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BELOW & FACING PAGE: Bounded by a verdant nature trail, this corner lot utilizes a modern "one room wide" open plan—consistent
with historical precedence—that mimics the proportions of the original neighborhood cottages. Exterior steel arbors serve as
protection from the sun, casting ever-changing shadows on the white stucco walls. Housed in the traditional bay window stairwell, the
open, hanging, folded, and blackened finish steel plate stair subtly emphasizes the materiality while melding with the black painted
steel structure throughout, delivering unobstructed courtyard views. This home and its design solutions are the epitome of a small
site with big living.
Photographs by Dror Baldinger, FAIA
