Here is an architecturally built house from the early 1970's which was brought into the new century during this complete home remodel by adding a garage space, new windows triple pane tilt and turn windows, cedar double front doors, clear cedar siding with clear cedar natural siding accents, clear cedar garage doors, galvanized over sized gutters with chain style downspouts, standing seam metal roof, re-purposed arbor/pergola, professionally landscaped yard, and stained concrete driveway, walkways, and steps.

Photo Credit: Charles Chesnut

Nothing says welcome like a red front door

Klopf Architecture and Outer space Landscape Architects designed a new warm, modern, open, indoor-outdoor home in Los Altos, California. Inspired by mid-century modern homes but looking for something completely new and custom, the owners, a couple with two children, bought an older ranch style home with the intention of replacing it. Created on a grid, the house is designed to be at rest with differentiated spaces for activities; living, playing, cooking, dining and a piano space. The low-sloping gable roof over the great room brings a grand feeling to the space. The clerestory windows at the high sloping roof make the grand space light and airy. Upon entering the house, an open atrium entry in the middle of the house provides light and nature to the great room. The Heath tile wall at the back of the atrium blocks direct view of the rear yard from the entry door for privacy. The bedrooms, bathrooms, play room and the sitting room are under flat wing-like roofs that balance on either side of the low sloping gable roof of the main space. Large sliding glass panels and pocketing glass doors foster openness to the front and back yards. In the front there is a fenced-in play space connected to the play room, creating an indoor-outdoor play space that could change in use over the years. The play room can also be closed off from the great room with a large pocketing door. In the rear, everything opens up to a deck overlooking a pool where the family can come together outdoors. Wood siding travels from exterior to interior, accentuating the indoor-outdoor nature of the house. Where the exterior siding doesn’t come inside, a palette of white oak floors, white walls, walnut cabinetry, and dark window frames ties all the spaces together to create a uniform feeling and flow throughout the house. The custom cabinetry matches the minimal joinery of the rest of the house, a trim-less, minimal appearance. Wood siding was mitered in the corners, including where siding meets the interior drywall. Wall materials were held up off the floor with a minimal reveal. This tight detailing gives a sense of cleanliness to the house. The garage door of the house is completely flush and of the same material as the garage wall, de-emphasizing the garage door and making the street presentation of the house kinder to the neighborhood. The house is akin to a custom, modern-day Eichler home in many ways. Inspired by mid-century modern homes with today’s materials, approaches, standards, and technologies. The goals were to create an indoor-outdoor home that was energy-efficient, light and flexible for young children to grow. This 3,000 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom new house is located in Los Altos in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, and Chuang-Ming Liu 
Landscape Architect: Outer space Landscape Architects 
Structural Engineer: ZFA Structural Engineers 
Staging: Da Lusso Design 
Photography ©2018 Mariko Reed 
Location: Los Altos, CA
 Year completed: 2017

Cathedral style straight top double door. The glass is clear, insulated and tempered. The glass can be opened for easy cleaning or air flow. The hardware is Emtek Sandcast Greeley. The finish is powder coated (baked on)with a zinc epoxy primer, black top coat and a hand applied oil rubbed bronze. This door is made in the USA.

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This front entry door is 48" wide and features a 36" tall Stainless Steel Handle. It is a 3 lite door with white laminated glass, while the sidelite is done in clear glass. It is painted in a burnt orange color on the outside, while the interior is painted black.

Two column arched portico with gable roof and black railing located in Alpharetta, GA. ©2012 Georgia Front Porch.

View of the new family room and kitchen from the garden. A series of new sliding glass doors open the rooms up to the garden, and help to blur the boundaries between the two. Design Team: Tracy Stone, Donatella Cusma', Sherry Cefali Engineer: Dave Cefali Photo: Lawrence Anderson

6'8" Craftsman Textured fiberglass 1 panel plank door in a white wood frame, surrounded by 2 clear sidelights and transom glass.

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Photography: John Sutton

Iron detailed front entry door viewed from the dining room -- Classic Italian inspired Lake Minnetonka home with elegant interiors. Architectural Designer: Peter MacDonald of Peter Stafford MacDonald and Company Interior Design: Jeremy Wunderlich (of Hanson Nobles Wunderlich)

The front entry of our Design Center/Office in Northampton.

Simple, bright main entry with 18x18 black slate tile floor, oversized Ikea mirror and whimsical metal and paper accessories. Door paint color is Benjamin Moore Agave.

Two column arched portico with gable roof located in Marietta, GA. ©2009 Georgia Front Porch.

Fiber-Classic Mahogany Collection fiberglass door featuring deep Mahogany graining. Door features Maple Park decorative glass with black nickel caming.