A House With Zip!

Design: Mark Lind Project Management: Jon Strain Photography: Paul Finkel, 2012 Located at the lowest point of the property, with a dry creek running behind the yard, this 1980’s era home had experienced several serious flooding events that the owners wanted to permanently fix, as well as updating the finishes, transforming the home’s interior and exterior appearance, and adding more square footage. The two-story home was almost completely gutted, a process that including removing the roof entirely. Additions occurred primarily to the rear and south side of the home. An extensively xeriscaped landscape plan for the entire lot includes a new system of berms designed to redirect floodwaters away from the house and to the creek in back. This finished home has two characters: a regional, rustic charm on the exterior and a sophisticated, contemporary elegance on the interior accomplished with an innovative mix of forms and finishes.