residential architect January-February 2011 carriage house stud…
residential architect January-February 2011 carriage house studio architects portland, maine
Trent Bell
Elements such as salvaged wood and stone preserve the historic c…
Elements such as salvaged wood and stone preserve the historic character of the space, but steel and glass doors add a modern touch and create a mini vestibule to the office.
Trent Bell
Architect Carol De Tine, AIA, at her Portland, Maine, studio.
Bill Timmerman
residential architect 2008 RADA xeros residence, phoenix proje…
residential architect 2008 RADA xeros residence, phoenix project of the year
Bill Timmerman
A sumptuously curving stairway serves as the studio's grand flou…
A sumptuously curving stairway serves as the studio's grand flourish.
Bill Timmerman
A splash of tomato red brightens a shower on the mezzanine level…
A splash of tomato red brightens a shower on the mezzanine level.
Benjamin Benschneider
CUSTOM HOME November-December 2010 The Public/Private Hou…
CUSTOM HOME November-December 2010 The Public/Private House Street Smart
Benjamin Benschneider
The husband, who uses a wheelchair, gains access to his office b…
The husband, who uses a wheelchair, gains access to his office by going outside, up the sidewalk, and through this rear entrance.
Benjamin Benschneider
Two pocket doors on the street side of the ipe container allow f…
Two pocket doors on the street side of the ipe container allow for two-zone heating and divide the public and private realms.
Benjamin Benschneider
An exterior view of the building.
Sharon Risedorph
CUSTOM HOME November-December 2010 The Public/Private Hou…
CUSTOM HOME November-December 2010 The Public/Private House Alley Adaptation
Sharon Risedorph
Ground-level garage doors lift up, creating inviting sidewalk sp…
Ground-level garage doors lift up, creating inviting sidewalk space for the Blue Bottle Coffee kiosk. ?
Sharon Risedorph
The new third-story mezzanine holds a kitchen/conference room at…
The new third-story mezzanine holds a kitchen/conference room at the top of the stairs.
Sharon Risedorph
The kitchen/conference room opens to an outdoor terrace, as does…
The kitchen/conference room opens to an outdoor terrace, as does the studio across the atrium.
Ed Massery
residential architect June 2008 workspace studio d'arc archit…
residential architect June 2008 workspace studio d'arc architects pittsburgh Gerard Damiani, AIA, NCARB, and Debbie Battistone wanted their new live/work locale to embrace Pittsburgh's urban fabric. So they scouted for an empty lot close to downtown. The ample glazing lets the husband-and-wife team forgo artificial lighting during the day—a big plus for the eco-conscious firm.
Ed Massery
Materials also were chosen for their low-impact practicality. Fo…
Materials also were chosen for their low-impact practicality. For desks, plan racks, a printer shelf, and a model display table, Damiani used maple butcher block “with a thickness that could cantilever, so pieces fly into the space.”
Bill Timmerman
residential architect January-February 2008 workspace Ibarra …
residential architect January-February 2008 workspace Ibarra Rosano Design Architects Tuscon, Ariz. /
www.ibarrarosano.com A 650-square-foot studio occupies the backyard of husband-and-wife architects Luis Ibarra and Teresa Rosano, RA, LEED AP.
Bill Timmerman
Inside the studio, everyone sits together at one table. "We…
Inside the studio, everyone sits together at one table. "We're all working in a close, collaborative manner," Rosano says of the plan.
Bill Timmerman
The building's public entry connects directly to the street, byp…
The building's public entry connects directly to the street, bypassing the house completely. But a low window in the living room of the main house alerts the architects to a client's arrival.
An operable, interior garage door separates the painting studio …
An operable, interior garage door separates the painting studio from the living room.
Benjamin Benschneider
When the studio door is open, it highlights the home's double-he…
When the studio door is open, it highlights the home's double-height ceilings and loft-like feeling.
Tim Schlecht
The studio's Homasote walls boost its acoustical qualities.
The ground floor features an office, wood shop, and a guest suit…
The ground floor features an office, wood shop, and a guest suite for summer interns.
De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop
Simple finishes like drywall and white paint helped keep costs m…
Simple finishes like drywall and white paint helped keep costs manageable.
De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop
For economy, the architects chose common off-the-shelf materials…
For economy, the architects chose common off-the-shelf materials and finishes such as porcelain tile, pine plank floor, gypsum, and sealed concrete but detailed them to achieve a custom look.
De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop
The firm's two partners were able to accommodate ample living sp…
The firm's two partners were able to accommodate ample living space on the second floor of their live/work project.
Matthew Hofmann
residential architect May-June 2011 shelter lab mobile hot spo…
residential architect May-June 2011 shelter lab mobile hot spot
Matthew Hofmann
Bamboo coutertops and floors brighten the trailer's interior, as…
Bamboo coutertops and floors brighten the trailer's interior, as does a recycled-glass tile shower space.
Matthew Hofmann
Hofmann's workspace also serves as his dining area and guest roo…
Hofmann's workspace also serves as his dining area and guest room.
Matthew Hofmann
The 25-foot-long Airstream currently is parked on a residential …
The 25-foot-long Airstream currently is parked on a residential site in Santa Barbara, Calif.
John J. Macaulay
CUSTOM HOME CHDA 2012 Studio for a Composer, Spring Prai…
CUSTOM HOME CHDA 2012 Studio for a Composer, Spring Prairie, Wis. Accessory Building
John J. Macaulay
The walls, roof, and glass doors are highly sound insulating.
John J. Macaulay
A green roof tops the lower level.
Tim Maloney
CUSTOM HOME November-December 2010 The Public/Private Hou…
CUSTOM HOME November-December 2010 The Public/Private House Wine, Dine, Live, Work
Tim Maloney
A large wine refrigerator separates the living room and kitchen.
Tim Maloney
The hospitality suite at Paul Hobbs Winery is everything the sur…
The hospitality suite at Paul Hobbs Winery is everything the surrounding production buildings are not: crisp, refined, and detailed to a T.
Tim Maloney
The wine-tasting room offers a vineyard view.
Tim Maloney
Full-height pivoting doors flank a large wine fridge and lead to…
Full-height pivoting doors flank a large wine fridge and lead to a professional-grade kitchen.
It’s a fact of life: The proliferation of laptops, smart phones, tablets, and Wi-Fi means more people are working almost 24 hours a day. It makes sense, then, that every dwelling also has a dedicated office, or at least space where work gets done. Some people take things even further by working out of their homes full time.
On the other hand, Seattle-based Tyler Engle Architects turned a former storefront into a home for his clients, but he included two offices—one that can be accessed from inside the main living spaces for the wife, a personal assistant, and another for the husband, a real estate and software developer, accessed by going outside.
Of course, more architects have personal insight into setting up offices at home since the Great Recession, during which their unemployment rate doubled, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Whether out of necessity, frugality, or desire, architects occupy some of the coolest live/work spaces. And they can be found in a variety of unconventional locations and in myriad permutations. For instance, Portland, Maine-based Carol De Tine, AIA, located her workspace in an 1854 brick and sandstone carriage house, and Sagan Piechota Architecture’s home/office encompasses a 6,000-square-foot former bakery.
Like to see more? Here are some other live/work spaces we find inspiring.
