SCANDI RANCH

This Napa-inspired one-and-a-half story modern-rustic ranch home uses light and volume to create dynamic spaces. The project essentially test-fits each of the Laura Marion’s essential beliefs about design: Beauty, simplicity, low-consumption sustainability and affordability can overlap with good design. Pure geometric forms derived from the local vernacular are timeless. Solid, void and light are the architect--and interior designer's--best tools.

We anchor corridors with an unexpectedly big apertures to the landscape at the opposite end of the vector whenever we can. It draws us through the main axes of the space and expands the house's footprint beyond its own walls.

Boulder, CO | 3,200 SF

Builder: Tony Smith

Structural Engineering: Anthem Structural

Landscape Design: Laura Marion

Status: Complete

Modern two-story house with white siding and black accents, illuminated windows, a front porch, a well-maintained lawn, and a concrete walkway in a suburban neighborhood during dusk.
Bright, spacious, modern kitchen and living area with large windows, wooden floors, black pendant lights, and minimal decor. A small child is walking in the foreground.
Two black rocking chairs with wooden armrests and cushions, a small potted plant, on a wooden porch with a white house and green foliage overhead.
A child's bedroom with a bed, doll, white dresser, framed artwork, window with cloud mobile, small table and chairs, and plush toys.
Modern living room with white walls, a fireplace with wood logs, a cream sofa, a white armchair, a black coffee table, wooden floors, and built-in shelves with plants and books, illuminated by natural light from windows.
Modern dining room with large windows, wooden table, and upholstered chairs with striped fabric, natural light, and hanging pendant lights.
A bedroom corner with a wall map of the world, a gray door, a white bookshelf with framed photos and books, and a textured woodland wallpaper on one wall. Part of a bed with a space-themed quilt is visible in the foreground.
Close-up of a decorative plant on a white tray on a wooden table inside a bright room with large windows and a brick wall.
A white built-in bookshelf with four shelves, decorated with colorful books, plants, and toys, topped with a framed artwork of a girl with a ladybug hat.
A small white chair and a white table inside a nook with wood paneling on the walls and floor, under a sloped ceiling.
Overhead view of a black control panel with a knob and handle, installed on a tiled floor, with a white device labeled 'AMERIC' with a white circular knob below.
Modern two-story house with white and black exterior, large windows, a small front porch with outdoor seating, a decorative horse skull mounted on the wall, a bicycle parked nearby, and a staircase leading to the entrance.