RECONFIGURATION CREATES
OPEN, EFFICIENT LAYOUT
Recently completed by San Francisco-based Ojanen_Chiou
architects LLP, this remodel and addition to a one-story ranch
house in Menlo Park, Calif., includes the reconfiguration of the
existing living room and kitchen to create a more open and
efficient layout. The former dining area is transformed into a
multiuse tatami room. A new dining room addition with high
butterfly roof is located in the rear and opens onto a deck
and yard with a continuous fold-away door. The new deck is
elevated to dining room level to create a continuous flow of
interior and exterior space. An under-utilized media room is
transformed into a master suite. Several skylights are added to
provide ample natural light to the new, contemporary spaces.
Lee Landscape Architects also worked on this project. The
pictured doors are manufactured by LaCantina Doors.
DOOR OPENS TO MOUNTAIN VIEWS
A couple from England loved the bones of their 1990s home and its
LaPorte, Colo., location in the foothills of northern Colorado, but they
wanted a modern European design and open floor plan to maximize
their spectacular mountain views. HighCraft Builders, Fort Collins, Colo.,
remodeled the main level's interior to create an open floor plan; exterior
work encompassed changes to the front and rear deck. The homeowners
replaced 2,200-sq.-ft. of flooring with slate tile in irregular shapes
and sizes set in a custom cobble pattern. A 15-ft., five-panel operating
glass wall system opens the dining area to the deck and mountain
views, preserved by stainless steel railing. The pictured doors were
manufactured by NanaWall.
BLURRING THE LINE
BETWEEN IN AND OUT
David Wilkes Builders, West Lake Hills,
Texas, remodeled this 3,612-sq.-ft. 1980s
relic into a sleek stylish contemporary
home that diffuses natural light with
dramatic skylights and expansive glass
windows, doors and exterior railings.
Huge windows and open interiors blur
the distinction between indoors and
out. Indoor spaces open to each other,
and to views of the pool, deck and the
hilltops. Windows do not need coverings
because the house and grounds are
designed for privacy. An indoor/outdoor
cabana by the pool has views of the
deck, open woodlands and dry creek.
The outdoor kitchen is shaded by a
canopy of live oak. The renovation also
involved the installation of 146 linear
ft. of custom exterior glass handrails.
The large sliding door leading to the
pool and ipe deck is manufactured by
Fleetwood.
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