because our clients relied on their rear-yard garage for storage and accessory uses, they approached us for a redesign that would improve its quality while increasing its function. because of the structure's dilapidation, we chose to demolish and replace it with a new studio containing a large flex space, sleeping loft, storage area, bathroom and bathing space. japanese themes, reflective of my client’s heritage, were translated into some of the studio's design elements including the exterior's floating cedar siding, douglas fir roof structure, ofuro wood soaking tub, and a seamless connection to the landscaped yard achieved through a large sliding glass door and continuous interior/exterior concrete slab flooring.

designed around an existing japanese maple tree, the rear yard was also re-landscaped to become a thoughtful outdoor connection between, and extension of, their home and new studio.