Articles by Camille LeFevre

Recalling the challenges of building a new modern home on a hilltop overlooking California’s Sonoma Valley, architect Neal Schwartz was reminded how he would often tell his design team, “Come on, people! It’s just a box on a rock.” He says that what he meant to convey by these words of encouragement…

As designer Ryan Knock tells it, his clients didn’t have a specific vision for the exterior of their new home, as long as it fit into their Oakland, California, neighborhood and looked good. Taking style cues from the homes nearby, Knock designed a midcentury exterior composed of durable materials that…

The original house was the ranch style “you see all over Southern California,” architect Lauren Moss says. Her clients, one of whom works at home, wanted to open up the floor plan and modernize the house — and make sure the ceiling heights would accommodate the husband’s tall stature. The…