I was doing research in the neighborhood of a new second floor addition project (looking at details on similar houses) and I encountered this gem. It reminded me of an earlier post Dormer Extravaganza in Berkeley.
Posts Tagged ‘houses’
Another Extravaganza
Posted in Found Objects, tagged Albany, curiosities, dormers, houses, humor, roof, roof design on November 11, 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)
Skinny House
Posted in Found Objects, tagged houses, small buildings on October 23, 2012| Leave a Comment »
If you haven’t used up all of your NYT articles for the week, take a look at this article about a very slender house in Warsaw. I would love to go inside and see how it feels to be in such a tall, narrow space. (4′ at the widest)
Strange Framing in the Attic
Posted in Design Projects, tagged houses, remodelling, Richmond on October 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Sometimes when you tear off the sheetrock you discover unusual framing details and problems that need to be resolved. This project had a second roof framed over the first to increase the slope and eliminate built-in gutters. There was a lot of bracing in the attic that added to the load on the ceiling joists. It was hard to tell how much of it was really necessary.
discussing framing details with collaborator Steve Shada of Pika Woodworking
A few Inspiring Pictures from my Roadtrip to Colorado
Posted in Found Objects, tagged colorado, cottages, green, houses, metal, painted columns, porches, small buildings, whimsy on July 31, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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- Little red house with a metal roof, decoratively painted blue columns and a nice big porch – Salida, Colorado (Photo by Ralph Deeds)
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- Little white house with green porch and metal roof – Salida, Colorado (Photo by Ralph Deeds)
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- Three cute little houses in a row – Salida, Colorado
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- Kaki Hunter explains her earth plaster techniques on this small woodframe building that has been “ecovated” (Moab, Utah)
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- Little earthbag hobbit office, Moab, Utah
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- Handrail detail at the Hot Tomato Pizza Restaurant, Fruita, Colorado
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- Handrail detail – Hot Tomato Pizza Restaurant – Fruita, Colorado
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- Cool bike rack – Hot Tomato Restaurant – Fruita, CO
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
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
Bargains to be had in Detroit
Posted in Found Objects, tagged Detroit, historical styles, houses, stone on April 9, 2012| Leave a Comment »
My Detroit, Michigan correspondent just sent me these photos of a stone house for sale.
Here is an article with more photos of the house from the local paper.
Some of the details include carved wooden heads of Tigers baseball players decorating the mantle.
It looks like it has been well maintained. Move right in!
Bisbee Landscape
Posted in Found Objects, tagged desert architecture, historical styles, houses, landscape, prospect & refuge, urban design on April 7, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Built into a valley with steep hills all around, Bisbee has very interesting sectional properties (archi-speak for lots of level changes and three dimensional relationships between structures and spaces.) Every view is slightly different and the absence of significant trees makes the effects of the topography more dramatic. In addition to the elevation changes the curving streets make things even more picturesque.
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- Brew Pub with Curves and Slopes
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- Dramatic Landscape
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- Street View
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- Curving Street
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- multiple levels
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- Sun and Shadow
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- houses sprinkled in the valley
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- View from the road above the town
1907 Berkeley Craftsman, mostly original
Posted in Found Objects, tagged Berkeley, houses, wood on March 23, 2012| 1 Comment »
Planned development in the Catalina Foothills, Tuscon
Posted in Found Objects, tagged arizona, color, desert architecture, historical styles, houses, rigid design guidlines, Tucson, turquoise on March 5, 2012| 2 Comments »
It’s not the greatest photo, but here are the promised southwestern blue (turquoise) windows. From the Catalina Pueblo architectural guidelines – DunnEdwards Reef Encounter– DE573 ) Probably the color is just right for the Sonoran desert because it mimics the color of copper and turquoise, abundant in the region. This photo is the front of my aunt’s house in the Catalina Pueblo. It is part of a 108 house development designed and built in the 1970s by Don Maxon. The association has fairly conservative design guidelines, but they do allow this one bright accent color.
Ahead of their time in the 1970s, the architect and builder preserved much of the native desert vegetation, including many saguaro that are now well over 100 years old. They modeled the houses closely after houses in Alamos, a pueblo in Mexico, sticking to design elements that were carefully documented. The community also has shared amenities such as swimming pools and walking trails. I have mixed feelings about rigid design guidelines, but in this case the result is a very tasteful and cohesive architectural fabric.
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- Shadows
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- Stucco curves with mountain backdrop
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- Giant Saguaro and nice transition from stucco to adobe bricks in carport wall
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- Burnt adobe bricks with scuppers
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- Giant saguaro cactus and southwestern blue windows (and Aunt Dagmar)
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- Curving cream colored stucco wall with black lampost
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- posts and beams with decorative ends painted dark brown
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- Curves in brick, stucco, wood, and metal
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- Community pool with salmon deck chairs
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- Roof deck
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- Triple scupper and road runner weathervane
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- Curving wall with lamp post
A Very Basic Addition for Two Teachers and Their Two Kids in Richmond
Posted in Design Projects, tagged fibercement, houses, passive solar, Richmond, value on February 15, 2012| 2 Comments »
Sometimes the job calls for a very simple addition – bedroom, bathroom, laundry room, and family room all in less than 500 SF, plus a new deck on the south side. and energy efficiency upgrades throughout.
Existing Floor Plan
New Floor Plan
The roofline dictated the easiest place for the addition and the owners preferred a small master bedroom and a small study/ family room rather than a large bedroom. Adding a deck to the south off the kitchen and dining room seemed like an obvious way to fill in the corner (facing due south.) The fact that it has walls on two sides adds a bit of shelter from the wind.
The owners selected locally crafted light fixtures from Metro Lighting on San Pablo and many LED lights for the project.
Canivet Construction built the project on time and on budget (about 230/SF plus fixtures that the owner bought themselves.)
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