1960s Teardown Now a Bright and Airy Modern Farmhouse

A new layout and fresh style create a fresh new home filled with Southern California sunshine. After their three kids moved off to college, Olga and Eric Dean felt like their sprawling ranch house in North Tustin, California, was just too much house. To be closer to their boys and the beach, they sold their house, moved into a rental property in nearby Costa Mesa and began looking for a new house to fit their more pared down lifestyle. They found a 1960s house that suited their needs but required major attention so they assembled a design and construction team to make sense of the chopped-up layout that had given the laundry room and powder room the best view in the house.

Architect Denis La Roche reconfigured the floor plan and worked with general contractor Jason Adams to raise the roof and add lots of new windows to create a bright and airy modern farmhouse–style home that feels more connected with its large backyard.

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