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Featured here is a stunning hand-crafted, western red cedar garage door with smooth vertical cladding, real-wood trim and decorative windows to complete the rustic log-cabin design of the home -- but with a modern twist. The garage door windows were built to match the architecture of the home's windows, which you can see over the roof line. The door was custom-built and expertly installed by Cedar Park Overhead Doors, which has been serving the greater Austin, TX area for more than 30 years.

This expansive garage cabinet system was custom designed for the homeowners specific needs. Including an extra large cabinet to hide trash cans, and a custom designed cabinet to house a retractable hose reel.

Reduce clutter and maintain organization with built-in garage cabinets and custom closets. Never misplace items again!

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Rosedale ‘PARK’ is a detached garage and fence structure designed for a residential property in an old Toronto community rich in trees and preserved parkland. Located on a busy corner lot, the owner’s requirements for the project were two fold: 1) They wanted to manage views from passers-by into their private pool and entertainment areas while maintaining a connection to the ‘park-like’ public realm; and 2) They wanted to include a place to park their car that wouldn’t jeopardize the natural character of the property or spoil one’s experience of the place. The idea was to use the new garage, fence, hard and soft landscaping together with the existing house, pool and two large and ‘protected’ trees to create a setting and a particular sense of place for each of the anticipated activities including lounging by the pool, cooking, dining alfresco and entertaining large groups of friends. Using wood as the primary building material, the solution was to create a light, airy and luminous envelope around each component of the program that would provide separation without containment. The garage volume and fence structure, framed in structural sawn lumber and a variety of engineered wood products, are wrapped in a dark stained cedar skin that is at once solid and opaque and light and transparent. The fence, constructed of staggered horizontal wood slats was designed for privacy but also lets light and air pass through. At night, the fence becomes a large light fixture providing an ambient glow for both the private garden as well as the public sidewalk. Thin striations of light wrap around the interior and exterior of the property. The wall of the garage separating the pool area and the parked car is an assembly of wood framed windows clad in the same fence material. When illuminated, this poolside screen transforms from an edge into a nearly transparent lantern, casting a warm glow by the pool. The large overhang gives the area by the by the pool containment and sense of place. It edits out the view of adjacent properties and together with the pool in the immediate foreground frames a view back toward the home’s family room. Using the pool as a source of light and the soffit of the overhang a reflector, the bright and luminous water shimmers and reflects light off the warm cedar plane overhead. All of the peripheral storage within the garage is cantilevered off of the main structure and hovers over native grade to significantly reduce the footprint of the building and minimize the impact on existing tree roots. The natural character of the neighborhood inspired the extensive use of wood as the projects primary building material. The availability, ease of construction and cost of wood products made it possible to carefully craft this project. In the end, aside from its quiet, modern expression, it is well-detailed, allowing it to be a pragmatic storage box, an elevated roof 'garden', a lantern at night, a threshold and place of occupation poolside for the owners. Photo: Bryan Groulx

From main house new backyard sunroom and garage appear to be a cottage. We took care to relate well to existing house, which has stucco in gable ends and a brick veneer below. Garage opens to an alley, and a side dormer provides outside access for storage loft. Walls are stucco with integral color, terraces are bluestone, roofing is clay shingle, plank shutters are operable, and Rumford fireplace is real masonry. Owners later added a retractable awning above doors in gable end. David Whelan photo

Entry, driveway, motor court, garage, entry tower.

The Mazama Cabin is located at the end of a beautiful meadow in the Methow Valley, on the east slope of the North Cascades Mountains in Washington state. The 1500 SF cabin is a superb place for a weekend get-a-way, with a garage below and compact living space above. The roof is “lifted” by a continuous band of clerestory windows, and the upstairs living space has a large glass wall facing a beautiful view of the mountain face known locally as Goat Wall. The project is characterized by sustainable cedar siding and recycled metal roofing; the walls and roof have 40% higher insulation values than typical construction. The cabin will become a guest house when the main house is completed in late 2012.

Nestled overlooking the picturesque Wakatipu basin in Aotearoa, New Zealand, the Lake Hayes Retreat stands as a testament to architectural innovation within a stunning natural backdrop. This bespoke residence, meticulously designed, harmonizes solid volumes with lightweight screens, creating an elegant synthesis of modern aesthetics and the serene beauty of the surrounding landscape. Bold geometric forms define the structure, strategically positioned to offer captivating views of Lake Hayes and the Wakatipu basin, while screens delicately filter natural light and foster a seamless connection between the interior and the vast outdoors. The residence is a contemporary masterpiece that not only integrates effortlessly into its suburban setting but also provides its inhabitants with an sophisticated retreat, where the essence of New Zealand's captivating scenery is curated and celebrated at every turn.