Contemplating the ridge beam
Garage from down the driveway
Rafters in and half the T@G 2×6 sheathing
Posts Tagged ‘Berkeley’
Nice Garage
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, framing, process, roof framing, small buildings, utilitarian, vaulted ceiling, wood on September 13, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Art Deco Stucco Details and a Clever Floor Plan Rearrangement (If I say so myself)
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Art Deco, Berkeley, details, historical styles, indoor-outdoor, integral color stucco, parlor, small buildings, small house, small spaces, stucco, value, windows on October 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »
This very small house in South Berkeley just sold. I remodelled it and added a small additon back in 2012. The realtor, ABIO Properties, and photographer Peter Lyons generously shared their photos with me.
I was very proud of the solution I came up with on a very tight budget to add a second bedroom in existing space and a big living room at the back This way the bedrooms both were close to the bathroom and the living area at the back got a great connection to the garden.
Berkeley Craftsman managed to skillfully execute the design within the budget.
OLD FLOOR PLAN
NEW FLOOR PLAN
I didn’t invent this stucco window detail. I copied it from a few 1920s houses in Berkeley, but I was quite pleased with its enhancement of what was a very plain front façade. The window sill is clear cedar stained dark.
We did something similar at the back around the 8′ wide glass doors One simple detail goes a long way on a small house
You can see more shots and the interior on Zillow.
New Window Seat in the Trees
Posted in Design Projects, tagged addition, Berkeley, framing, process, remodel, small spaces, vaulted ceiling, windowseat on September 7, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Big Dig Finally Proceeding Full Tilt Ahead
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, construction process, excavation, remodel on March 13, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Dining Room Addition
Posted in Design Projects, tagged addition, Berkeley, cedar, copper, dining room, fun, indoor-outdoor, lighting design, poet's corner, redwood on November 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Another Photoshoot in Progress in Poets’ Corner
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, indoor-outdoor, kitchen, remodel, roofdeck on November 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »
You’ve seen this project before. Funky old house with a pretty thorough retuning and a small addition at the back. I am very pleased with how it turned out.
Garage with two sets of doors
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, carraige doors, concrete, dutch doors, Garage, metal roofs, polished concrete, practicality, value on November 17, 2016| 2 Comments »
I thought I’d shared a couple more photos of a recent remodel project. This Berkeley house was built with no way to get to the backyard except through the house or from the neighbor’s driveway. We decided to add a pair of dutch carriage doors on the back side of the garage so that there would be a direct connection from front yard & driveway to back. The owners will probably use the garage as a room, rather than a garage, but the design allows for a variety of interpretations (In this mild climate we don’t really need heat to make a room into living space 3/4 of the year or more) The existing concrete slab was polished smooth and shiny for a practical upgrade.
Photos by Nancy Kalter-Dills, Contractor credit to Steve Coleman.
Photoshoot Today
Posted in Design Projects, tagged bathroom, Berkeley, hex tile, remodel, subway tile on November 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Sunny Office
Posted in Design Projects, tagged addition, Berkeley, construction process, McBride Construction, passive solar, remodel, Window on October 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »
I had the privilege of assisting with the hoisting to second floor and installation of this nice big south facing window on Friday.
John and Oscar leveling
Two Big Projects Underway in San Mateo and Berkeley
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Accolade Constuction, additon, Berkeley, indoor-outdoor, McBride Construction, passive solar, process, remodel, San Mateo, south, sunlight on August 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »
This one involves a small addition and reworking the back of the house to better connect with the backyard nature and southern sunlight
Berkeley Remodel/Addition
and this one gets a new master suite on top and a reworking of the entire house. The south-facing back of the house also gets a lot more window and door to connect to the yard and sunlight.
San Mateo Addition and Remodel
Stay tuned for more exciting developments.
A real drawing!
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, color, design process, details, doorways, Garage, hand drawing, sketch, small buildings on July 8, 2016| 1 Comment »
Loft Framing
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, details, historical styles, humor, monster, whimsy, wood on May 31, 2016| Leave a Comment »
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