



Photography by Paul Crosby
Firm of Record is Substance Architecture
This renovation of a 1980’s Eastern Iowa house for a family of four created modern, beautiful spaces that reinforced the home’s original concept of three volumes of ‘eating/living/sleeping.’ The design utilized a refined material palette of white oak and white quartz. Interior/exterior living was a driving force for the design which led to new open connections to the elevated deck in the heavily wooded backyard, blurring the boundary between inside and out.
Certifications
Awards
2019 | AIA Iowa | Honor Award of Excellence
2017 | The Chicago Athenaeum & The European Centre | American Architecture Award
2016 | Custom Home/Builder | Design Award
Publications
Iowa Architect, Winter 2020
Iowa Architect, Fall 2018
The American House: 100 Contemporary Homes, 2017
Global Design + Urbanism XVII, 2017
Custom Home, Fall 2016