Originally built in the 1920s, the renovation of this historic Italian Renaissance style home was a delicate balance between preserving its historical character while leaning forward to respond to a more contemporary way of living. To bring the building up to earthquake code, the home had to be taken down to the studs and the foundation reinforced...
Architecture firm
Walker Warner Architects
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Photography
Matthew Millman
Principal architect
Brooks Walker
Design team
Senior Project Manager: Brian Lang. Architectural Staff: Matthew Marsten, Hana Bittner
Interior design
Redmond Aldrich Design
Landscape
Scott Lewis Landscape Architecture
Construction
Matarozzi Pelsinger Builders
Typology
Residential › House
Twin Peaks Residence is a mid-century San Francisco 1964 house that was remodeled by Feldman Architecture. The house was originally designed by San Francisco architect Albert Lanier (husband of renowned sculptor Ruth Asawa). The house has expansive views of San Francisco and features a fantastic rear garden. This most recent remodel takes the house...
Project name
Twin Peaks Residence
Architecture firm
Feldman Architecture
Location
San Francisco, California
Collaborators
Cabinetmaker: Eby Construction
Interior design
Feldman Architecture
Structural engineer
Strandberg Engineering
Landscape
Ground Studio; Landscape Contractor: Frank & Grossman
Lighting
Kim Cladas Lighting Design
Construction
Upscale Construction
Typology
Residential › House
The Sam Colachis Sr. Residence in the southern foothills of Camelback Mountain is one of five custom single-family homes designed by Phoenix’s midcentury master and fellow design-builder Alfred Newman Beadle. Only three of these iconic homes remain today.
Architecture firm
180 Degrees Design + Build (original architect - Al Beadle)
Location
Poenix, Arizona, USA
Photography
Matt Winquist
Principal architect
180 Degrees Design + Build (original architect - Al Beadle)
Design team
James Trahan AIA, John Anderson AIA
Design year
Original, 1966. (Renovation, 2014)
Civil engineer
Keogh Engineering
Structural engineer
BC Engineering
Landscape
Trueform Landscape Architecture Studio
Lighting
Habermann Electrical Designs, Inc.
Supervision
180 Degrees Design + Build
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Construction
180 Degrees Design + Build
Typology
Residential › House › Renovation
This project consists of a single-story addition and renovation to an existing mid-century ranch house in Menlo Park, California. Conceived for a retired couple, the open and accessible design integrates the living space with the rear garden to create a well-lit domestic extension.
Architecture firm
Terry & Terry Architecture
Location
Menlo Park, California, United States
Photography
Bruce Damonte
Principal architect
Alex Terry, Ivan Terry
Design team
Alex Terry, Ivan Terry, Matt Bisset
Structural engineer
Santos Urrutia Structural Engineers Inc. San Francisco
Lighting
Tobias Grau, Contrast Recessed Lighting, Lumiere Lighting
Construction
Timberline Construction
Material
Cast in place Concrete, Wood/steel frame, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
It’s located in the neighborhood where they have lived for many years and have forged deep social bonds. It’s a short one-block walk to their daughter’s school. It has beautiful mature trees. It has a pool! But still, after the sale closed the clients thought, why did we buy this house??
Project name
Kent Residence Renovation
Architecture firm
EL Studio PLLC
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Photography
HDP Photography
Typology
Residential › House
The project was a request to renovate a duplex house in an area with an urban fabric consisting of three-story (including lower ground floor) houses with courtyards and pitched roofs having north and south facades.
Project name
Renovation of Roo-Dar-Roo House
Architecture firm
Gera Studio Architects
Principal architect
Hossein Namazi, Reza Farashi
Design team
Marzieh Mehranfar, Omid deylami
Lighting
Ebrahim shamsolahi
Visualization
Amir-Masoud Derikvand
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Brick, Glass, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
The homeowners purchased their new home in the historic and highly desirable Austin neighborhood. Built in 1915, the house was among the few remaining that had not been demolished thanks to its previous owner -- who had lived in the house for over half a century.
Project name
Clarksville Residence
Architecture firm
LaRue Architects
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Collaborators
Styling: Adam Fortner
Interior design
Love County Design
Structural engineer
Steinman Luevano Structures, Loewen Windows and Doors
Landscape
David Wilson Garden Design
Construction
Foursquare Builders
Material
Glass, stucco and metal panels
Typology
Residential › House
Located 160km northeast of London, Norwich is a historic city with about 150,000 inhabitants that houses the new home of a couple of clients of the brazilian architect Julliana Camargo. The clients decided to face a new phase in English lands.
Project name
Norwich House
Architecture firm
Studio Julliana Camargo, Thiago Natal
Location
Norwich, England
Photography
Nick Guttridge
Principal architect
Juliana Camargo, Thiago Natal
Collaborators
Production: Juliana Camargo and Katia Hill
Interior design
Studio Julliana Camargo; Interior Assistant: Samira Caetano
Typology
Residential › House
