This 2,200 sf single family retreat was created to be a complete reflection of its Sea Ranch surrounds. On the edge of a wide open space this home sits on the brow of the meadow in a series of cascading shed forms that deflect the prevailing site breezes. Developed as a series of 3 modules, Master suite & Guest suite bridged by a family common Kitchen/Dining/Living space, each has its own private sea view while feeling as part of a whole. The Music space, separated off on the second floor, provides a release space for the family. A Courtyard along with an enclosed entry court, all clothed in the same cedar board fencing surround, create the classic Sea Ranch Compound for the family to gather in. Radiant heated natural concrete floors, PV arrays, solar hot water panels, ample natural daylighting, xeriscape landscaping and natural materials, inside and out create a truly "green" home in the original spirit of Sea Ranch.

Kimberly Gavin
Design ideas for a traditional enclosed family room in Denver with a library and dark hardwood floors.

Chandler Photography
Design ideas for a country two-storey exterior in Other with wood siding.

This is an example of a traditional home design in Seattle.

This is an example of a traditional home design in Seattle.

This is an example of a traditional home design in Seattle.

This is an example of a traditional home design in Seattle.

Sara Essex Bradley
This is an example of a beach style formal living room in New Orleans.

photo by leperephotography.com This 8400 square foot farmhouse respects the building forms, materials, and details of the earlier agricultural buildings of the Santa Ynez Valley. We used reclaimed corrugated metal on the two story water tower office. The stone used for the foundation face and the fireplaces was collected from the river which borders this 100 acre ranch. The outdoor fireplace is part of the large, wrap around porch which overlooks the surrounding fields and distant mountains.

Chandler Photography
This is an example of a country two-car garage in Other.

Joe Fletcher Atop a ridge in the Santa Lucia mountains of Carmel, California, an oak tree stands elevated above the fog and wrapped at its base in this ranch retreat. The weekend home’s design grew around the 100-year-old Valley Oak to form a horseshoe-shaped house that gathers ridgeline views of Oak, Madrone, and Redwood groves at its exterior and nestles around the tree at its center. The home’s orientation offers both the shade of the oak canopy in the courtyard and the sun flowing into the great room at the house’s rear façades. This modern take on a traditional ranch home offers contemporary materials and landscaping to a classic typology. From the main entry in the courtyard, one enters the home’s great room and immediately experiences the dramatic westward views across the 70 foot pool at the house’s rear. In this expansive public area, programmatic needs flow and connect - from the kitchen, whose windows face the courtyard, to the dining room, whose doors slide seamlessly into walls to create an outdoor dining pavilion. The primary circulation axes flank the internal courtyard, anchoring the house to its site and heightening the sense of scale by extending views outward at each of the corridor’s ends. Guest suites, complete with private kitchen and living room, and the garage are housed in auxiliary wings connected to the main house by covered walkways. Building materials including pre-weathered corrugated steel cladding, buff limestone walls, and large aluminum apertures, and the interior palette of cedar-clad ceilings, oil-rubbed steel, and exposed concrete floors soften the modern aesthetics into a refined but rugged ranch home.

Thomas Kuoh
Photo of a mid-sized transitional craft room in San Francisco with grey walls, medium hardwood floors, a built-in desk and brown floor.

Designed and built by Mantell-Hecathorn Builders, this cozy mountain retreat is the perfect getaway location. This compact, functional home is nestled Northwest of Durango in the beautiful Falls Creek Ranch subdivision, surrounded by San Juan National Forest.

Keystone Ranch Prineville Oregon Ranch style home designed by Western Design International of Prineville Oregon Built by Cascade Builders & Associates Inc. Photo by: Chandler Photography

Concrete pathway to front of house. We replaced ugly drains with rain chains made out of corten steel. Custom planter made out of corten steel.
This is an example of a midcentury entryway in San Francisco.

photo by leperephotography.com This 8400 square foot farmhouse respects the building forms, materials, and details of the earlier agricultural buildings of the Santa Ynez Valley. We used reclaimed corrugated metal on the two story water tower office. The stone used for the foundation face and the fireplaces was collected from the river which borders this 100 acre ranch. The outdoor fireplace is part of the large, wrap around porch which overlooks the surrounding fields and distant mountains.

Keystone Ranch Prineville Oregon Ranch style home designed by Western Design International of Prineville Oregon Built by Cascade Builders & Associates Inc. Photo by: Chandler Photography

Peter McMenamin
Photo of a mid-sized traditional dedicated laundry room in Los Angeles with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, beige walls, a side-by-side washer and dryer, grey floor and beige benchtop.

Remodeling and adding on to a classic pristine 1960’s ranch home is a challenging opportunity. Our clients were clear that their own sense of style should take precedence, but also wanted to honor the home’s spirit. Our solution left the original home as intact as possible and created a linear element that serves as a threshold from old to new. The steel “spine” fulfills the owners’ desire for a dynamic contemporary environment, and sets the tone for the addition. The original kidney pool retains its shape inside the new outline of a spacious rectangle. At the owner’s request each space has a “little surprise” or interesting detail. Photographs by: Miro Dvorscak