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Modern white house with a sloped roof, garage door, framed by a large tree with sprawling branches in the front yard.

“When you design a house for a family you get to pre-empt marital disputes!”

Rice Design Alliance Architecture Tour 2018

View of a backyard patio with wooden deck, outdoor furniture including a sofa and lounge chairs, surrounded by trees and greenery, with a swimming pool in the foreground.
Looking up at a staircase from the bottom, featuring wooden handrails, white balusters, two hanging ceiling lights, and a skylight.

Breeze prevails

“This space works!” Our clients hear this often while sitting in the breezeway with friends during a summer party.

Because the house is oriented length-wise along the west side of a narrow lot, the prevailing wind is channeled through the long side yard and breezeway, and the house casts its shadow across the pool for comfortable play all summer long.

A woman with black hair reading a book on a lofted platform in a white modern room. The room has a small bookshelf filled with books and toys, and a wooden ladder leading up to the platform. There's a circular light fixture on the wall and a decorative white perforated panel.

Compact and connected

The lot and the budget were small. The new 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath home comes in at 2,535 square feet, plus another 580 for the accessory dwelling above the garage.

Every nook, corner, and cranny is designed to make the most of the space.

The central open stair well gives the home the sense of connection and togetherness that the owners wanted in the place they will raise their children.

Small home office with a sliding frosted glass door, a white built-in desk, a swivel chair, a window with framed pictures on the ledge, and a small storage cabinet under the desk.
Modern bathroom with double sinks, large mirror, white cabinets, potted plant, towel, and natural light from small window.
Modern kitchen with white cabinets and walls, a large central island with a sink, three black and chrome barstools, a stainless steel refrigerator, a small window showing greenery outside, and wooden flooring.

Sundials

Large windows connect open ground floor living spaces to the outdoor living spaces and flood the interior with north and east light.

Windows at the west and south meet interior walls high at corners, broadcasting rays of afternoon sun to turn the house into a sundial and provide privacy from an adjacent busy street.

Construction by Lucas Craftsmanship
Photography by Leonid Furmansky

“In the 6 years we've lived here, this house has supported us through so much change and connected us with so much love and community.”

— K. S.

All Images

Modern white house with a two-car garage, surrounded by trees and greenery.
Modern house patio with wooden deck, outdoor seating with a sofa and chairs, two white lounge chairs in front, surrounded by greenery, with a black ceiling fan and a ceiling light.
Bright living room with large windows, gray sofa, wooden coffee table, striped armchair, bookshelf, tall black lamp, wooden dining table with six chairs, and wall art.
Modern living room with a gray armchair, a wooden side table, a patterned rug, a white bookshelf with books and decorative items, a large window with trees outside, and a piece of abstract art on the wall.
Modern white kitchen with wooden flooring, center island with three brown bar stools, stainless steel refrigerator, and small window showing greenery outside.
Looking up at a stairwell with white walls, wooden handrails, and two hanging woven pendant lights, with a skylight and a window visible in the ceiling.
Interior of a modern home with a staircase, a piano, guitar, and a window with greenery outside.
A room with white walls, wooden floor, three guitars hanging on the wall, a black amplifier, a black guitar on a stand, a white chair, and a side table with books and headphones. Sunlight coming through a window on the left.
Modern white bathroom with double sink vanity, large mirror, window, black tiled floor, and natural light.
Small minimalist home office with white walls, a white desk, books, a modern desk lamp, and an office chair, with a window showing greenery outside.

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Man walking down a staircase inside a modern, minimalistic home with white walls, wooden stairs, and a bookshelf.
Modern two-story house with a white brick and blue siding exterior, large windows, and a garage. A man walks a dog on the driveway.
A woman in a white dress standing in a modern kitchen near large windows, with wooden cabinets, a kitchen island, and stainless steel appliances.