inspiration for a transitional white gable roof remodel in Boston

Mid-sized arts and crafts detached two-car garage photo in Richmond

Mountain style open concept vaulted ceiling and dark wood floor living room photo in Other with a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and no tv

1950s hallway photo in Orange County

Huge traditional red three-story brick house exterior idea in New York with a hip roof and a shingle roof

Large detached two-car carport photo in San Diego

Example of a mountain style exterior home design in Denver

Treve Johnson for Kirk E. Peterson & Associates Architects
Porte cochere - traditional detached porte cochere idea in San Francisco

Our Town Plans
Example of a classic two-story exterior home design in Atlanta

Inspiration for an exterior home remodel in Austin

The Control/Shift House is perched on the high side of the site which takes advantage of the view to the southeast. A gradual descending path navigates the change in terrain from the street to the entry of the house. A series of low retaining walls/planter beds gather and release the earth upon the descent resulting in a fairly flat level for the house to sit on the top one third of the site. The entry axis is aligned with the celebrated stair volume and then re-centers on the actual entry axis once you approach the forecourt of the house. The initial desire was for an “H” scheme house with common entertaining spaces bridging the gap between the more private spaces. After an investigation considering the site, program, and view, a key move was made: unfold the east wing of the “H” scheme to open all rooms to the southeast view resulting in a “T” scheme. The new derivation allows for both a swim pool which is on axis with the entry and main gathering space and a lap pool which occurs on the cross axis extending along the lengthy edge of the master suite, providing direct access for morning exercise and a view of the water throughout the day. The Control/Shift House was derived from a clever way of following the “rules.” Strict HOA guidelines required very specific exterior massing restrictions which limits the lengths of unbroken elevations and promotes varying sizes of masses. The solution most often used in this neighborhood is one of addition - an aggregation of masses and program randomly attached to the inner core of the house which often results in a parasitic plan. The approach taken with the Control/Shift House was to push and pull program/massing to delineate and define the layout of the house. Massing is intentional and reiterated by the careful selection of materiality that tracks through the house. Voids and relief in the plan are a natural result of this method and allow for light and air to circulate throughout every space of the house, even into the most inner core. Photography: Charles Davis Smith