Butterfly House

Blurring the line between indoors and outdoors to meet our client’s wishes, we designed the Butterfly House to maximize opportunities to fuse the two. Butterfly House began with a conversation around the clients’ backyard firepit and a simple aspiration: to feel more connected to the land. Inspired by childhood memories of courtyard living in India and vernacular architecture in Ireland, we designed a modern home organized around a central outdoor gathering space. An H-shaped plan, expansive glass openings and natural materials blur the boundary between indoors and out, creating a home equally suited to everyday family life and larger celebrations.  The efficiently planned 2-story home with partial basement includes five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, formal living and dining rooms, a casual living room adjacent to the kitchen, a media room, a wine room and plenty of wall space for art display. For us, Butterfly House embodies architecture that lives well: deeply personal, connected to place and shaped by how people live. For more design insight on our Butterfly House project, please visit our News article here. Credits Structural Engineer: FTF Engineering Lighting Designers: Illuminosa Landscape Designer: The Garden Route Photographer Matthew Millman