Ranch Dressing in Mill Valley, California is a residential transformation by Oakland-based Buttrick Projects Architecture+Design. The remodel takes the form of a series of volumes that inserted at the perimeter of this '60s-era boomerang shaped home to remedy the staid quality of the previous interior geometry and make the landscape more tangible f...
Project name
Ranch Dressing
Architecture firm
Buttrick Projects Architecture+Design
Location
Mill Valley, California, USA
Collaborators
NRG (Energy Compliance)
Interior design
Gary Hutton Design
Structural engineer
FTF Engineering
Construction
Cuttle Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Named for its butterfly-inspired angular canopies that adorn the project’s exterior, Folded Wings is a speculative office campus designed by Form4 Architecture in the technology epicenter of Palo Alto, California.
Project name
Folded Wings
Architecture firm
Form4 Architecture
Location
Palo Alto, California, USA
Principal architect
John Marx, AIA
Design team
John Marx, AIA, James Tefend, Form4 Architecture
Built area
New 10,736 m² (115,425 ft²) building, update to existing 6,751 m² (72,662 ft²) building
Site area
4 hectares (10 acres)
Landscape
Studio Five Design
Construction
Truebeck Construction
Tools used
form·Z, V-Ray, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Revit
Material
Accoya wood, glass, aluminum, steel
Client
Sand Hill Property Company
Typology
Commercial › Office Park
This home is on a plateau above Coachella Valley nestled up against the Santa Rosa Mountains in Rancho Mirage, California. It was originally built in the 1960’s on a large flat property of 1.3 acres. The house sits roughly in the middle of the property and one enters from the driveway through a private courtyard. A swimming pool and spa are sited i...
Project name
Thunderbird Heights Residence
Architecture firm
Stuart Silk Architects
Location
Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Photography
David Papazian
Principal architect
Stuart Silk
Design team
Stuart Silk, David Marchetti, Brittney Wilson-Davis
Interior design
Joelle Nesen and Morgan Thomas, Maison Inc
Structural engineer
RA Structural Engineer
Landscape
Anne Attinger, Attinger Landscape Architecture
Construction
Nate Van Malsen, West Coast Builders
Material
Brick, stucco, painted steel, gypsum board and glass
Typology
Residentialdential › House
Silicon Valley’s triangular-inspired NVIDIA Corporate Campus in Santa Clara, California debuted new exterior areas with sustainable permeable pavers made of wood. The exteriors were designed by TLS Landscape Architects putting employee connection at the core.
Written by
Black Locust Lumber Global
Photography
NVIDIA, Black Locust Lumber Global
This book situates Feldman Architecture’s work within the northern California design canon and illustrates how the firm’s voice subtly translates across diverse geographies and contexts.
Title
Immersed: The California Houses of Feldman Architecture
Author
Foreword by Aaron Betsky. Introduction by Daniel P. Gregory. Interview by Vladimir Belogolovsky. Collaboration by Roman Alonso, Bernard Trainor, and Brian Groza. Afterword by Jonathan Feldman. Edited by Oscar Riera Ojeda
Category
Architecture, Interior Design
Buy
https://www.oropublishers.com/products/immersed-the-california-houses-of-feldman-architecture
Size
9.25 x 11.25 in / 234.95 x 285.75 mm
McIntyre House is a distinguished mid-century residence in the San Francisco Bay Area that has been remodeled by Richard Beard Architects and The Wiseman Group.
Project name
Mcintyre Residence
Architecture firm
Richard Beard Architects
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, California
Photography
José Manuel Alorda
Interior design
The Wiseman Group
Landscape
Strata Landscape Architecture
Lighting
Hiram Banks Lighting Design
Construction
Louis Ptak Construction
Typology
Residential › House
The building site had a significant influence on the design for this house. Layered with intense geologic history at the base of a three-million-year-old volcano, the site is a north-facing 20-degree slope with equal parts refuge and prospect at 6,300 feet above mean sea level.
Project name
Lookout House
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Truckee, California, USA
Photography
Joe Fletcher Photography
Design team
Gregory Faulkner, Christian Carpenter, Jenna Shropshire, Gordon Magnin, Darrell Linscott, Breanne Penrod, Garrett Faulkner
Interior design
CLL Concept Lighting Lab, LLC
Civil engineer
Shaw Engineering
Structural engineer
CFBR Structural Group
Environmental & MEP
MSA Engineering Consultants
Lighting
CLL Concept Lighting Lab, LLC
Construction
Rickenbach Development and Construction, Inc.
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel
Typology
Residential › House
The clients are a couple of environmental scientists who, along with their two sons, relocated from the Oakland Hills to the summer climate of Orinda. Their commitment to sustainability, including a request for net-zero energy performance annually, was evident throughout the design process. A three-bedroom program began as a remodel of a 1954 ranch...
Project name
Miner Road House
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Orinda, California, USA
Photography
Joe Fletcher Photography; Drone Promotions (aerial)
Design team
Greg Faulkner, Christian Carpenter, Jenna Shropshire, Owen Wright, Darrell Linscott, Richard Szitar, Pete Austin, Ben Lueck, Glenn Lutz
Collaborators
Bob Hodas Acoustic Analysis (Acoustics), Garrett Faulkner (3D Model)
Interior design
Faulkner Architects with DZINE Concept
Civil engineer
Lea & Braze Engineering
Structural engineer
CFBR Structural Group
Environmental & MEP
Davis Energy Group
Landscape
Thuilot Associates
Construction
Ethan Allen Construction
Typology
Residential › House
