A good garage is at home with the surrounding landscape.
A below-grade garage has a Tesla charging station and a green roof.
Photograph by Reto Guntli courtesy of BarlisWedlick Architects.
Below Grade
“We tucked the garage into the earth so you wouldn’t notice it and it wouldn’t distract you from the view of the Berkshires,” says architect Alan Barlis.
Garden designer Geoffrey Nimmer planted a hydroponic roof garden above a Shelter Island garage belonging to design couple Andrew Corrie and Harriet Maxwell.
Roof Garden
Photograph by Gentl & Hyers.
Photograph courtesy of Tim Cuppett Architects.
On the Alley
In the historic Texas neighborhood of Old West Austin, clients asked architect Tim Cuppett to add sleeping quarters to a one-bedroom house (circa 1908). For more see Outbuilding of the Week: Back Alley House.
Full Transparency
Photograph by Paul Dyer.
SF-based contractor Jeff King from Jeff King & Company designed a glazed garage door to allow for transparency and daylight.
Architect Cary Bernstein did a complete remodel of a San Francisco garage, retaining parking while adding usable space in the basement. When they drive into the garage, the owners now see across a landscaped courtyard to the back of their home.
Understated Remodel
Softened by Succulents
Designers Cameron and Stephanie Paterson of Grounded Gardens softened the facade of a garage with a front path of free-form bluestone pavers lined by drought tolerant plants including Anigozanthos (commonly known as kangaroo paw), a silver bush of Leucophyta brownii, and Dieties Iridiodies (African iris).
Feldman Architecture added a 10-foot-wide garage to the left of this 1860s San Francisco cottage during a renovation, but made the design discreet due to historic concerns.
Slim Profile
Rustic Siding
This barn garage by CCS Architecture is part of a Santa Cruz “country compound” belonging to a San Francisco couple with six children.
This two-door garage from Seattle-based Balance Associates features polished concrete floors, lofted ceilings, and frosted glass doors.
Photograph by Steve Keating.
Lofty Ceiling
Guest Quarters
Located in Washington state’s Methow Valley, this 1,500-square-foot cabin and garage by Seattle-based FINNE Architects is the guest quarters to a larger main house on the property.