You may have seen this house featured in Dwell Magazine or noticed it in parts of season one of the Showtime series Californication, either way, this memorable design exemplifies some of the best elements of Californian modern home design.

Other amenites include a home theater, exercise room, firepit, and outdoor kitchen. The firepit lounge area in the courtyard is a great focal point for the house, and the accordian door seen to the right of the firepit helps to open up the interior space to the outdoors. The large wood frame windows enable natural light to flood the interior spaces and contrast nicely to the treated concrete walls. While the overall look of this home spells modern design, some of the elements seen here like the the open layout, accordian door system, and the blending of outdoor and indoor living spaces have been incorporated into the design of the Project Noe house. Pictures and background on the Hertz-Fong home were cited from this article in |Dwell Magazine|. |David Hertz Architects|

Though this is a picture of a garage that was converted into an office/guestroom, the style and look of the renovation is similar to the Project Noe home in concept. This shingled garage with the dark trim reminds me of the homes on Cape Cod and is the current design choice for our project. The design cues of these samples exemplify some of the transitional design elements we are looking to incorporate with the Project Noe home. Our finished product will have rich walnut wood floors, thick base boards, crown mouldings, and finishes that show much time and care went into the planning and design of this home. Source of picture 1 and 3 below from |Sunset Magazine|, picture 2 from |HGTV|