Private Residence, Altadena

The house opens onto a semi-private breakfast patio with a built in barbeque station.

The Building

The design attempts to increase the spaciousness of the small house by taking advantage of a large undeveloped yard and modernizing its look and feel.

Intimate outdoor spaces were created through hardscape walls, patios and balconies, and various lush landscape plantings.

French doors were used to extend the rooms spatially and visually into the yard.

The plan and circulation of the house is thus loosened up without losing the cozy feel of a traditional bungalow fused with its surroundings.

The backyard is filled with drought-resistant plants. Water is extensively exploited as an element of the landscape.

Phase 1 of the project involved the remodeling of front yard patio and kitchen.

The kitchen was reorganized along an open layout, its ceilings raised and new cabinets and lights fitted.

Existing doors were replaced with French doors opening onto the entry porch and down into the breakfast patio with its built in barbeque station.

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