A charming beach house designed for a waterfront lot on Mobile Bay. It has four bedrooms and four bathrooms with a master suite overlooking the water. There is a front porch on the street side and a large shaded porch off the back to enjoy the water view. The home is elevated on pilings to prevent flooding and it has a metal roof to withstand weather conditions. The home has a pier and boat lift. Designed by Bob Chatham Custom Home Design.

A charming beach house designed for a waterfront lot on Mobile Bay. It has four bedrooms and four bathrooms with a master suite overlooking the water. There is a front porch on the street side and a large shaded porch off the back to enjoy the water view. The home is elevated on pilings to prevent flooding and it has a metal roof to withstand weather conditions. The home has a pier and boat lift. Designed by Bob Chatham Custom Home Design.

Designed by Bob Chatham for a coastal community on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay, this environmentally friendly home captures the essence of living green. Its heavy cypress columns, open rafter tails, and stone finished porches create a casual earthy living atmosphere. Stained concrete floors, natural wood doors and casement windows, distressed cherry cabinetry all enhance its rustic opulence. This unique floor plan includes a spacious suite with its own spiral staircase and loft, a discrete storm cellar, a welcoming outdoor kitchen, upstairs den, space for future media and exercise area and so much more.

Designed by Bob Chatham for a coastal community on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay, this environmentally friendly home captures the essence of living green. Its heavy cypress columns, open rafter tails, and stone finished porches create a casual earthy living atmosphere. Stained concrete floors, natural wood doors and casement windows, distressed cherry cabinetry all enhance its rustic opulence. This unique floor plan includes a spacious suite with its own spiral staircase and loft, a discrete storm cellar, a welcoming outdoor kitchen, upstairs den, space for future media and exercise area and so much more.

A charming beach house designed for a waterfront lot on Mobile Bay. It has four bedrooms and four bathrooms with a master suite overlooking the water. There is a front porch on the street side and a large shaded porch off the back to enjoy the water view. The home is elevated on pilings to prevent flooding and it has a metal roof to withstand weather conditions. The home has a pier and boat lift. Designed by Bob Chatham Custom Home Design.

A charming beach house designed for a waterfront lot on Mobile Bay. It has four bedrooms and four bathrooms with a master suite overlooking the water. There is a front porch on the street side and a large shaded porch off the back to enjoy the water view. The home is elevated on pilings to prevent flooding and it has a metal roof to withstand weather conditions. The home has a pier and boat lift. Designed by Bob Chatham Custom Home Design.

A charming beach house designed for a waterfront lot on Mobile Bay. It has four bedrooms and four bathrooms with a master suite overlooking the water. There is a front porch on the street side and a large shaded porch off the back to enjoy the water view. The home is elevated on pilings to prevent flooding and it has a metal roof to withstand weather conditions. The home has a pier and boat lift. Designed by Bob Chatham Custom Home Design.

The compact yet efficient kitchen in the Harmony House In-Law Suite blends modern functionality with serene natural beauty. Designed for the aging father-in-law, this thoughtfully planned space is connected to the outdoors through elegant double French doors, inviting natural light and picturesque views of the wooded Newbury, Ohio landscape. The open layout ensures easy access and mobility, catering to future needs while maintaining an aesthetic appeal. Wide doorways and unobstructed pathways make the kitchen accessible, creating a seamless flow that harmonizes with the suite's overall design philosophy. The integration of nature and architecture is emphasized, providing a welcoming environment that fosters independence and comfort.

With its cathedral ceilings and expansive open layout, this living room feels bright, spacious, and effortlessly inviting. Natural light pours in, enhancing the sense of openness and connection throughout the main living areas. Designed for both relaxed family time and entertaining, the space balances scale and comfort, creating a central hub that feels as good as it looks.

A charming beach house designed for a waterfront lot on Mobile Bay. It has four bedrooms and four bathrooms with a master suite overlooking the water. There is a front porch on the street side and a large shaded porch off the back to enjoy the water view. The home is elevated on pilings to prevent flooding and it has a metal roof to withstand weather conditions. The home has a pier and boat lift. Designed by Bob Chatham Custom Home Design.

A charming beach house designed for a waterfront lot on Mobile Bay. It has four bedrooms and four bathrooms with a master suite overlooking the water. There is a front porch on the street side and a large shaded porch off the back to enjoy the water view. The home is elevated on pilings to prevent flooding and it has a metal roof to withstand weather conditions. The home has a pier and boat lift. Designed by Bob Chatham Custom Home Design.

A charming beach house designed for a waterfront lot on Mobile Bay. It has four bedrooms and four bathrooms with a master suite overlooking the water. There is a front porch on the street side and a large shaded porch off the back to enjoy the water view. The home is elevated on pilings to prevent flooding and it has a metal roof to withstand weather conditions. The home has a pier and boat lift. Designed by Bob Chatham Custom Home Design.

A charming beach house designed for a waterfront lot on Mobile Bay. It has four bedrooms and four bathrooms with a master suite overlooking the water. There is a front porch on the street side and a large shaded porch off the back to enjoy the water view. The home is elevated on pilings to prevent flooding and it has a metal roof to withstand weather conditions. The home has a pier and boat lift. Designed by Bob Chatham Custom Home Design.

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A prefab modular fits neatly on a tiny Santa Monica corner lot. On a quiet corner lot near Santa Monica’s Ocean Park neighborhood, just blocks from the Pacific Ocean, architect Jennifer Siegal made the most of her unique talent in utilizing prefabricated modules to create an eye-catching home. Working with a lot measuring only 25 feet wide by 100 feet long, Siegal, owner of Venice, California-based architecture firm Office of Mobile Design, carefully fitted two stacking prefab modules to form the two-story 2,330-square-foot home. Siegal, winner of the 2016 ArcVision Prize-Women and Architecture, has been recognized internationally as “a fearless pioneer in the research and development of prefabricated construction systems.” It’s easy to see why with her Santa Monica prefab. For such a seemingly confined area, the home features an airy, open floor plan, with a combined living-dining-kitchen space opening up to cozy, foliage-lined back patio via a three-panel Western Window Systems Series 600 Multi-Slide Door. When open, the door seamlessly merges the indoor living space with the patio, letting Pacific Ocean breezes course through the space. Bamboo flooring throughout augments the openness of the floor plan with its clean look and light color. A small garage, just yards from the street, doubles as another indoor living space featuring a roll-up door with frosted glass panels to let in natural light when closed. When open, it provides a unique sitting experience. The second floor also makes the most of the narrow space, with two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a master-bedroom terrace over the back patio. Various shapes and sizes of Western Window Systems Series 670 Awning and Casement Windows help the home make the most of the ideal Santa Monica weather. Atop it all is a unique butterfly roof that gives the modular shape of the home a playful twist and a sense of mobility.

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