Posted in Design Projects, tagged bathroom, Berkeley, botanical, houses, interior window, metal, natural light, Oak, passive solar, remodel, stairway, Vanity, winter sun on July 1, 2025| Leave a Comment »
This 2016 remodel recently sold. I was shocked by the selling price. The realtor was kind enough to share her photos. We remodeled the back of the house and the second floor to better connect to the yard and the south light. She also hired Shawn Lovell to build a very special staircase.
Posted in Found Objects, tagged light, natural light, passive solar, value on April 12, 2013| 1 Comment »
I was visiting my carpenter friend last week for lunch and got to see this project before the client finished moving in. The architect made a lot of nice moves in renovating this old house. He vaulted the ceilings, opened up the space, and connected better to the backyard, Sunlight comes in through a few well placed skylights, big south-facing french doors, and a high window in the hall. I am sitting in the front room and I can see the back yard at the end of the hallway. The hallway has to slice through the house at an angle to make this happen. Unusual geometries result from the angled hallway, but since they result from a purposeful move they do not seem contrived.
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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