Maria O.

Recognizing that ‘traditional’ and ‘contemporary’ spaces are different in character but can co-exist and be mutually enlivening, Maria sliced and punched the bungalow to make way for a 20-foot threshold that threads both spaces. Where she removed existing windows, she framed the openings in blue-stained wood, marking the connections between old and new. Where former exterior walls became interior walls of the loft, she further illuminate the relation between the two eras by exposing the bungalow’s original wood sheathing, painted with age.

Welcome to the ART BARN - This 2,400-square-foot art studio is a folly built in a pre-existing steel-framed animal barn, is a synthesis of unusual functions that make sense in the Central Valley, a mecca for California artists and animal-lovers.

CUBIST - A mid-century-modern house is doubled in size and rebuilt into a two-story terraced family retreat. The entry’s orange color is an echo of California citrus groves, and the simple, Cubist exterior forms are clad in a playful combination of wood siding and cement board. The house, designed for Central Valley style indoor-outdoor living, is private and nestled into a mature garden, with large windows overlooking the pool.

A mid-century-modern house is doubled in size and rebuilt into a two-story terraced family retreat. The entry’s orange color is an echo of California citrus groves, and the simple, Cubist exterior forms are clad in a playful combination of wood siding and cement board