Custom Residence
Modern Cottage · Osawatomie, Kansas · 2025
The footprint is compact by intent, so nothing in it is allowed to be decorative. A painted brick chimney splits the elevation and gives the porch a reason to exist. The beam above it is doing structural work, not applied for character. This is the home that proves the standard does not scale down.
Style
Modern Cottage
Location
Osawatomie, Kansas
Completed
2025
Scope
Full Custom Build
Painted brick runs full height and divides the elevation into garage and living. Without it the facade would be a flat white rectangle — with it there is a centre, and a reason for the porch roof to stop where it does.
The front windows are sized and positioned so the fireplace and the kitchen both read from the street. From the curb the house looks occupied before you reach the door, which changes how it feels to come home to.
A single stained beam over the entry is the only wood on the elevation. Against white siding and black openings it does more work than three materials would have.
The garage door carries frosted glass panels rather than raised panels. It is the least expensive place on the whole house to signal that this is a current build and not a builder-grade one.
We never build the same house twice. If you have land, drawings, or simply the beginning of an idea, we would like to hear about it.