Midcentury Entryway Design Ideas

Inspiration for a midcentury entryway in Melbourne.

Photographer: Gerard Warrener, DPI Photography for Atkinson Pontifex, Peter Maddison, Great Dane Furniture. Construction: Atkinson Pontifex Design: Peter Maddison

This is an example of a midcentury entryway in Perth.

Klopf Architecture and Outer space Landscape Architects designed a new warm, modern, open, indoor-outdoor home in Los Altos, California. Inspired by mid-century modern homes but looking for something completely new and custom, the owners, a couple with two children, bought an older ranch style home with the intention of replacing it. Created on a grid, the house is designed to be at rest with differentiated spaces for activities; living, playing, cooking, dining and a piano space. The low-sloping gable roof over the great room brings a grand feeling to the space. The clerestory windows at the high sloping roof make the grand space light and airy. Upon entering the house, an open atrium entry in the middle of the house provides light and nature to the great room. The Heath tile wall at the back of the atrium blocks direct view of the rear yard from the entry door for privacy. The bedrooms, bathrooms, play room and the sitting room are under flat wing-like roofs that balance on either side of the low sloping gable roof of the main space. Large sliding glass panels and pocketing glass doors foster openness to the front and back yards. In the front there is a fenced-in play space connected to the play room, creating an indoor-outdoor play space that could change in use over the years. The play room can also be closed off from the great room with a large pocketing door. In the rear, everything opens up to a deck overlooking a pool where the family can come together outdoors. Wood siding travels from exterior to interior, accentuating the indoor-outdoor nature of the house. Where the exterior siding doesn’t come inside, a palette of white oak floors, white walls, walnut cabinetry, and dark window frames ties all the spaces together to create a uniform feeling and flow throughout the house. The custom cabinetry matches the minimal joinery of the rest of the house, a trim-less, minimal appearance. Wood siding was mitered in the corners, including where siding meets the interior drywall. Wall materials were held up off the floor with a minimal reveal. This tight detailing gives a sense of cleanliness to the house. The garage door of the house is completely flush and of the same material as the garage wall, de-emphasizing the garage door and making the street presentation of the house kinder to the neighborhood. The house is akin to a custom, modern-day Eichler home in many ways. Inspired by mid-century modern homes with today’s materials, approaches, standards, and technologies. The goals were to create an indoor-outdoor home that was energy-efficient, light and flexible for young children to grow. This 3,000 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom new house is located in Los Altos in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, and Chuang-Ming Liu 
Landscape Architect: Outer space Landscape Architects 
Structural Engineer: ZFA Structural Engineers 
Staging: Da Lusso Design 
Photography ©2018 Mariko Reed 
Location: Los Altos, CA
 Year completed: 2017

View of the great room from the front door entryway of this modern country home in Ulster County, NY.
Design ideas for a mid-sized midcentury foyer in New York with white walls, light hardwood floors, a single front door and a white front door.

photos by Eric Roth
Design ideas for a midcentury mudroom in New York with white walls, porcelain floors, a single front door, a glass front door and grey floor.

David Wakely Photography The siding and eaves/fascia are Benjamin Moore colors. The siding is Graphite (#1603) and the eaves and fascia are Gunmetal (#1602). The stucco is the best match for Benjamin Moore color Timberwolf (#1600). The door is Benjamin Moore's "Tequila Lime" #2028-30, semi gloss. While we appreciate your love for our work, and interest in our projects, we are unable to answer every question about details in our photos. Please send us a private message if you are interested in our architectural services on your next project.

Laundry Room, Mud Room
Photo of a midcentury entryway in Houston.

Midcentury foyer in San Francisco with white walls, dark hardwood floors, a black front door and brown floor.

Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography
Inspiration for a mid-sized midcentury entryway in DC Metro with beige walls, light hardwood floors, a single front door and an orange front door.

Front entry of mid-century modern redo. Landscape by Lee Ann Marienthal Garden; Photo by Jeri Koegel.
Inspiration for a mid-sized midcentury front door in Orange County with grey walls, concrete floors and a double front door.

Mid-sized midcentury front door in San Francisco with blue walls, porcelain floors, a pivot front door, a glass front door and grey floor.

Entry was originally a closet. Custom designed geometric opening into the living room with color accent. Vertical reed glass window. Mid-century modern credenza.

Midcentury entryway in Brisbane.

A "Moderne" duplex was combined, converted and added to for a modern house and studio.
Photo of a midcentury entryway in Dallas with white walls, a single front door and a glass front door.

Design ideas for a midcentury entryway in San Francisco with white walls and dark hardwood floors.

Design ideas for a midcentury entryway in Orange County.

Cameron St. Photography
Design ideas for a small midcentury foyer in Toronto with grey walls, light hardwood floors, a single front door and a black front door.

Mariko Reed
Mid-sized midcentury front door in San Francisco with dark hardwood floors, a single front door, a blue front door and brown floor.