Residences are the most personal and direct design challenges an architect can take on. The unique demands that the conceiving of a home requires can be an intense effort, and needs a steady hand to reveal the solution that the owners desire, but this seems always to bring out the struggle between desires and means. Coming to terms with the best approach is always difficult but ultimately satisfying.

Marshall St. view

Marshall St. view

Hazard St. view

Hazard St. view

front elevation along Desco Drive

front turret entry approach

rear garden elevation

rear patio

the garden conversation bench

kitchen bar and desk

rear garden below the cantilevered master bath

the den

sculpture, pool and garden

driveway view

front portico addition

entry portico

Aedicula and entry stoop

rear court

pool and court facade

from Belfort Dr.

rear parking court

pool and kitchen breezeway

addition staircase

kitchen and breezeway beyond

dining, entry hall and living room

bird’s eye view rendering, prismacolor on mylar, watercolor on paper

rendered conceptual schematic site plan, plastic lead on mylar, watercolor on paper

property from lake view, prismacolor on mylar, watercolor on paper

front elevation along Mockingbird Lane

quarters additon

rear garden addition elevation

entry trellis

dining room stairwell and living room beyond

butler’s pantry, stairwell and living room beyond

kitchen, breakfast and den beyond

stair down to wine cellar, breakfast bay and den

breakfast bay and kitchen arch

den and kitchen

addition interior

Front facade along Beverly Dr.

breezeway and fireplace studio staircase

library study

front facade on Shadywood Ln.

media room

kitchen staircase to gameroom

staircase and breakfast room

pool and rear of house

dog house weather vane

pool wall garden fountain

front facade

yard and studio from the house

studio workroom

studio office

ranch managers house

Ranch Manager’s house loft

facade along Swiss Avenue Historic District

kitchen renovation

front facades

kitchen and breakfast room

front facade

Belvedere Island site section, plastic lead on mylar

rear studio garage and porch

from the porch

rear facade

Rendered elevations, plastic lead on mylar

design by Frank Lloyd Wright, from southeast corner