May 2008

House at Further Lane
Leroy Street Studio
The 1,400-square-foot House at Further Lane, designed by Leroy Street Studio, is one of three structures on a 12-acre compound on Long Island. With its stone walls, hovering roof planes, and taut private wing, the house is part of the perfect family retreat.

April 2008

Reff Residence
ARCHITECTS hanna gabriel wells
Calling their process "choreographed subtraction," architecture firm ARCHITECTS hanna gabriel wells conceived this beachfront home in San Diego's Mission Beach as a solid form with carefully eroded spaces carved out for living a life that melds inside and out while maintaining privacy in this densely populated community.

March 2008

Ravine Residence
Cindy Rendely Architexture
Designed for an extended family—grandparents, parents, and three children—as well as a caregiver and her husband, the Ravine Residence in Toronto by Cindy Rendely Architexture pulls off comfort, privacy, and community, all while reflecting the sophisticated modern design aesthetic of the homeowners.

February 2008

Franco Residence
Stern McCafferty Architecture and Interiors
Stern McCafferty's Franco residence in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts functions as both an object and an edge, and recalls the simple, stuccoed homes found on the small Azorean Island off the coast of Portugal where the owners were born.

January 2008

Soaring Wings
Winn Wittman Architecture
A house in Texas by architect Winn Wittman seems about to take flight, yet its materials – copper, iron, steel, granite, wood – and built-in features such as a 3,200-pound bathtub keep it grounded to the earth.

December 2007

Off-Use
P XS
Architects Linda Pollari and Robert Somol of firm P XS calls the location for this house "the middle of nowhere and 20 minutes from anywhere." A difficult intersection called for extreme measures: a structure with an office, living spaces, and pool that engages the street even as it provides a barrier against it.

November 2007

Shenandoah Retreat
Carter + Burton Architecture
A retreat in the Shenandoah Valley by Carter Burton Architecture is designed with a clean, Modern aesthetic and simple materials. A neutral palette, clever ways to show art, open spaces, and unobstructed views make the home a comfortable, elegant getaway.

October 2007

House At Wind Point
Max Levy Architect
Continuing with our special residential section’s exploration of compound dwelling, we feature a house by Max Levy Architect, comprising a group of small cabins in east Texas (a total of 3.000-square-feet) that effortlessly interacts with its site while providing its owners with breezy, comfortable living spaces.

September 2007

Mississippi River Bluff Home
Albertsson Hansen Architecture
At 7,500 square feet, this home on a bluff with views of skylines of both Minneapolis and St. Paul proves that generous spaces can be light, airy, and serene. Designed by Albertsson Hansen Architecture, the spec house’s vernacular exterior and spare, spacious interior have a warmth its size belies.

August 2007

Dogtrot House
Waggonner & Ball Architects
A small guesthouse by Waggonner & Ball Architects, done as a modern version of the dog-trot prototype, becomes the main course, as the clients fall in love with the home and decide it’s just right for weekend escapes.

July 2007

Camouflage House
Johnsen Schmaling Architects
Milwaukee-based Johnsen Schmaling creates a buzz with the Camouflage House, a linear home on Wisconsin’s Green Lake that uses a simple palette in a surprising, contemporary take on Wisconsin’s historic lake-cottage architecture.

June 2007

Galland House
Boutros + Pratte
An elegant addition brings a modern complement to a traditional home in Laval, Quebec, Canada, by Montreal architecture firm Boutros + Pratte.

Photo © Robert Etcheverry

May 2007

419 Tower Drive
Sprinkle Robey Architects
In a woodsy South Texas enclave, San Antonio-based firm Sprinkle Robey Architects remakes a 1960's bachelor pad into a spacious home for two—seamlessly adding on varying volumes clad in sheet metal, stucco, and fieldstone.

Photo © Hester + Hardaway

April 2007

Healdsburg House
Mark Horton Architecture
A home in the California wine country by Mark Horton Architecture designed logically with simple, undecorated materials.

Photo © Matthew Millman

March 2007

Gradman House
Swatt Architects
In this modern home in Northern California by Swatt Architects, a variety of levels, views, and access to the outdoors at every turn make the owners feel both “tucked and perched” at the same time.

Photo © Cesar Rubio

February 2007

Casa del Horizonte
Jesús María Aparicio Guisado Arquitecto
A raw, modern home of rock and glass by Jesús Aparicio Arquitecto provides a family in Salamanca, Spain, with the perfect refuge that melds with the rocky landscape.

Photo © Roland Halbe

January 2007

Fennell Residence
Robert Harvey Oshatz Architect
Talk about breaking out of the box! Robert Oshatz’s organic floating home, the Fennell Residence in Portland, Oregon, uses curved glulam beams and an expansive glass façade to convey poetic forms.

Photo © Cameron R. Neilson