Kirkland's East of Market neighborhood is more urban in character than the surrounding communities, encouraging a design that occupies the urban-suburban boundary. Living spaces are tightly organized and vertical, stacked over the garage, with a shifted geometry between floors creating a dynamic form. photo by Lara Swimmer

Photo by Jonathan Pearlman
Modern stucco exterior in San Francisco.

Inspiration for a modern concrete exterior in Vancouver.

Corten steel panels float off of a concrete retaining wall. Internall lights illuminate the panel at night and make it appear to float.
Design ideas for an expansive modern sloped partial sun garden in Burlington with a vertical garden.

Baulinder Haus is located just a few houses down from a landmark Kansas City area home designed by Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer. Baulinder Haus draws inspiration from the details of the neighboring home. Vertically oriented wood siding, simple forms, and overhanging masses—these were part of Breuer’s modernist palette. The house’s form consists of a series of stacked boxes, with public spaces on the ground level and private spaces in the boxes above. The boxes are oriented in a U-shaped plan to create a generous private courtyard. This was designed as an extension of the interior living space, blurring the boundaries between indoors and outdoors. Floor-to-ceiling south facing windows in the courtyard are shaded by the overhanging second floor above to prohibit solar heat gain, but allow for passive solar heating in the winter. Other sustainable elements of the home include a geothermal heat pump HVAC system, energy efficient windows and sprayed foam insulation. The exterior wood is a vertical shiplap siding milled from FSC certified Machiche. Baulinder Haus was designed to meet and exceed requirements put forward by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for their Indoor airPLUS qualified homes, and is working toward Energy Star qualification. Machiche and steel screening elements provide depth and texture to front facade.

This modern lake house is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The residence overlooks a mountain lake with expansive mountain views beyond. The design ties the home to its surroundings and enhances the ability to experience both home and nature together. The entry level serves as the primary living space and is situated into three groupings; the Great Room, the Guest Suite and the Master Suite. A glass connector links the Master Suite, providing privacy and the opportunity for terrace and garden areas. Won a 2013 AIANC Design Award. Featured in the Austrian magazine, More Than Design. Featured in Carolina Home and Garden, Summer 2015.

Central glass pavilion for cooking, dining, and gathering at Big Tree Camp. This southern façade is a composition of steel, glass and screened panels with galvanized metal and cypress wood cladding, lighter in nature and a distinct contrast to the north facing masonry façade. The window wall offers large pristine views of the south Texas landscape.

Meg Hartford
Modern exterior in San Francisco with wood siding.

Photos by Rodolfo Castro
Modern exterior in Atlanta with stone veneer.

Photography by Cesar Rubio
Modern pool in San Francisco with decking.

Design ideas for a modern exterior in Dorset with mixed siding.

This is an example of a modern exterior in Minneapolis with stone veneer.

Classic mid-century-modern home clad in stained cedar wood siding, wall mounted sconces, flat roof, stone pavers, and local landscape, in Berkeley hills, California

Inspiration for a modern brick exterior in Austin.

This is an example of a modern driveway in Austin.

This is an example of a small modern backyard rectangular lap pool in Berlin with concrete slab.

Inspiration for a mid-sized modern two-storey white exterior in Berlin with a flat roof.

From KUBE Architecture: "They [owners] wanted a house of openness and light, where their children could be free to explore and play independently, still within view of their parents. The solution was to create a courtyard house, with large sliding glass doors to bring the inside out and outside in." Greg Powers Photography Contractor: Housecraft

Some minor builder deviations from original plan design, but relatively well represented. C. L. Fry Photo www.clfryphoto.com
Inspiration for a modern exterior in Austin with metal siding.