Twin Gable House by Ryan Leidner Architecture sees a comprehensive renovation of the original Eichler Home, designed by A Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons in 1962.
Located in Sunnyvale, a quiet residential community in Silicon Valley, Twin Gable House contains a series of soft, refined living areas.
Known as Plan OJ-1605, the original design for this Eichler model is an inward-looking courtyard scheme where the living spaces wrap around a central, open-air atrium – the first space one experiences when entering from the carport.
Created for a growing family, the existing post-and-beam construction, open floor plan, and open-air atrium have all been wholeheartedly embraced within the renovation.
The material consistency creates a light floor that continuously ushers occupants throughout the home.
A large set of pocketing sliding doors allow conversations from the kitchen to flow seamlessly into the living room, before melding with the playful laughter escaping from the pool. It is evident this home is built for family living, the expansive open ground floor plan encouraging time to be shared.
Rooms seemingly blend into one another, with harsh junctions or dramatic distinctions between spaces nowhere to be found. Large-format porcelain tiles in the interior spill out onto the exterior courtyard.
The homeowners’ love for gardening doesn’t go unnoticed. Almost every room in the house opens onto the outdoors. Landscape design brings colour and organic shapes into the otherwise crisp lines of the interior. Gardens unfold in lush pockets of greenery, lining the exterior boundary before growing directly out of the centre courtyard of the home.
The resulting energy-efficient four bedroom, two-bathroom house blurs the boundary between interior and exterior living, the garden becoming an essential companion throughout the home.
Photography — Joe Fletcher
Architects — Ryan Leidner Architecture
