The cabinets wrap around the corners, meaning every inch of wall space is used for optimal storage.

Interior Designer: Aria Design www.ariades.com Photographer: Darlene Halaby

Jurgen Beneke

Archer & Buchanan designed a standalone garage in Gladwyne to hold a client’s vintage car collection. The new structure is set into the hillside running adjacent to the driveway of the residence. It acts conceptually as a “gate house” of sorts, enhancing the arrival experience and creating a courtyard feel through its relationship to the existing home. The ground floor of the garage features telescoping glass doors that provide easy entry and exit for the classic roadsters while also allowing them to be showcased and visible from the house. A contemporary loft suite, accessible by a custom-designed contemporary wooden stair, accommodates guests as needed. Overlooking the 2-story car space, the suite includes a sitting area with balcony, kitchenette, and full bath. The exterior design of the garage incorporates a stone base, vertical siding and a zinc standing seam roof to visually connect the structure to the aesthetic of the existing 1950s era home.

This garage features various storage solutions. Overhead shelving racks hung from the ceiling for storage of seasonal items. Racks and hooks installed on the wall for vertical storage solutions to organize gardening and yard equipment. Industrial cabinets can store sporting goods and tools out of sight. Luggage is neatly stacked on top of the cabinets. Bicycles are hung up out of the way in a corner, but are easy to access. F8 Photography

The home's garage features four bays, a dog wash station and epoxy floors.

This client wanted to replace their EIFS stucco siding, and make the home more contemporary utilizing the new Hardieplank Stucco Panel, and Eldorado Stone accents. Hardie's Stucco Panel blends a stucco look with a more modernized feel than traditional stucco. Eldorado stone accents provide a counterpoint that blends well with the Stucco Panel, while giving the design more visual interest.

Inspiration for a contemporary barndominium

In this project we turned a 2 car garage into an ADU (accessory dwelling unit) in 2 Months!! After we finalized the floor plans and design, we submitted to the city for approval. in this unique garage we made it luxurious because we created a vaulted ceiling, we divided the kitchen/living room from the master bedroom. We installed French doors in the main entry and the master bedroom entry. We framed and installed a large bay window in the kitchen. we added 2 mini split air conditioning (One in the master and one in the living room) we added a separated electric panel box just for the unit with its own meter. We created a private entry to the unit with it's own vinyl gate and we closed it at the end of the unit with another vinyl gate and we made tile on the walkway.

In this project we turned a 2 car garage into an ADU (accessory dwelling unit) in 2 Months!! After we finalized the floor plans and design, we submitted to the city for approval. in this unique garage we made it luxurious because we created a vaulted ceiling, we divided the kitchen/living room from the master bedroom. We installed French doors in the main entry and the master bedroom entry. We framed and installed a large bay window in the kitchen. we added 2 mini split air conditioning (One in the master and one in the living room) we added a separated electric panel box just for the unit with its own meter. We created a private entry to the unit with it's own vinyl gate and we closed it at the end of the unit with another vinyl gate and we made tile on the walkway.

We took this two car garage and converted it into a home office for our customer that features a fireplace and a wet bar with a sink and mini fridge.