Photography by LeAnne Ash

Walls are Sherwin Williams Rainwashed.

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.”

Level Three: The dining room's focal point is a sculptural table in Koa wood with bronzed aluminum legs. The comfortable dining chairs, with removable covers in an easy-care fabric, are solidly designed yet pillow soft. Photograph © Darren Edwards, San Diego

Photo by: John Jenkins, Image Source Inc

New and vintage furniture & accessories, infused with color, create a warm “lived in” feeling for an active family’s new home.

From the inside out, everything within the existing shell of this 1893 Victorian residence is fully renovated from a modern perspective. The design maximizes the flexibility and connection of the living spaces, and addresses structural updates. The rear garden façade receives a contemporary re-interpretation, while the street-front exterior is renovated to maintain neighborhood context. Photography: Bruce Damonte

The dining room feels both inside a high ceilinged space, yet curiously also a pavilion out in a garden.

Tad Davis