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Could Probably Work As-Is, But I’d…

…add a guest bath easily accessible on the first floor. To do this I’d seal off the pantry (with a door to the kitchen, obviously) on the opposite side of the hallway, lose that hall closet between the pantry and the maid’s room and extend the bath and open it to the hallway. I’d also lose the wall between the dining room and that hallway. The maid’s room would make a great home office. This obviously hails from a simpler time when the garage was not the focus of the entire house.

The fact that the upstairs windows directly above the entrance are not centered on said entrance also annoys me…

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Nice

For Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Gillespie, the Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury⁠ would design a French Norman Revival-influenced cottage with a striking resemblance to their earlier commission for interior designer George S. Hunt. Both homes have similar floor plans, with the Gillespie residence having an additional first floor bedroom and slightly larger service quarters. ⁠
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As always, I’m a big fan of the home’s tall, impossibly pitched roof bookended by two chimneys, and it’s clean-lined exterior, which lends the romance of the Norman countryside to sunny Pasadena.⁠
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Project: Residence of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Gillespie, 1927⁠
Architect: Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury⁠
Location: Pasadena, California⁠
Source: House Beautiful⁠

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It does need a publicly-accessible half bath for guests. I would also punch through from the Kitchen to the Living Room to facilitate better circulation during gatherings. I would put French doors from the Dining Room to the outside where a beautiful lattice-roofed stone terrace could be built. Same goes for the Sun Room that would make a beautiful Office leading outside to a side terrace.

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So Many Possibilities…

I would’ve put a huge skylight over that central area, but that’s just me…

Minimalist design. 13×13 House by ARKRAFT 
287 m² San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico
Photograph Hector Pineda.

Casa 13×13 is a single-family home located in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, that explores how a clear geometric organization and an introspective spatial strategy can generate a rich domestic experience within a compact scale.
The house is structured around a central open-air void that functions as a courtyard, allowing natural light and ventilation, as well as establishing visual connections between the different levels. This void acts as the main spatial organizer, connecting the circulation areas, social spaces, and private areas.The architecture is defined by a restrained material palette and a precise spatial sequence that prioritizes clarity and continuity between spaces. Instead of relying on large openings to the exterior, the house is oriented inwards, using the courtyard as a controlled space for daily use and environmental connection.
Casa 13×13 proposes an alternative for contemporary urban housing, demonstrating how a rigorous spatial organization can lead to a serene and consistent domestic architecture.

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