Original TeaHouse - as meditation pavilion at the Ojai Valley Inn

Original TeaHouse - in Sunset Magazine's "Demonstration Garden," Menlo Park

Original TeaHouse - Herb Garden at the Ojai Valley Inn - with gauze curtains + large Kotatsu

Original TeaHouse (12 years old) - with bamboo blinds

Original TeaHouse - with matchstick bamboo blinds

Original TeaHouse - in an orange grove, with gauze curtains

Original TeaHouse - with Back Rails and Custom Roof + Walls in "Chestnut"

Original TeaHouse - with 4x2 Kotatsu Table, cushions, + lanterns

Original TeaHouse - in the corner of a backyard

Original TeaHouse - with custom roof in Light Beige marine fabric, Kotatsu Table + Side Steps

Original TeaHouse (20 years old, restored) - with back wall, front step, floating Kotatsu

Original TeaHouse - with custom roof in Orange "sun fabric"

Original TeaHouse - as rooftop retreat at a day spa

Original TeaHouse - with custom stain, Kotatsu Table, Cotton Canvas back wall, + fountain

Original TeaHouse (Penofin "Sierra") with Kotatsu Table + curtains

Original TeaHouse - on a misty Hawaiian morning, with rocks, pond + landscaping

Original TeaHouse (Penofin "Mission Brown") - with Kotasu Table + pink flamingos

Original TeaHouse - with custom roof in Dark Green marine fabric

Original TeaHouse - with custom Dark Green roof, in a wooded garden

Original TeaHouse - as a backyard meditation pavilion

Original TeaHouse - with custom "Tin" Roof + Front Stairs, in a high back corner of the garden

Original TeaHouse - as a sleeping platform, with a "Tin" Roof + original art by Carmen Abelleira

Original TeaHouse - sited on a steep hillside, with large Kotatsu Table

Original TeaHouse - on a slope, as a meditation pavilion + outdoor sleeping platform
— shown with bedding + mosquito netting hung from the Roof Ridge Beam

Original TeaHouse - with custom finish, "Tin" Roof, 3x2 Kotatsu Table, + matchstick bamboo blinds

Original TeaHouse - detail on custom finish, "Tin" Roof + matchstick bamboo blinds

Original TeaHouse - creekside, with 3.5 x 2 Kotatsu Table

Wide TeaHouse - sun-dappled, with Kotatsu Table

Wide TeaHouse - with Corner Shelves, Kotatsu Table, + matchstick bamboo blinds

Wide TeaHouse (10 years old) - as backyard retreat

Wide TeaHouse - with custom Hard Back Wall, 3x2 Kotatsu Table, + matchstick bamboo blind

Wide TeaHouse - with custom Dark Green roof + Kotatsu Table

Long Wide TeaHouse - with a custom Shoji Window back wall + Light Beige roof

Wide TeaHouse - with curtains + Kotatsu Table

Long Wide TeaHouse - with Kotatsu Table + Shoji Screen back wall

Wide TeaHouse - (12 years old) with Corner Shelves + Hard Back Wall

Long Wide TeaHouse - on slope, with Medium Beige roof, Kotatsu Table + Front Steps

Long Wide TeaHouse - with custom colors, "Tin" Roof, and Front Steps

Long Wide TeaHouse - as backyard retreat, with 3x2 Kotatsu Table + chairs

Long Wide TeaHouse - with roof of translucent corrugated panels, next to adjoining deck

Long Wide TeaHouse - updated with a new roof + fresh paint

Wide TeaHouse - as a garden bedroom

Wide TeaHouse - in California garden

Micro TeaHouse - in a small courtyard, with 3x2 Kotatsu Table

Micro TeaHouse - with custom Dark Green roof + 3x2 Kotatsu Table

Side by Side Comparison:

          6' x 10' Original TeaHouse — and — 4.5' x 8' Micro TeaHouse

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Micro TeaHouse - with 4.5 x 8 foot deck, showing head height

   

Micro TeaHouse - with four adults at a 3x2 Kotatsu Table

Tea Room - with Medium Beige roof + walls, Side Deck, Front Steps + Bench

Tea Room - with Ivory roof + Cotton Canvas walls

Tea Room - with custom deck, 4 x 2 Kotatsu Table + shade sail

Tea Room - with Cordovan roof + walls, and two Side Decks

Tea Room - in secluded canyon garden

Tea Room - with Main Deck cantilevered over koi pond

Tea Room - with Dark Green roof + walls, Side Deck, Front Steps + Bench

Tea Room - with Light Beige roof, marine fabric walls, + screen walls

Tea Room (18 years old) - with new roof and original walls

Tea Room - on slope with Medium Beige roof + walls, custom colors, Surround Deck + Steps

Tea Room - interior with futon sofa + chairs

Tea Room - interior with king-sized bed

Tea Room - interior with setee + chairs

Tea Room - interior with futon sofa

Tea Room - interior with twin beds    (Villa Ojai)

Tea Room - interior through Moon Window

Tea Room - interior as consultation room + office    (Oaks Spa - Ojai)

Tea Room - interior with lounge chairs, planters, + accessories

Tea Room - interior view on roof with "skylight"

Tea Room - interior with twin beds

Tea Room (18 years old) - interior, with refreshed floor stain + original walls

Tea Room - Straight Bench on Side Porch

Tea Room - Curved Bench on Side Porch

Tea Room - music party at blue hour

Tea Room - in award-winning terraced garden

Extended TeaHouses  |  Pergola TeaHouses  |  Yoga Studio TeaHouse  |  Yurt Porch TeaHouse

Accessible TeaHouse  |  Hard Roof TeaHouse  |  Bath House TeaHouse  |  More

Extended Original TeaHouse (3 bays) - with Cotton Canvas Back Wall

Extended Original TeaHouse (2 bays) - with Steps + enclosed deck

Extended Original TeaHouse (3 bays) - side view, with matchstick bamboo blinds

Extended Original TeaHouse (3 bays) - end view, with matchstick bamboo blinds

Extended Original TeaHouse (2 bays) - with midway curtain closed

Extended Original TeaHouse (2 bays) - with midway curtain open

Extended Original TeaHouse - as bath house ... with Custom Two-Tone Roof

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Custom Pergola TeaHouse - all redwood, with Kotatsu Table + Front Steps

Example of TeaHouse design with a "flat roof" ...

Custom Pergola TeaHouse - elevation diagram

Custom Pergola TeaHouse - all redwood - joint detail

Custom Pergola Pavilion - on a concrete slab, at the Ranch House, Ojai

Footing detail - Custom Pergola Pavilion - at the Ranch House, Ojai

Older Tea Room - as an exercise room ... before updating

Older Tea Room - updated as a Yoga Studio, with Hard Walls and Shoji Windows + Door

Older Tea Room - interior as an exercise room ... before updating

Older Tea Room - updated interior as a Yoga Studio, with Hard Walls + Shoji Windows

Yoga Studio Tea Room - East Elevation + finished Hard Wall, with Twin Tall Shoji Windows

Yoga Studio Tea Room - detail on garden bamboo through Shoji Window + "rice paper" glazing

Yoga Studio Tea Room - South Elevation + finished Hard Wall, with "Moon Window" + Altar Shelf

Interior - "Moon Window" (closed)	Exterior - "Moon Window" (closed)

Exterior - "Moon Window" (open)	Interior - "Moon Window" (open)

Yoga Studio Tea Room - above:  views on "Moon Window" with removable "rice paper" glazing

Yoga Studio Tea Room - angle on interior, seen through open "Moon Window" + Shoji sculpture

Yoga Studio Tea Room - West Elevation + finished Hard Wall, with Top-Hinged Shoji Window

Top-Hinged Shoji Window (closed) — secured with Locking Pin, Window Braces hanging on peg ...	Top-Hinged Shoji Window propped open — with Shorter Braces

Yoga Studio Tea Room - North Elevation + finished Hard Wall (exterior)
- with Sliding Shoji Door (closed), Front Step, Shelf Bench, Moon Window + sculptures

Sculptural detail — Bamboo Hand-Hold next to Shoji Door + Front Step	Sculptural detail — Bamboo "Grill" over Small Moon Window

Yoga Studio Tea Room - North Elevation + finished Hard Wall (interior)
- with Sliding Shoji Door (open), and small "Moon Window"

Sliding Shoji Door detail — "rice paper" glazing, Door Handle, Locking Pin in place ...	Sliding Shoji Door detail — inside Handle with slot for storing Locking Pin

Custom Yurt Porch TeaHouse - with Side Rails + Built-In Bench (and old front stairs)

Yurt with old front stairs - "before" Custom TeaHouse as Front Porch ...

Custom Yurt Porch TeaHouse (side view)

Built-in Bench - Custom Yurt Porch TeaHouse

Yurt Porch TeaHouse - keeping the snow away ...

Yurt Porch TeaHouse - in the woods

Custom Wide TeaHouse - with Walls, Wheelchair Ramp, and Front Steps with Handrail

Custom Wide TeaHouse - detail on Wheelchair Ramp ...

Custom Wide TeaHouse - detail on Front Steps with Handrail ...

Custom Hard Roof TeaHouse - with Side Walls, Front Doors + Front Porch with Step

Custom Hard Roof TeaHouse - with Side Walls, Front Doors + Front Porch with Step

Custom Hard Roof TeaHouse - view favoring roof, side + back

Custom Hard Roof TeaHouse - angle on Front Porch + Step

Custom Hard Roof TeaHouse - in high desert dry garden

Extended Original TeaHouse - as bath house ... with Custom Two-Tone Roof

Extended Original TeaHouse - as bath house - exterior with Kotatsu Table + bamboo blinds

Extended Original TeaHouse - interior with Kotatsu Table, bamboo blinds + Custom Two-Tone Roof

Extended Original TeaHouse - as bath house - interior with hot tub

Extended Original TeaHouse - as bath house - exterior with pond

Extended Original TeaHouse - as bath house - exterior with shower + bamboo blinds

Custom "Cruciform" TeaHouse - with roof rotated 90° degrees from main deck

Floor Plan for Custom "Cruciform" TeaHouse - with roof rotated 90° degrees from main deck

Original TeaHouse - with built-in counter, adapted as an outdoor ticket booth

Original TeaHouse - with backrails and custom walls + roof in "Chesnut"

"Chashitsu" Original TeaHouse - for Charis "Vestigium" in Los Angeles, June 2013

Floor Plan: "Chashitsu" Original TeaHouse

"Chashitsu" Original TeaHouse

Tea Ceremony in "Chashitsu" Original TeaHouse

Traditional "Chashitsu" Floor Plans with Tatami Mats

made with standard model East-West TeaHouses

Long Wide TeaHouse - with shoji screen back wall (commercial panels)

Wide TeaHouse as massage pavilion - with hard walls + shoji screens (commercial panels)

Original TeaHouse - with shoji screens (commercial panels)

Interior view - Original TeaHouse - with shoji screens (commercial panels)

Wide TeaHouse - with Hard Back Wall, Kotatsu Table, bamboo blinds

Long Wide TeaHouse - with custom Hard Wall + twin Shoji Windows

Long Wide TeaHouse - with custom Hard Wall + twin Shoji Windows (rear view)

Long Wide TeaHouse - with custom Hard Wall, twin Shoji Windows, banners + sconce

Yoga Studio TeaHouse - with Hard Walls, Shoji Windows, Shelf Bench, Front Step (door closed)

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Yoga Studio TeaHouse - with Hard Walls + Shoji Windows (southeast corner)

Yoga Studio TeaHouse - with Hard Walls + Shoji Windows (southwest corner)

Yoga Studio TeaHouse - with Hard Walls + Shoji Windows (northwest corner, door open)

Yoga Studio TeaHouse - with Hard Walls + Shoji Windows (northeast corner, door open)

"Bath" TeaHouse #1 - exterior - MacArthur Place, Sonoma, California

"Bath" TeaHouse #1 - interior - MacArthur Place, Sonoma, California

"Bath" TeaHouse #2 - exterior - MacArthur Place, Sonoma, California

"Bath" TeaHouse #2 - interior - MacArthur Place, Sonoma, California

"Zenscritoire" — a simple desk + shelf unit for TeaHouses

"Zenscritoire" — detail on desk surface + drawer

"Zenscritoire" — detail on upper shelves

"Zenoire" — a simple clothing rack + shelves for Tea Room guests

Guest Tea Room — before "Zenoire" ...

Guest Tea Room — with "Zenoire" (empty) ...

Guest Tea Room + "Zenoire" with clothing + luggage ...

"Zenoire" — detail on clothing rack + upper shelf

"Zenoire" — detail on lower shelves