Design Confidently, Live Comfortably
  The house is clad in many different materials, and the colors are drawn from the surrounding land. House and studio sit on a stucco base in its natural cement color, which is also the color of the underlying granite bedrock. The lower-level garage has a door painted the same color as the foundation, so it blends into the house.
The primary siding on the house is cedar shingles stained a mossy green. The primary siding on the studio is a vertical board-and-batten siding stained a birchy yellow. Bump-outs on the house and studio are narrow lap siding in a soft berry-red. The windows are a bright cranberry-red. Our hope was to mix simple colors, materials, and textures in such a way that the house would have the fluidity of a painting and the relaxed unpredictability of a jazz improvisation, which would suit Sara and Bruce perfectly. Robert Gerloff is the principal of Robert Gerloff Residential Architects in Minneapolis. NEXT: Carving Out Space For a Cozy Room BACK: Everyday Materials with a Twist |
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