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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.

 

Front Elevation

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

Existing Floor Plan

New Floor Plan

 

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My Oakland correspondent saw this curious tower addition on an Oakland bungalow. I’d love to see it from the inside.

Tower addition on Oakland bungalow

Tower addition on Oakland bungalow

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We are working on the repair and remodel of an actual 4-square cottage from the early 1900s!

floorplan image

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trellises, vegetable beds, and roses and vines starting to climb

trellises, vegetable beds, and roses and vines starting to climb

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I’d like to try the charred cedar, especially if it is truly durable/weather-resistant. The composting heating system is cool… might not work for everyone. The place looks great!

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Matt has the trellis underway (on the left building.) He plans to train a rose to grow on the redwood slats. Mavis and Atticus try sitting on the covered porch in the evening light.

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Skinny House

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)

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Matt made some progress on the little buildings while I was gone. He chose a warm brown integral color stucco and a red standing seam roof. You can’t see it very well in this photo, but the door to the right is an old salvaged door with a window and some nice details.

Looking good!

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My friend Matt is making progress on his little buildings! Here are a couple of older posts about the project:

Model

Foundation

It will be very nice to have the garden and patio between the main house and the small buildings with good southern exposure. (See site plan below)

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More info on this project can be found here:

Accounting

Photoshoot

New Burgee

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