This outdoor dining area is complete with seamless entertaining indoor-outdoor connection with sliding glass doors that completely open up between the living room and outdoor dining space. The covered area has heaters in the ceiling for year-round use, and wood paneled ceiling for a sense of warmth. Concrete pavers and retractable screens frame the rest of the space. A large dining table and breezy outdoor chairs and patterned rug make it the perfect summer night dining area.

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The lower deck takes the dining table, sheltered on one side by a wood-clad wall and open on the other two to the canyon. A steel stair ties it back up to the main level so the outdoor spaces work as a loop rather than dead ends.

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Compact Luxury, Endless Enjoyment This impeccably designed outdoor living room delivers maximum impact in a refined footprint. Thoughtfully arranged beneath an overhead roof with zoned infrared heating, the space seamlessly combines a cozy lounge, elegant dining area, and a sleek drinks bar featuring a built-in kegerator—perfect for year-round entertaining. Step outside to a crescent of plush seating encircling a roaring firepit, set beneath the stars and framed by up-lit white birch trees that create an enchanting, resort-like ambiance.

This 1930s Auckland arts and crafts home exudes ageless elegance, but it was not always so spacious. A marvelous make-over respected the home's character.

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This single-family plus ADU project started out as a remodel. Through a very difficult and contentious planning process (over three years), it became a demolition and rebuild to appease neighbors, yielding a three-bedroom main house and a two-bedroom basement ADU. The design responds to the context using a sloped anterior roof that aligns with the neighbor’s to accentuate the dramatic views of downtown San Francisco.

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