This small cluster of eight homes in four duplex buildings, close to the centers of Florence and Northampton, offers a new and enviable sustainable neighborhood living experience. One floor living, with light and ventilation on three sides, in the best of mid-century American style, is designed for passive and active solar performance. Inspired architecture by Charles Roberts of Kuhn Riddle Architects means bright winter light, summer shading, storage loft, great kitchens for cooks, sloped ceilings for airiness and construction technologies for the 21st century.

Conceived more similar to a loft type space rather than a traditional single family home, the homeowner was seeking to challenge a normal arrangement of rooms in favor of spaces that are dynamic in all 3 dimensions, interact with the yard, and capture the movement of light and air. As an artist that explores the beauty of natural objects and scenes, she tasked us with creating a building that was not precious - one that explores the essence of its raw building materials and is not afraid of expressing them as finished. We designed opportunities for kinetic fixtures, many built by the homeowner, to allow flexibility and movement. The result is a building that compliments the casual artistic lifestyle of the occupant as part home, part work space, part gallery. The spaces are interactive, contemplative, and fun. More details to come. credits: design: Matthew O. Daby - m.o.daby design construction: Cellar Ridge Construction structural engineer: Darla Wall - Willamette Building Solutions photography: Erin Riddle - KLIK Concepts

This small cluster of eight homes in four duplex buildings, close to the centers of Florence and Northampton, offers a new and enviable sustainable neighborhood living experience. One floor living, with light and ventilation on three sides, in the best of mid-century American style, is designed for passive and active solar performance. Inspired architecture by Charles Roberts of Kuhn Riddle Architects means bright winter light, summer shading, storage loft, great kitchens for cooks, sloped ceilings for airiness and construction technologies for the 21st century.

Basement - mid-sized traditional look-out medium tone wood floor and brown floor basement idea in Philadelphia with green walls

Erin Riddle of Parallel Photography
Deck - 1950s deck idea in Portland with a roof extension

Erin Riddle of KLIK Concepts & Parallel Photography
Example of a small trendy light wood floor powder room design in Portland with a two-piece toilet, a wall-mount sink and green walls

This small cluster of eight homes in four duplex buildings, close to the centers of Florence and Northampton, offers a new and enviable sustainable neighborhood living experience. One floor living, with light and ventilation on three sides, in the best of mid-century American style, is designed for passive and active solar performance. Inspired architecture by Charles Roberts of Kuhn Riddle Architects means bright winter light, summer shading, storage loft, great kitchens for cooks, sloped ceilings for airiness and construction technologies for the 21st century.

This small cluster of eight homes in four duplex buildings, close to the centers of Florence and Northampton, offers a new and enviable sustainable neighborhood living experience. One floor living, with light and ventilation on three sides, in the best of mid-century American style, is designed for passive and active solar performance. Inspired architecture by Charles Roberts of Kuhn Riddle Architects means bright winter light, summer shading, storage loft, great kitchens for cooks, sloped ceilings for airiness and construction technologies for the 21st century.

Elegant bathroom photo in Philadelphia

This small cluster of eight homes in four duplex buildings, close to the centers of Florence and Northampton, offers a new and enviable sustainable neighborhood living experience. One floor living, with light and ventilation on three sides, in the best of mid-century American style, is designed for passive and active solar performance. Inspired architecture by Charles Roberts of Kuhn Riddle Architects means bright winter light, summer shading, storage loft, great kitchens for cooks, sloped ceilings for airiness and construction technologies for the 21st century.

Example of a mid-sized classic look-out medium tone wood floor and brown floor basement design in Philadelphia with green walls

Photo of this expansive TifGrand Bermuda lawn was taken by Harold Riddle of Redshed Creative.
Design ideas for a huge traditional shade front yard driveway in Atlanta for summer.

Erin Riddle of Parallel Photography
Hallway - 1950s light wood floor hallway idea in Portland with white walls

Cindy Kelleher Photography
Small elegant l-shaped concrete floor open concept kitchen photo in Austin with a drop-in sink, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite countertops, beige backsplash, stone tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Western Massachusetts American Institute of Architects, Honor Award, 2010. With Kuhn Riddle Architects. Inspired by the tobacco barns and farmhouses of the surrounding area, this project was designed as a sustainable spec house for Tomlinson Builders. A single-story, 2,000 sqft home with 3 bedrooms, its open floor plan and flexible layout appeal to a variety of homeowners, from new families to recent retirees. The simple geometric forms of the home are both modern and traditional, crisp and inviting. To maintain the natural qualities of the site, outdoor spaces were conceived as small jewels of manicured space set into an otherwise uncultivated landscape.

credits - design: Matthew O. Daby - m.o.daby design interior design: Angela Mechaley - m.o.daby design construction: Hayes Brothers Construction cabinets & casework: Red Bear Woodworks structural engineer: Darla Wall - Willamette Building Solutions photography: Kenton Waltz & Erin Riddle - KLIK Concepts

Erin Riddle of Parallel Photography
Inspiration for a mid-century modern open concept light wood floor home design remodel in Portland with white walls

Erin Riddle of KLIK Concepts & Parallel Photography
Contemporary gray split-level wood gable roof idea in Portland