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Open loft play area adjacent to bedrooms
Photo by Jared Cruce

there must be reading between the road and shielded from the
the lines to come up with ideas close power station, but I real-
that will solve the issues.” The ized what they needed as a family
house nestles between Oak with young boys was a place that
Street and a small power plant, was more traditional in terms of
above Bear Creek and the flood anchoring the family. So, I got
plain surrounding it. A country anchored. You can see that it’s
feel just minutes from down- not traditional, but elements of it
town Ashland with open space are. I wanted to introduce a con-
for their “boys will be boys” to temporary feel by the integrated
play and experience nature in modern shed roof intersecting
ways that are rare within city with the traditional gable form.”
living. The end result is a customized
urban farmhouse that is highly
Upper Oak is a refined niche of efficient and functional for the
Delgado’s creativity, practice of family, but unpretentious in both
nurturing relationships, looking design and size.
at the whole picture, vision-
ary perspective, and sustain- The upstairs belongs to the boys,
able directive. The contractor, with lofts in each bedroom, their
Jovick Construction, received own bath, and a lofty, open com-
LEED Gold certification for the mon area for play. The downstairs
home. After taking a break from
the project, Delgado says, “We
knew it needed sheltering from View toward the master suite
skirts past the reclaimed teak stairs
Photo by Anthology Woods

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