Inspiration for a transitional garage in Boston.

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Large contemporary two-car garage in Los Angeles.

Photo of a large traditional detached two-car garage in Bridgeport.

Clopay Reserve Wood Collection carriage house garage doors on a detached Craftsman style garage with living space.
Expansive arts and crafts detached two-car garage in Atlanta.

Rosedale ‘PARK’ is a detached garage and fence structure designed for a residential property in an old Toronto community rich in trees and preserved parkland. Located on a busy corner lot, the owner’s requirements for the project were two fold: 1) They wanted to manage views from passers-by into their private pool and entertainment areas while maintaining a connection to the ‘park-like’ public realm; and 2) They wanted to include a place to park their car that wouldn’t jeopardize the natural character of the property or spoil one’s experience of the place. The idea was to use the new garage, fence, hard and soft landscaping together with the existing house, pool and two large and ‘protected’ trees to create a setting and a particular sense of place for each of the anticipated activities including lounging by the pool, cooking, dining alfresco and entertaining large groups of friends. Using wood as the primary building material, the solution was to create a light, airy and luminous envelope around each component of the program that would provide separation without containment. The garage volume and fence structure, framed in structural sawn lumber and a variety of engineered wood products, are wrapped in a dark stained cedar skin that is at once solid and opaque and light and transparent. The fence, constructed of staggered horizontal wood slats was designed for privacy but also lets light and air pass through. At night, the fence becomes a large light fixture providing an ambient glow for both the private garden as well as the public sidewalk. Thin striations of light wrap around the interior and exterior of the property. The wall of the garage separating the pool area and the parked car is an assembly of wood framed windows clad in the same fence material. When illuminated, this poolside screen transforms from an edge into a nearly transparent lantern, casting a warm glow by the pool. The large overhang gives the area by the by the pool containment and sense of place. It edits out the view of adjacent properties and together with the pool in the immediate foreground frames a view back toward the home’s family room. Using the pool as a source of light and the soffit of the overhang a reflector, the bright and luminous water shimmers and reflects light off the warm cedar plane overhead. All of the peripheral storage within the garage is cantilevered off of the main structure and hovers over native grade to significantly reduce the footprint of the building and minimize the impact on existing tree roots. The natural character of the neighborhood inspired the extensive use of wood as the projects primary building material. The availability, ease of construction and cost of wood products made it possible to carefully craft this project. In the end, aside from its quiet, modern expression, it is well-detailed, allowing it to be a pragmatic storage box, an elevated roof 'garden', a lantern at night, a threshold and place of occupation poolside for the owners. Photo: Bryan Groulx

"The Flow Wall System has been a huge success; my family is so happy to have all our garage storage items off the floor and on the wall. The system has worked particularly well for storing my fishing equipment in addition to our garden tools, pet supplies, and outdoor clothing. Our neighbors are equally impressed. Thanks, Flow Wall, for helping us make order out of chaos!" - Forest D.

Technical design, engineering, design, site cooridnation, fabrication, and installation by David A. Glover of Xtreme Garages (704) 965-2400. Photography by Joesph Hilliard www.josephhilliard.com (574) 294-5366

Mid-sized transitional attached two-car garage in Toronto.

Design ideas for a country garage in New Orleans.

Design ideas for a garage in Brisbane.

A comfy spot for your family's pet is easy when you opt for custom cabinetry, as pictured in this image.
This is an example of a traditional attached garage in Salt Lake City.

Design ideas for a country garage in San Francisco.

Photo of a contemporary garage in Other.

This detached garage near Greensfelder County Park was built to look like the house it sits next to. The lower level is a two car garage with ample work room space. The second floor is a children's play room which could also serve as a nice office space or crating area.

Two-story pole barn with whitewash pine board & batten siding, black metal roofing, Okna 5500 series Double Hung vinyl windows with grids, Azek cupola with steel roof and custom Dachshund weather vane. Custom made tree cut-out window shutters painted black. Rustic barn style goose-neck lighting fixtures with protective cage. Rough Sawn pine double sliding door.

Before & After RaceDeck flooring and paint This cool home garage features the patented RaceDeck TuffShield® and FreeFlow® style garage flooring. Only with RaceDeck, can you interlock all of our garage floor styles for virtually unlimited design possibilities. TOTAL INSTALLATION was under 3 hours

Large beach style detached two-car garage in Portland Maine.

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Design ideas for a large transitional attached three-car garage in Tampa.