Shoemaker Residence

Indianapolis, IN

This house for a single professional demonstrates how a small, modern residence can serve as an example that quality architecture can happen at any scale and at any budget. Located in the established Fletcher Place neighborhood, the new home occupies a narrow 33’ wide in-fill lot. The floor plan utilizes a concise, stacked circulation spine to maximize livable space. The primary goal was to integrate the modern exterior aesthetic of the home into the traditional character of the neighborhood. The design parti employs an efficient 2-story masonry cube form flanked by single-story, single-pitched roof volumes to echo the scale and vocabulary of the adjacent neighboring properties. A horizontal datum of floor, porch floor and roof lines visually connect and nestle the home into its environment.

Awards

2020 American Institute of Architects - Indiana Citation Award

Media

Modern house with wooden siding, dark brick, and large windows illuminated at dusk, with trees and neighboring houses in the background.
Modern house with metal and wood exterior, illuminated at dusk, with a garage door and a paved walkway leading to the entrance.
Modern house with a wood, metal and brick exterior, large glass windows, and a small porch with outdoor seating during twilight.
Modern living room with a black leather sofa, a Union Jack pillow, a black steel fireplace, a white abstract painting, a deep wood framed portal, white cabinets, and a refrigerator.
Modern white kitchen with colorful chairs around a round table, coffee maker, and small sink area. Glass doors lead outside.
Modern open-plan kitchen and living room with white cabinetry, a kitchen island, black leather chair, glass coffee table, and natural light from window and doors leading outside.
Interior view of a bathroom with a walk-in shower on the left and a bedroom with a bed and two chairs on the right.
Close-up view of open wooden stair treads attached to a white wall with metal brackets.
Interior of a house staircase with open wooden steps, a white chair near a window, and a window at the top of the stairs.
A view of multiple urban backyards with a wooden fence, green grass, a modern home with wood metal and brick exteriors sits between more traditional houses under a clear blue sky.
Multiple houses with different exterior materials such as brick, wood, and metal siding in a neighborhood, the middle house is modern with the others surrounding traditional, with trees and greenery in front.

Photography

Lesle Lane of Studio 13

Cory Phillips of The Home Aesthetic