Photos by Chris Beecroft

Photo: Esther Hershcovic © 2013 Houzz Design: Studio MMA

A sculptural dress form made by Weiss's ex-husband, artist Karl Mullen, marks the passage into the dressing area. Weiss also represents Mullen at Weisshouse, and holds many of his paintings in her private collection. Although the dressing area is out of the path of natural light, it does not lack in sunlight. Cadmium yellow accents echo from elsewhere in the bedroom, which brighten the nook and tie it in with the rest of the space. Adrienne DeRosa Photography © 2013 Houzz

Sarah Christian, Urban Gardens, Inc.

Photo by Al Argueta

Photography www.jillbroussard.com, Kitchen by Poggenpohl Jennifer Fordham, ASID

Greg Hadley Photography

Duke Street exterior

This contemporary renovation makes no concession towards differentiating the old from the new. Rather than razing the entire residence an effort was made to conserve what elements could be worked with and added space where an expanded program required it. Clad with cedar, the addition contains a master suite on the first floor and two children’s rooms and playroom on the second floor. A small vegetated roof is located adjacent to the stairwell and is visible from the upper landing. Interiors throughout the house, both in new construction and in the existing renovation, were handled with great care to ensure an experience that is cohesive. Partition walls that once differentiated living, dining, and kitchen spaces, were removed and ceiling vaults expressed. A new kitchen island both defines and complements this singular space. The parti is a modern addition to a suburban midcentury ranch house. Hence, the name “Modern with Ranch.”

View of rectilinear pool and pavilion from side courtyard.

Arthur Rutenberg Homes