I never managed to get any photos of this project….but it was a tiny addition and rearrangement of the south end of a house on two levels to better connect to the yard and maximize the south light. The centerpiece was a stair with botanical railing and thick wood treads. The blacksmith, Shawn Lovell recently gave me some progress photos that she took. Thanks Shawn! I’ll take a photo of the organic handrail she made for our place and post that next.
Posts Tagged ‘patterns’
Photos of a Steel Stair & Iron Railing Hand forged by Shawn Lovell for a 2016 Berkeley project
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, blacksmith, botanical, collaboration, craftswoman, details, hand forged, iron, patterns, process, stair, steel staris, whimsy on June 17, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Painted Beam With Piranhas & Diamond Post Detail
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, color, decoration, details, interiors, paint, painted beam, patterns, small buildings, whimsy on September 26, 2020| 1 Comment »
Some North Berkeley ADU Updates
Posted in Design Projects, tagged ADU, air tight ness, airtight, Berkeley, blower door test, Building Science, castle, cottage, decoration, green, green building, net zero, painted beam, pattern, patterns, small buidings, tiny house, tinyhouse on March 5, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The painted ridge beam went in this week. You can see, if you look closely, another castle post to complement the beam.
We also did a preliminary blower door test to check for airtightness and passed with flying colors
And finally we had a ceremonial sage burning inside the building last night…to bring the good sprits and chase away the bad. Due to the airtightness, the building was still smokey in the morning after the ceremony! (The ventilation system is not yet operational and no windows were open)
More On Our Castle Post
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, carving, castle, cedar, construction process, curiosities, details, fun, historical styles, McBride Construction, modern, patterns, process, small buildings, whimsy, wood, zig zag on September 10, 2019| 1 Comment »
Carved Post for Berkeley Cottage in Progress
Posted in Design Projects, tagged ADU, Berkeley, carved post, carving, castle, cedar, details, hand saw, historical styles, middle ages, modern architecture, patterns, process on August 28, 2019| Leave a Comment »
John McBride and I saw a post like this at a castle in Northern Italy. It seemed like a nice detail for a little cottage in Berkeley.
Mexico City Architecture
Posted in Found Objects, tagged color, mexico city, patterns on October 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Last year I spent a week in Mexico City with my aunt, a retired Mexican history professor. What an architectural treat! I’m finally getting a chance to share a few of the highlights.
Palacio de Bellas Artes- Inside this recently restored, golden-topped, art nouveau building are several spectacular murals by Diego Riviera
Casa de los Azulejos- This is the dining court inside a department store in the Centro Historico. The mural wraps around all sides of the light-filled courtyard. I don’t have a photo of the outside of the building, and old palace covered in blue and white tiles
Bold red-orange facade in Centro Historico
Another facade in the Centro Historico, this one a bit less flashy, but has a variety of artful details
Aunt Susan at the giant sundial at UNAM
Approaching the Biblioteca Central UNAM – This walkway seemed a bit out of scale, but the shade was nice
Biblioteca Central – UNAM – The Central Library at UNAM was built in 1948, a collaboration between artist and architect Juan O’Gorman, and Architects Gustavo Saavedra and Juan Martinez de Velasco. The exterior is covered in murals depicting the history of Mexico and made out of stones collected from around the country.
Around the Biblioteca Central was a grid of grass squares and concrete pathways that seemed like they could be a giant board for a game. The simple white painted arrows on some of the paths direct bikers properly through the maze.
Grid of lawn squares and concrete paths
The graphic simplicity of bike path through UNAM
Zona Rosa Art Deco Industrial
Zona Rosa greenery
Zona Rosa Glass and Steel
Fuente de la Diana Cazadora
Amber Dome- Museo de Arte Moderno de Mexico
Living Roof – Jardin Botanico, Chapultapec
National Museum of Anthropology Fountain Column
Marquee – Polanco
Mural and Fountain in Los Danzantes Coyoacan
From the Field
Posted in Design Projects, tagged ceramic tile, Fireclay, geometric design, glass tile, grout colors, hexagon, Oakland, patterns, Rockridge, shower on September 8, 2017| Leave a Comment »
I am pleased with the way this bathroom is turning out!
Photo by Alex Wein
Recycled glass and ceramic tile from Fireclay.
Blue Rays
Posted in Design Projects, tagged color, details, Oakland, paint, patterns, process, whimsy on August 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Ash Flooring
Posted in Design Projects, tagged ash, details, patterns, wood on August 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »
This photo does not accurately show the light blond color of ash hardwood flooring, but it does show the beautiful and interesting grain pattern.
Stained Glass Sundial
Posted in Design Projects, tagged color, details, Oakland, patterns, windows on August 6, 2014| Leave a Comment »
With this many bright colors, it will be hard not to take note of where the sunlight is falling throughout the day and year.
Progress on Rockridge Remodel – final details coming together
Posted in Design Projects, tagged houses, patterns, process, wood on August 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »
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- dungeon sconce
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- Hallway minus the monkey bars
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- kitchen angles
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- Steel stairs by Melissa MacDonald
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- Plumber making final adjustments
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- John and Steve
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- Stained Glass
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- Elvis the painter
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- roughsawn beams
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- bookcases
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- mudroom benches – ash
Martha Stewart at deedsdesign
Posted in Design Projects, tagged appleply, Berkeley, kitchen, patterns, plywood, rustic, sailboat hardware, salvaged, value on May 7, 2014| 2 Comments »
I took this photo a while back when I installed my blue powdercoated steel Ikea cart in its spot. I was very excited because it was a perfect fit and made use of an underutilized space in my kitchen. It was also very affordable. You can also see my nifty reuse of sailboat rigging (cleat, block, and line) to make an adjustable countertop. The diamond cabinet is also from Ikea but the drawer faces were custom made by me out of fir plywood and white paint. The coordinated geometric pattern dish towel was also from Ikea, but hand dyed with tea, coffee, and beets to get rid of the bright white background. The mini wedgewood range is at least 50 years old and works great with style.
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