XYLO Interiors is fabricating this trestle table for my Rockridge cottage project out of the fir framing wood salvaged from the cottage during the remodel. It’s looking good! (See progress photos below sent from the shop)


Posted in Design Projects, tagged construction process, design process, details, fir, furniture, process, salvaged wood, trestle table on November 2, 2017| Leave a Comment »
XYLO Interiors is fabricating this trestle table for my Rockridge cottage project out of the fir framing wood salvaged from the cottage during the remodel. It’s looking good! (See progress photos below sent from the shop)


Posted in Design Projects, tagged addition, Berkeley, framing, process, remodel, small spaces, vaulted ceiling, windowseat on September 7, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Cedar Shingles, John Mcbride, McBride Construction, Oakland, process, Rockridge on June 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Oakland, process, Rockridge, roughsawn cedar, skylights, vaulted ceiling on June 24, 2017| 1 Comment »
Posted in Design Projects, tagged modern spanish eclectic, process, San Mateo, steel on January 24, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Exposed steel in the main living area (living, dining, kitchen)

No roof yet, but the exterior form is looking great
Posted in Design Projects, tagged bunker, concrete, cribbing, foundation, Oakland, pouring concrete, process, remodel, Rockridge, small buildings on November 4, 2016| Leave a Comment »
More action shots! This one is the start of a complete revamp of an early 20th century cottage.


Posted in Design Projects, tagged addition, framing, house, modern, process, San Mateo, Spanish Eclectic, steel moment frame on November 3, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Back of house with big doors and windows

Looking form Living room through the dining and kitchen out the back. Steel moment frame and beam to be finished with gun blue and left exposed.

Mastersuite rafters

Front of house

Before shot of front of house
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.
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Accolade Construction, framing, houses, process, San Mateo, structure on July 2, 2016| 2 Comments »
Posted in Design Projects, tagged details, process, small buildings, value, wood on June 2, 2016| 1 Comment »
Posted in Design Projects, tagged drywall, John Mcbride, kitchen, McBride Construction, Oakland, open, process, Rockridge, Sheetrock, space on April 12, 2016| 2 Comments »
Posted in Design Projects, tagged angles, drywall, Oakland, process, Sheetrock, skylight, small buildings on April 5, 2016| 1 Comment »
Drywall installation



and a new skylight over the shower

And from the desk – Design of the cabinetry and storage in the ceramic studio: