Posts Tagged ‘small buildings’
Inspection in Oakland
Posted in Design Projects, tagged black, black & white, cedar, charred cedar, color, Oakland, rainscreen, small buildings, utilitarian, wood on March 25, 2016| 1 Comment »
Shou Sugi Ban Rainscreen
Posted in Design Projects, tagged cedar, Oakland, process, rainscreen, small buildings on February 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »
North Berkeley Art Studio
Posted in Design Projects, tagged angles, cedar, metal roof, mitered corner, small buildings on January 7, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Slowly but surely this new building is taking shape. The interesting angles create privacy from the main house and useful delineation of spaces on the inside. The siding is select tight knot cedar. The mitered corner is nicely executed by the craftsmen of McBride Construction. Still to come – interior finishes, lighting, landscaping, and a loft. Stay posted for more photos as it unfolds.
Ceramic Studio Slab Installed Yesterday in Oakland! I Made a Video
Posted in Design Projects, tagged concrete, process, slab, small buildings, video on November 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »
I Can’t Get Through the Fence
Posted in Design Projects, tagged cedar, metal roof, select tight knot, small buildings, standing seam, studio on November 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Studio Project Coming Along!
Posted in Design Projects, tagged angles, cedar, small buildings on October 29, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Photo by J. McBride : “Angular Angles” 
Cedar Siding Begins This Morning
Posted in Design Projects, tagged angles, cabin, process, siding, small buildings on September 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Kitchen expansion +
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, efficiency, houses, interiors, kitchen, LED lighting, lighting, lighting design, pantry, small buildings, storage, utilitarian, value, wood on July 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »
The most important component of this project was rearranging things to make the most of various spaces in a small house. There had been several strange additions over the years that made for a lot of wasted space.
Looking east in this spacious new kitchen with fir cabinets, vaulted ceiling, corner windows, LED lights,
We added about 65 SF and way more storage. The old kitchen was actually a hallway with constant traffic flow through the work area. Now traffic stays away from the main work area.
Kitchen before addition and remodel
1) New closets in the master bedroom 2) More efficient laundry room by moving one door and adding shelves and counter 3) Water heater moved to exterior and utility room converted to pantry 4) Kitchen expanded to keep the traffic out of the work area 5) Easy attic storage created
Nice Big Pantry
Vaulted ceiling creates room for a large pendant light
We also added an attic access stair for even more storage!
Photo Credit – Nancy Kalter-Dills
Some Rafters
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, framing, process, small buildings on June 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Finally Some Framing Underway
Posted in Design Projects, tagged framing, FSC Certified, green, process, small buildings on May 22, 2015| 1 Comment »
I am excited to see this backyard studio take shape. Happy to have a skillful framer and a pile of kiln dried FSC certified lumber. I stopped by just in time to help lift that big beam into place. A challenging job for a solo framer.
BBQ At My South Berkeley Project
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, garden, houses, landscape, small buildings, value on August 18, 2014| 1 Comment »
I was very happy to see this recent project full of people enjoying the newly connected living spaces and yard. The owners also built several nice cabinets and shelving themselves. These are just phone snapshots of the space…..and yes it does look like they might need a new couch at some point. Turned out great! (Thanks Berkeley Craftsman)
Small addition in South Berkeley yields a second bedroom, parlor, and a big family room connected to the back yard
Posted in Design Projects, tagged Berkeley, houses, small buildings, value on June 1, 2014| Leave a Comment »
These are just snapshots – client is not fully moved in – but they are very happy with the remodel, as am I. (Thanks Berkeley Craftsmen) The basic idea was to add a bedroom and improve the street presence. In addition to adding a bedroom we gained a small parlor or office and relocated the main living space to the back with a nice connection to the garden.
The new front parlor window, cedar sill, and integral color stucco
High windows facing south
New front parlor
Looking from kitchen out the back doors
New Bedroom
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