After purchasing a modest ranch house on a secluded corner lot in suburban San Mateo, the clients loved its unassuming charm, privacy, and lush, native landscaping. Since the client—Head of Sustainable Design for Google Hardware—understands the design process well, she collaborated closely with Feldman Architecture on a renovation that preserves the best of the existing home
John Lum Architecture, with interior design by NicoleHollis, reworked a spec-level Mediterranean into a design that quietly fits its spectacular bay-side setting.
The Lake Tahoe Cabins is comprised of three discrete structures that traverse the rugged and complex Crystal Bay shoreline. Each cabin is strategically arranged around the site’s elemental intricacies with distinct connections to the Tahoe landscape and lakefront below.
Located on a hillside with commanding views of Mount Diablo, this 1959 residence designed by Henry Hill has been given a new life. Initially marketed as a teardown, the owners worked with Framestudio to carefully preserve the extant structure with inconspicuous updates to improve the home’s comfort, energy, and seismic performance, without compromising its original architecture.
At Rau Haus, a 6.24kW PV array provides the home with 9,777 kWh of renewable energy a year, and two Heliodyne solar panels serve a 119-gallon storage tank. The home is equipped with all electric indoor appliances and an electric heat-pump HVAC system
The prime program of the Dry Creek Poolhouse is wrapped in grape stakes gathered from the property and resawn to operate as a shroud to the private innards of the building.
This three-unit residential building is created from an ordinary single-family home that was suffering from years of neglect in San Francisco.
This two-unit residential building proposes an alternative to conventional building strategies found throughout San Francisco. At the front elevation, a modern bay window is employed, contributing to the scale and rhythm of the more traditional bay windows found on this street.
