![House for a Mother & Daughter / Robert Hutchison Architecture + Tom Maul Architecture & Design - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5a05/2455/b22e/38cb/ed00/0222/newsletter/7796.jpg?1510286415)
- Area: 1900 ft²
- Year: 2004
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Photographs:Mark Woods
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Manufacturers: Andersen Windows & Doors, Decorative Metal Arts, LS Cedar
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Lead Architects: Robert Hutchison, Tom Maul
![House for a Mother & Daughter / Robert Hutchison Architecture + Tom Maul Architecture & Design - Windows, Facade, Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5a05/2437/b22e/38c7/1f00/0451/newsletter/7782.jpg?1510286387)
Text description provided by the architects. The client specified three very specific requirements for her house: a simple building form; square windows; and a gable roof. The resulting design is based on a series of contradictions, with the intent of generating elements of surprise – at first glance, the house might appear as one thing, but then is realized as another.
![House for a Mother & Daughter / Robert Hutchison Architecture + Tom Maul Architecture & Design - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5a05/2464/b22e/38c7/1f00/0453/newsletter/7816.jpg?1510286431)
From the street, the house appears a a single-story farmhouse, crouching down so as not to overpower its neighbors.
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5a05/2403/b22e/38cb/ed00/021d/newsletter/HouseMD_drawing1.jpg?1510286336)
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5a05/2412/b22e/38cb/ed00/021e/newsletter/HouseMD_drawing3.jpg?1510286350)
Upon entering the site, one realizes that the house is actually two stories, with a series of doors that open the main living spaces to a south facing deck. Inside, the spaces are designed as blank canvases for the client (an artist) to fill at her discretion.
![House for a Mother & Daughter / Robert Hutchison Architecture + Tom Maul Architecture & Design - Table, Chair, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5a05/2484/b22e/38c7/1f00/0455/newsletter/7871.jpg?1510286463)
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5a05/2430/b22e/38cb/ed00/0220/newsletter/HouseMD_drawing5.jpg?1510286380)