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Santa Rita Cottage

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This guest cottage for a private residence in northern California beckons guests and family alike to relax in this charming retreat, where the covered sitting area connects to the cozy bedroom suite. The inter-connectivity of the cottage and garden spaces is also fundamental to the success of the design, making door and window selection critical. The goal was to create seamless transitions between the interior and exterior, with an emphasis on fluidity and openness rather than choppy, divided spaces.

Heather Young, Fergus Garber Young Architects, Palo Alto, California

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