Photo by Brennan Smith

Custom Contemporary Home in a Northwest Modern Style utilizing warm natural materials such as cedar rainscreen siding, douglas fir beams, ceilings and cabinetry to soften the hard edges and clean lines generated with durable materials such as quartz counters, porcelain tile floors, custom steel railings and cast-in-place concrete hardscapes. Photographs by Miguel Edwards

Whole house remodel of a classic Mid-Century style beach bungalow into a modern beach villa. Architect: Neumann Mendro Andrulaitis General Contractor: Allen Construction Photographer: Ciro Coelho

Open Plan his & hers walk in wardrobe featuring American Oak cabinetry with splayed edge details, laser cut fretwork with back lighting, how hide drawer fronts with custom shaped Corian handles finished in an aged bronze patina and the fretwork to ceiling and window opening has matching finishes Builder is Stewart Homes, Designer is Mark Gacesa From Ultraspace, Interiors by Minka Joinery and the photography is by Fred McKie Photography

Nice combination of glass, metal and ipee, iron wood decking for northwest living. Beautiful backyard retreat

Meadowlark created a warm and inviting front porch.

The exterior of the studio shows the green roof, in which many indigenous plant species are grown. The iron ladders lead to a winding iron staircase on the other end of the building.

photography by Trent Bell

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Despite being located in an expansive golf community, the Brown residence celebrates stunning desert views from almost every space. Its careful design makes this possible as views to neighboring houses are edited out focused instead on distant mountains. While the residence presents an unassuming, modest scale to the street, it steps down with the slope of the site allowing the spaces inside to become quite generous. Oversize pivot doors and large expanses of glass allow abundant light and air into these spaces while broad overhangs and shading devices protect them from the harsh desert sun. awards 2011 - Texas Society of Architects / AIA Design Award 2010 - AIA San Antonio Merit Award Architecture: Lake/Flato Architects Contractor: the construction zone, ltd. Photography: Bill Timmerman

Murray Fredericks