Architecture & Design by Meriwether Felt. Photos by Susan Gilmore
Inspiration for a small craftsman backyard rectangular and concrete pool remodel in Minneapolis

Shelby Wood Design & Southland & Building co.

French doors with decorative transoms open the parlor to views of the property and pool terrace beyond.
Living room - traditional formal and enclosed medium tone wood floor living room idea with gray walls

Eden designed and fabricated this lueders limestone paver walkway; each stone was meticulously hand cut on site. Photographer: Greg Thomas, http://optphotography.com/

Klopf Architecture, Arterra Landscape Architects and Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Designed and built a new warm, modern, Eichler-inspired, open, indoor-outdoor home on a deeper-than-usual San Mateo Highlands property where an original Eichler house had burned to the ground. The owners wanted multi-generational living and larger spaces than the original home offered, but all parties agreed that the house should respect the neighborhood and blend in stylistically with the other Eichlers. At first the Klopf team considered re-using what little was left of the original home and expanding on it. But after discussions with the owner and builder, all parties agreed that the last few remaining elements of the house were not practical to re-use, so Klopf Architecture designed a new home that pushes the Eichler approach in new directions. One disadvantage of Eichler production homes is that the house designs were not optimized for each specific lot. A new custom home offered the team a chance to start over. In this case, a longer house that opens up sideways to the south fit the lot better than the original square-ish house that used to open to the rear (west). Accordingly, the Klopf team designed an L-shaped “bar” house with a large glass wall with large sliding glass doors that faces sideways instead of to the rear like a typical Eichler. This glass wall opens to a pool and landscaped yard designed by Arterra Landscape Architects. Driving by the house, one might assume at first glance it is an Eichler because of the horizontality, the overhanging flat roof eaves, the dark gray vertical siding, and orange solid panel front door, but the house is designed for the 21st Century and is not meant to be a “Likeler.” You won't see any posts and beams in this home. Instead, the ceiling decking is a western red cedar that covers over all the beams. Like Eichlers, this cedar runs continuously from inside to out, enhancing the indoor / outdoor feeling of the house, but unlike Eichlers it conceals a cavity for lighting, wiring, and insulation. Ceilings are higher, rooms are larger and more open, the master bathroom is light-filled and more generous, with a separate tub and shower and a separate toilet compartment, and there is plenty of storage. The garage even easily fits two of today's vehicles with room to spare. A massive 49-foot by 12-foot wall of glass and the continuity of materials from inside to outside enhance the inside-outside living concept, so the owners and their guests can flow freely from house to pool deck to BBQ to pool and back. During construction in the rough framing stage, Klopf thought the front of the house appeared too tall even though the house had looked right in the design renderings (probably because the house is uphill from the street). So Klopf Architecture paid the framer to change the roofline from how we had designed it to be lower along the front, allowing the home to blend in better with the neighborhood. One project goal was for people driving up the street to pass the home without immediately noticing there is an "imposter" on this lot, and making that change was essential to achieve that goal. This 2,606 square foot, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom Eichler-inspired new house is located in San Mateo in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, Klara Kevane Landscape Architect: Arterra Landscape Architects Contractor: Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Photography ©2016 Mariko Reed Location: San Mateo, CA Year completed: 2016

Scott Byron & Company Landscape Design
Deck - traditional rooftop rooftop deck idea in Chicago with no cover

Inspiration for a mid-sized modern full sun backyard formal garden in DC Metro for summer.

Example of a mid-century modern gray two-story mixed siding flat roof design in Los Angeles

Pool Room Garden Design: Stephen Wlodarczyk, Botanical Decorators Photo: Angie Seckinger
This is an example of a contemporary landscaping in DC Metro.

Mirador Builders Custom designed Concrete Tile Risers Custom Cut Fir Rafter Tails
This is an example of a huge mediterranean partial sun front yard brick garden path in Houston.

Inspiration for a contemporary rooftop rooftop deck remodel in Chicago

Covered entertaining space. Jason Liske, photographer.
Example of a trendy backyard concrete patio design in San Francisco with a roof extension

Greg Premru
Hot tub - large coastal side yard rectangular and stone hot tub idea in Boston

Inspiration for a 1960s gray split-level mixed siding flat roof remodel in Calgary

Lucas Fladzinski
Mid-sized contemporary gray three-story stucco flat roof idea in San Francisco

Design ideas for a tropical landscaping in Hawaii.

Large minimalist gray three-story wood flat roof photo in San Francisco

Partially recessed stainless steel spa with tile trim in this compact, San Fransisco backyard. Landscape design by Katharine Webster.
Hot tub - small modern courtyard concrete paver and rectangular aboveground hot tub idea in San Francisco

Blue & White Garden with rectangular lily pond, assorted perennials and flowering shrubs. Display Garden, Seekonk, MA.
Photo of a large traditional partial sun backyard mulch formal garden in Providence.