Project Overview: The Fairfax House is an opulent blend of exotic materials and stacked fusion design. An engawa encourages the living area to outside, and consistent finishes blend indoor with outdoor spaces. Product: Suyaki 1×6 select grade shiplap Prefinish: Black Application: Residential – Interior & Exterior SF: 3000SF Designer: Laura Mans Builder: Date: April 2019 Location: Fairfax, CA

Project Overview: The Fairfax House is an opulent blend of exotic materials and stacked fusion design. An engawa encourages the living area to outside, and consistent finishes blend indoor with outdoor spaces. Product: Suyaki 1×6 select grade shiplap Prefinish: Black Application: Residential – Interior & Exterior SF: 3000SF Designer: Laura Mans Builder: Date: April 2019 Location: Fairfax, CA

Example of a minimalist home design design in Seattle

In reconceiving this façade, it felt most essential to give the front entry more presence, as a central anchor and focus. Toward that effort the front porch roof was torn out and enlarged, with pyramid column bases, 8x8 stained cedar posts, and 8x10 beams. The second floor gable, centered above the front porch roof, was also enlarged. Windows on both sides were all symmetrically aligned from this center. Through this alignment and centering emphasis the two-story portion of the house becomes the draw to the eye. New exterior cladding--smooth-finish stucco, painted shake siding, board & batten in the gable, and banding with knee braces, break the original monolithic facade into more pleasing proportions.

Our design for the expansion and gut renovation of a small 1200 square foot house in a residential neighborhood triples is size, and reworks the living arrangement. The rear addition takes advantage of southern exposure with a "greenhouse" room that provides solar heat gain in winter, shading in summer, and a vast connection to the rear yard. Architecturally, we used an approach we call "willful practicality." The new soaring ceiling ties together first and second floors in a dramatic volumetric expansion of space, while providing increased ventilation and daylighting from greenhouse to operable windows and skylights at the peak. Exterior pockets of space are created from curved forces pushing in from outside to form cedar clad porch and stoop. Sustainable design is employed throughout all materials, energy systems and insulation. Masonry exterior walls and concrete floors provide thermal mass for the interior by insulating the exterior. An ERV system facilitates increased air changes and minimizes changes to the interior air temperature. Energy and water saving features and renewable, non-toxic materal selections are important aspects of the house design. Environmental community issues are addressed with a drywell in the side yard to mitigate rain runoff into the town sewer system. The long sloping south facing roof is in anticipation of future solar panels, with the standing seam metal roof providing anchoring opportunities for the panels. The exterior walls are clad in stucco, cedar, and cement-fiber panels defining different areas of the house. Closed cell spray insulation is applied to exterior walls and roof, giving the house an "air-tight" seal against air infiltration and a high R-value. The ERV system provides the ventilation needed with this tight envelope. The interior comfort level and economizing are the beneficial results of the building methods and systems employed in the house. Photographer: Peter Kubilus

Example of a classic backyard stamped concrete patio design in St Louis with a roof extension

seating circle front view. black on black.
Minimalist home design photo in Charlotte

Project Overview: Nicknamed “The Old/New House” this was a custom build by David Hennessy of Hennessy Company, design by Chip Maguire of Modern.Organic.Dwelling.Environments. Product: Pika-Pika 1×6 select grade shiplap Prefinish: Black Application: Residential – Exterior SF: 2900SF Designer: M.O.D.E. Builder: Hennessy Company Date: November 2019 Location: Ketchum, ID

Located in the picturesque San Luis Drive neighborhood, the Okimoto Residence was a major remodel and addition. What started as a minor facelift, the project underwent a series of design iterations to address the growing family's needs. The clients wanted a clean and contemporary home that wouldn't stick out in this typically traditional San Luis Obispo neighborhood. The final design was a 4 bedroom home with a large great room and play room. A 9' x 16' pocketing slider door opens the great room to the lush backyard which sits directly adjacent to the San Luis Creek. Smooth trowel stucco, a standing seam metal roof, and a texas limestone clad spine wall blend seamlessly with the warmer trim accents and clear cedar eaves. On the interior, the thoughtfully selected finishes provide a clean and inviting space that compliment the young, growing family's lifestyle.

New Additions to Hoover + Hill This project is a continuation of the renovation and updating work Flavin Architects had previously completed at the 1958 Wales house, designed by architect Henry Hoover and Walter Hill. Our clients, a young family, desired more space for guests, a home office, a yoga studio, and covered car parking. The challenge was to respect the architects’ original vision and not to interfere with the perfect cruciform plan of the house. To accomplish these goals, we converted the existing garage/workshop structure into a guest house and then designed a new, separate carport/storage building. The new carport building shares the low-slope gable of the original Hoover structure. The post and beam structure characteristic of Hoover’s design is updated through the use of galvanized steel posts and I beams. The galvanized beams cantilever to support a sheltered walkway leading from the parking to a guest house terrace defined in relationship to the three structures surrounding it. The terrace is paved in slate with a central rain garden. Wood lattice clads the carport, providing good ventilation and letting the building glow like a lantern at night. Our guest house renovation celebrates the unique structural timber ceiling of the original garage. We replaced opaque plywood trusses with a slender cable truss structurally engineered by Webb Structural Services. This cable truss allows for a view of the timber ceiling. A wall of glass facing the courtyard replaced the original garage door. A murphy bed in the rear room enables quick conversion from guest quarters to weight room.

Here we see a Modern-Shed used as a sauna with a steam room. They chose Hardie open-joint rain protection siding.
Studio / workshop shed - mid-sized modern detached studio / workshop shed idea in San Francisco

From VELOCIPEDE ARCHITECTS: https://tinyurl.com/ymdfu2xj "Only a 15 minute drive from downtown Issaquah, this 31 acre sloping site on Cougar Mountain feels like living in a remote forest. The new 3750 square foot house has 5 bedrooms, 4 full bathrooms, and 2 half bathrooms, along with a home office, media room, and craft room. The 4 car garage sits over a workshop and large exercise room. In between the two wings, a double level covered deck enables outdoor living in all seasons." "Designed to the Passive House standard, the house features large triple glazed windows, super insulation, a heat recovery ventilator, and heat pumps for heat and water heating. Shou sugi ban siding and metal roofing virtually eliminate exterior maintenance."

Project Overview: This residential guest house was designed and built by Able Construction of Norwalk, CT and features our yakisugi (shou sugi ban) Suyaki siding with traditional semi-transparent oil stain finish to contrast with the white main house. Product: Suyaki 1×6 select grade shiplap Prefinish: Black Application: Residential – Exterior SF: 3550SF Designer: Able Construction Builder: Able Construction Date: April 2017 Location: Westport, CT

This beautiful 8200 square foot Georgian style home is every homeowners dream plus a beautiful 5800 square foot walkout basement. The English inspired exterior cladding and landscaping has an endless array of attention and detail. The handpicked materials of the interior has endless exceptional unfinished oak hardwood throughout, varying 9” to 12” plaster crown mouldings throughout and see each room accented with upscale interior light fixtures. Spend the end of your hard worked days in our beautiful Conservatory walking out of the kitchen/family room, this open concept room his met with high ceilings and 60 linear feet of glass looking out onto 3 acres of land.

This is a 42" linear see through fireplace with adjustable flame and under lit LED lights inside. Cladding is 16 guage raw, hot rolled steel with 3/8" shadow line reveal between panels and oversized, exposed fasteners. Shadow line reveals create a floating ceiling and flush baseboard. Photo Sam Hamilton

Project Overview: This residential guest house was designed and built by Able Construction of Norwalk, CT and features our yakisugi (shou sugi ban) Suyaki siding with traditional semi-transparent oil stain finish to contrast with the white main house. Product: Suyaki 1×6 select grade shiplap Prefinish: Black Application: Residential – Exterior SF: 3550SF Designer: Able Construction Builder: Able Construction Date: April 2017 Location: Westport, CT

Sapele mahogany offers a sophisticated appearance with fabulously showy grain. The Sikkens Ceol finish enhances the look and offers long term protection with minimal maintenance expense.

Project Overview: This residential guest house was designed and built by Able Construction of Norwalk, CT and features our yakisugi (shou sugi ban) Suyaki siding with traditional semi-transparent oil stain finish to contrast with the white main house. Product: Suyaki 1×6 select grade shiplap Prefinish: Black Application: Residential – Exterior SF: 3550SF Designer: Able Construction Builder: Able Construction Date: April 2017 Location: Westport, CT

This project started with the design premise of maximizing the mountain view in combination with utilizing low maintenance and contrasting materials. Orr Concrete was selected as the builder due to technical and planned concrete work. A select grade of Pika-Pika with brown oil finish was chosen for good texture variety and to blend in with the setting.