Thoughtful details and a careful consideration of light gave this Portland home an exterior renovation and connection to the outdoors. When Patrick Seehafer discovered this Portland home on the Internet while living abroad, he knew even without seeing it in person that it was the kind of property he and his family could live on long term. “It was recessed off the street and set lower, so it really gave it a suburban-recluse vibe that we were drawn to immediately,” he says. Patrick made the purchase and held onto it for a few years before enlisting Skylab Architecture to undertake the detailed renovation in 2009.