Summary

-  Greenway House is located in an historic 1927 garden neighborhood based on the English Commons tradition of clustering houses around a series of private parkways and tree-lined boulevards

-  Created for a young family of five, the home accommodates a sizable design program while providing generous outdoor green spaces

-  The Owner’s sportscar collection is treated as sculpture viewed and accessible across the open air courtyard

Design Significance

-  The courtyard layout provides a series of rooms, both interior and exterior, that gradually evolve from semi-opaque aesthetic attitude of the street facing facades to the more transparent treatments along the atrium and garden facades

-  Massing is kept low near the street and steps up towards the garden in deference to the low-slung character of the original bungalow, and mid-century modern neighbors

Design Components

-  Conceived of as a series of lounges, Dining, Family and Kitchen areas are treated as vignettes within a lofty pavilion-like entertaining space

-  Honed grey limestone volumes are fronted by a lacy bronze sliding screen protecting access and views to the home’s entrance

-  Blonde cypress siding and soffits provide a warm compliment to the panoramic walls of glass in the minimal yet organic palette