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Modern two-story house with large glass windows, a wooden front door, and exterior lighting on a dark tiled entrance with plants.

“Coffee in the morning in the front, afternoon siestas in the back and views toward downtown at night…”

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Modern living room with black open shelving displaying decorative objects, a white curved sofa, a patterned area rug, a wooden dining table with red chairs, and a wall-mounted black linear light fixture.
Modern kitchen with black countertop, white cabinets, and large windows with a view of a wooden fence outside. A man is walking past the counter while there is a vase with green leaves and a bowl of fruit near the stove.

Forever home

Our clients came to us with long-nurtured dreams for the forever home that would support their active lives in a walkable community, well into retirement.

We started by asking them what makes them feel at home, and we heard “to be outdoors to see the trees and sky and sun and rain and plants…I am most relaxed either in the kitchen or outside – better yet an outdoor kitchen.”

Modern kitchen with large window, black bar stools, and a nearby open shelving unit with decorative items.

Warmth and light

Their new home has just under 4,000 square feet of interior space and 1,300 square feet of outdoor living space, with a grand daylit kitchen that has views into the screened outdoor kitchen just across the couryard.

Sunlight filters deeply into the home. Warm natural materials, framed views, and large windows keep the expansive rooms intimately connected with the outdoor environment.

Modern multi-story house with large glass windows and interior lighting visible, including staircase and kitchen area.

The large central courtyard is sheltered by the home on three sides and opens to the north. It opens to the screened outdoor living room, second-floor terrace, and walls of glass that slide open on the first floor.

A modern bathroom sink area with a black marble countertop, a black and gold vessel sink, and a gold faucet, with dark textured wall tiles and a large backlit mirror.

Drama

The residence is in scale with the neighborhood from the outside. The large windows open to the street reveal the drama inside.

Construction by Gabriel Home Builders
Photography by Reagen Taylor Photography

“We love our indoor outdoor space. It’s like living in a glass birdcage.”

— L. M.

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Modern house with large windows, exterior lighting, a wooden front door, and a small landscaped porch area with steps and pathway
Modern two-story house with large windows, black metal roof, and front driveway, surrounded by trees and fencing in the evening.
Modern living room with a white curved sofa, a blue armchair, a beige armchair, a large abstract red and brown painting on the wall, a black shelving unit on the right, a patterned rug on the floor, and white walls.
Open concept living and dining room with tall black numeric display shelf filled with decorative objects and art, adjacent to a white wall with three black horizontal light fixtures, a wooden dining table with six orange chairs, and a partial view of
Modern kitchen with white cabinets, black countertops, large windows, and a built-in oven. There is a black range hood and a black sink with a black faucet. A person with gray hair, glasses, and casual clothes is walking past.
Modern kitchen with black barstools, a large window, and a staircase with wooden steps and a metal railing.
Interior view of a modern house with a staircase and a person walking on the upper level balcony, large floor-to-ceiling windows, white walls, and a minimalist design.
Exterior view of a modern multi-story house with large glass windows and interior lighting visible.
A modern, minimalistic walk-in shower with grey tile walls and black honeycomb floor tiles, featuring two overhead rainfall showerheads and a handheld shower wand.
Modern bathroom with a black marble sink, brushed gold faucet, dark stone tiled wall, and a black mirror with backlight, illuminated by a wall-mounted black and gold sconce.
Person walking across a bedroom with large windows showing autumn trees outside.
A wooden door with a long black handle, set in a modern building facade. The door has a small rectangular light fixture above it. To the right, there's a glass window reflecting the door and part of the building.

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A woman standing in a modern kitchen with large windows, wooden cabinetry, and a central island, looking out the window.
A man in a plaid shirt walking a dog in front of a modern two-story house with a blue upper level and a white brick lower level, surrounded by trees and wooden fencing.
A man and a young boy sitting on bar stools at a kitchen island, writing or drawing on paper, with a woman blurred in the background preparing food in a bright, modern kitchen.