WATSON HOUSE  (3970 sq ft)
Watson House has got to be my favorite house I ever designed.  All the tiny details that make a home useful, flexible, and efficient all came together without having to leave anything out.  An enclosed garden entrance with birdbath welcomes your guests, but is visible from the living room as well.  Technically a single story bungalow, it will seem like a much bigger house with the two story living, and spiral staircase up to an organ loft.  A few steps up to the piano nook create a recital hall stage effect.  The left side of the home is wide open to maximize functional flow for entertaining or daily living.  And the outdoor covered family porch is recessed into the home to create a space well protected from weather, for entertaining even during a rain.  With a large dinette and separate breakfast bar, the intentionally widened dining room can be used as a billiards room instead.  Wide open designs look great inside, but they lack wall space for display and storage cabinets.  The conveniently located study niche solves this problem.  All wrapped up in a mini-castle design under 4000 square feet!