Posts Tagged ‘Berkeley’
Residential Windmill in SW Berkeley
Posted in Found Objects, tagged Berkeley, green, windmill on February 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Under the 1920’s Stucco with No Overhangs
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, historical styles, houses, stucco, water management, wood on January 28, 2013| 2 Comments »
This new remodel project in Berkeley is underway. They are doing a full house remodel and are smart to make sure that the exterior envelope is in good shape. In our climate these zero overhang stucco houses with old fashioned stucco details (stucco all the way to dirt and no weep screed) often have a lot of rot hidden behind the stucco. You can see some of it in the photos below. The next step will be to remove all the old sheathing and check the studs for rot. After repairing any rotten framing, the contractor will add new plywood sheathing and replace all the windows with modern double glazed models.
More progress at Matt Hornby Garden Design’s Little Buildings
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, garden, small buildings on November 8, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Basement upgrade in the Berkeley Hills
Posted in Design Projects, tagged bathroom, Berkeley, houses, lighting design on October 24, 2012| 2 Comments »
I just stopped by to have a peek at this almost finished project near Tilden Park. The owner still needs to finish moving in, but you can get an idea despite the blank walls.
Canivet Construction is the builder.
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- Upstairs bedroom hallway before remodel
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- Hallway opened to stairs and skylight added over the stairs
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- Before
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- Before
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- Before
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- looking into the new bathroom
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- The new bathroom with custom cabinet and trough sink
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- Nursery with baby
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- big shower with hospital style curtain
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- Lots of space in the linen cabinet
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- linen cabinet with doors closed
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- sketch of built-ins
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- Existing Floor Plan (lower level)
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- New Floor Plan (lower level)
New Chimney and Hearth
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, interiors, patterns, tile, wood stove on October 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
We did a bit of rearranging in our apartment this summer. The chimney and hearth have been screaming replace me since I moved in. The closet behind them was also not very functional – very deep with a small door, so not very efficient storage. Now the closet is very efficiently laid out to store the vacuum and brooms and other cleaning tools, and the litter box fits nicely behind the stove with a private cat door at the back. The stove is now recessed into the wall leaving room for a generous raised hearth and a clear pathway to the kitchen beyond. I took pictures of most of the steps.
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- This is the best “before” shot I could find. It is from several years ago before the sheetrock was finished. The woodstove protrudes past the kitchen door and the tile hearth is a huge square chunk out of the room and also a tripping hazard
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- I found an even earlier “before” shot with the round sheet metal stove that came with the house. For the elderly woman who lived here, this was the only source of heat, no insulation.
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- another old “before” shot with Dorothee, Falco, and John
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- Framing for the rearranged closet and the wood stove niche. You can see Frodo’s litterbox already installed in its new location. We installed a private entrance to the back of the closet for him
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- the old rusty chimney
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- Johnny’s Chimney Service removed the old chimney and installed the new. Here is a progress shot of Johnny’s chimney installation
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- method for securing a rope to the roof peak
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- Johnny Key cut the hole in the roof for the new chimney – no turning back!
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- new chimney – Johnny had to return with one more section to make it 2 feet taller. I wish he had not used red fire caulk, but nobody can see this without climbing on the roof
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- Framing the raised hearth
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- Ready for tile
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- Tile saw in the kitchen
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- Wanda Bonneville sets the decorative edge tiles – seconds from Heath Tile
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- John Mcbride installs the door hardware
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- zinc surround installation complete! You can also see that the door trim and base board is installed and painted
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- stove reinstalled on new hearth, closet door from Omega Salvage looking like new – we just need to touch up the paint and refinish the fir floors
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- Isba enjoying the fire
Research Trip in the Berkeley Hills – Arbors, Trellises, Pergolas, Gates & Fences
Posted in Found Objects, tagged arbor, Berkeley, curves, fence, garden, gate, Maybeck, pergola, railing, railings, trellis, wood on September 21, 2012| 3 Comments »
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- Ches Pannise
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- delicate fence – square entry door- square fence
Red Metal Roofs and Warm Brown Stucco
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, salvaged, small buildings on August 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Matt made some progress on the little buildings while I was gone. He chose a warm brown integral color stucco and a red standing seam roof. You can’t see it very well in this photo, but the door to the right is an old salvaged door with a window and some nice details.
Looking good!
More Final Details, Really Almost Finished Now
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, cabinets, green, houses, interiors, paint, remodelling on May 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The painters are finishing up. All the trim, doors, and cabinetry are painted with Bioshield Aqua Resin Trim Enamel, a very pleasing product that is also very green.
Linen
Guillaume and Freddy, of Canivet Construction, making sure everything is ship-shape
Pair of Small Buildings Coming Together in Poets Corner
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, garden, green, landscape, process, small buildings on May 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »
My friend Matt is making progress on his little buildings! Here are a couple of older posts about the project:
It will be very nice to have the garden and patio between the main house and the small buildings with good southern exposure. (See site plan below)
Final Details in a New Master Suite
Posted in Design Projects, tagged bathroom, Berkeley, cabinets, color, houses, paint, remodeling on April 29, 2012| 5 Comments »
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- Stainless steel support brackets that doubles as a towel bar
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- Linen cabinet underway
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- Choosing colors
Another Big Industrial Sized Space
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, commercial, utilitarian on April 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »
This project is the opposite of my last post. 14000 SF of beautiful space is very nice if you want to fabricate things. No need to squeeze in storage space in every nook and cranny! We are working on improvements to the space for a technology start-up to use it for fabrication and testing of their prototypes.
Improving a Cabinet
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, cabinets, holes, interiors, natural light, process on April 6, 2012| Leave a Comment »
These are “sketches” of a cabinet upgrade. This existing deep cabinet will get glass doors and translucent glass back so that light from the stairwell skylight behind the cabinet will light up the glassware and shine through into the dining room. I’ll post a photo when its built.
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