Outdoor living space

 Our Del Camino home in Arizona is a modern, multi-level home with a two-story-tall great room space surrounded by floor-to-ceiling window to make the entire home light, open and airy. This openness also creates a connection to the scenic backyard with the great room actually opening up to accommodate indoor / outdoor living. JMAD JMAD JMAD Another way we create indoor / outdoor living is with two levels of rooftop terraces – one accessed via an exterior spiral staircase. The upper level also includes an exercise room (or multifunctional space that could be an exercise room or an additional lounge space) that overlooks and is open to both the front and back of the house. JMAD JMAD JMAD The lower le... More

This organic design takes advantage of its unique landscape as it emerges from and interacts with the nearby wetlands. The horizontal-cut stone siding gives the home a sleek and modern look. The many windows are positioned to maximize the amazing views, and to ensure privacy.  JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD Asked to create outdoor areas on a small, tight lot, the design team integrated the indoor and the outdoor spaces to create beautiful places to entertain on a lower level terrace as well as a main level cantilevered deck. JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD More

Modern forms create a striking visual against the rural landscape in our Hillside Modern. A key feature? It is built into the hillside, so from a front entry perspective, it is subdued or almost hidden.  JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD The back is revealed as a stately, two-level space with a walkout basement overlooking a scenic wetland area. This creates spaces for our clients to host parties and have guests over.  JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD We designed water features throughout for visual aesthetics – but audible comfort as well. So, if you’re working in your kitchen, you can open the window and hear the sound of water. JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD The pool is elevated at main leve... More

Designed with the welcoming feeling and solid stature of a Grand Lodge, our Orono Prairie Lodge makes quite an entrance with its cedar wood and stone exterior. JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD The design uses natural materials for its Biophilic design, and brings in as much light as possible throughout the interior. JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD Architectural thoroughness defines each space as they relate to one another, and frame up all views, inside and outside. And architectural details make this large scale home feel comfortable, homey and livable. More

The origin of the design idea behind this home was to create both privacy and openness. The home is nestled into a four+ acre lot that overlooks Pinnacle Peak in Scottsdale, AZ. We created an oasis, with lots of water features. For example, the negative-edge pool doesn’t face outwards; it faces the home so it’s like having a waterfall in your yard. Additional water features are introduced for a cooling effect. Rammed-earth walls – compressed earth mix with cement – create a cool, earthy looking wall. The home has lots of plants, garden areas and open doors. What makes it unique is that it's a glass house with privacy. We sunk the house into the terrain so it’s earth sheltered in a way. JMAD JMAD JM... More

We named this home Modern on the Prairie. Certainly, Pa Ingalls didn’t design this one. We designed it in a Modern architectural spacial design by using vertical and horizontal planes to create the spaces. No post and beams or headers. Its flat roof helps further expresses the planes. There -are- some classical elements to it: it’s symmetrical and the forms create the space vs random  arrangements made in some modern architecture.  Spacecrafting Photography Spacecrafting Photography Spacecrafting Photography Spacecrafting Photography Spacecrafting Photography Our Modern on the Prairie has the feel of a classical home with how the forms were arranged but is oh, so modern. We also designed the f... More

Our Tuscany Lodge style home is composed with natural materials that give a sense of permanence and age – blending right in with a good aged bottle of wine. It's fitting, since the home is situated on a Winery Estate.  Spacecrafting Photography Spacecrafting Photography Spacecrafting Photography Spacecrafting Photography Spacecrafting Photography Spacecrafting Photography Spacecrafting Photography Spacecrafting Photography Spacecrafting Photography Spacecrafting Photography One-of-a-kind timber work defines the entrance and interior. These lodge-like qualities include a great Grand Hall with natural light streaming in from both sides, extending past the fireplace through to libra... More

Situated on a large, private lot with wooded areas and water views called for a home that would embrace the land. In our Modern European home, we wanted to capture the beautiful views of the setting. Architecturally, the sequence and the volume changes of the individual spaces make it more interesting as you approach the house and walk through it. The resulting Modern European home, with a nod to traditional English Tudor homes, does just that. Landmark Photography Landmark Photography Topo LLC It has the massing of an English Tudor, the steep roofs and that stately feel, but it’s stripped down from other details like timber framing and other ornamentation. Large black metal windows, some stretching almost floor to cei... More

Inspired by travels, this home transports our client back to a relaxing vacation in  Tuscany – every day. It blends classical architectural elements with modern touches to give it an old world European feeling.  Spacecrafting Photography Spacecrafting Photography Spacecrafting Photography Although this is a single family residence, we designed the exterior with multiple building-like masses to surround the whole house and give it the appearance of being a place for many to stay. Guests and visitors would never know that this home is actually two remodels done in two different phases, as the exterior invites you into a home where classic Tuscan architecture blends seamlessly with modern living. Spacecraftin... More

An open, winding road leads you to this 15-acre, wooded property, secluded yet harmoniously centered between three quaint towns: Chaska, Victoria, and Waconia. Following the homeowners’ vision for a home full of character and rich elements, the shingle-style lodge residence is both grand and warm, highlighting intricate details, quality craftsmanship, and timeless architecture. Spacecrafting Photography Landmark Photography. Landmark Photography Landmark Photography Spacecrafting Photography Landmark Photography Spacecrafting Photography More

Built into the hillside, this industrial ranch sprawls across the site, taking advantage of views of the landscape.  A metal structure ties together multiple ranch buildings with a modern, sleek interior that serves as a gallery for the owners collected works of art.  A welcoming, airy bridge is located at the main entrance, and spans a unique water feature flowing beneath into a private trout pond below, where the owner can fly fish directly from the man-cave! Spacecrafting Spacecrafting Spacecrafting Spacecrafting More

Big Fir Vineyard is a single-family residence in the hills of a designated wine grape-growing region in the Willamette Valley.  Formed from the topography and agricultural plan of the site, this small home is carefully designed to both take in the surrounding landscape and become a part of it. Indoor-outdoor elements visually extend the interior spaces, and the roof shape mimics the incline of the site. Big Fir is comfortably nestled into a newly planted vineyard, oriented to harmonize with the rows of vines. Andrew Pogue Photography Andrew Pogue Photography It was only by chance that the clients purchased the land; they came across the lot while visiting family in the area and saw its potential as a vineyard – somethi... More