To create a people-friendly office where they will enjoy staying during a week and where they will come on their own on Saturday or Sunday, without being forced to do so. A place where their personal and professional lives will intermingle harmoniously with each other.
The Somerville House Renovation started with a dark, 3 story single family home with great potential. The design intent was to maintain the original character of the 1860’s façade on the street, and yet open to the small urban garden and southern light offered by the back façade.
Clear Rock Ranch Lookout is a raw steel hunting blind, writing studio, and observation deck that celebrates the stunning landscape and wildlife views.
This 1912 rowhouse had fallen into disrepair by the time it was purchased. We sought to turn the dilapidated Edwardian into our home and studio. Having been in the hands of one family since its initial construction, we were sensitive to maintain the building’s presence on the street while also infusing our personalities into the new space.
This modern single family home fits organically into its hilly lakeside site just outside of St. Paul, Minnesota. The single story home features a “look-out” basement level to accommodate for more sun-lit living spaces.
Recently completed, we designed this home for a family of four in the Nelson Preserve area of Suncadia, where the clients desired a home that hugged the landscape but had a peek-a-boo view of the vistas beyond.
The first request made by the resident of this apartment, was to have a minimalist environment, with references to Scandinavian architecture.
This box-shaped Japanese home is split level and has mezzanine floor at the center. The site is in new residential site, and this house is the first project in it. So, it was hard to say how the surround changes and I made a suggestion to arrange the main spaces on the second floor.
