Categories: residential remodels

Ross Shingle Style 2

Location Ross, CA Date 2006 Description This project was a remodel and addition to a 60 year old home on a large lot. The site development plan called for the addition of a garage, guest house and pool. When the contractor began to dig the pool, the first bucket of dirt lifted into the air …

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Ross Deco-Moderne

Location Ross, CA Date 1995 Description This mid-century 1930’s residence was purchased by a client who loved the moderne style and recognized the potential in the existing structure. We researched classic design elements from the era and selected appropriate elements to include such as the circular stair under the round skylight, rounded corners in the …

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Mill Valley East Coast Shingle

Location Mill Valley, CA Date 1996 Description Designed during a time when I was fascinated by the work of Robert A. M. Stern, I shared my interest with this client and engaged them in my appreciation for Stern’s attention to detail. Together, we interpreted their design program to include several additions to their shingle-style home …

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Nicasio Hacienda

Location Nicasio, CA Date 2011 Description Originally built in the 1980s in beautiful central Marin overlooking Nicasio lake, this hacienda-style home had fallen into disrepair. Originally conceived as a family compound, my client wanted to retain the flexibility, correct several awkward design elements, repair water damage from bad detailing, and rehab the amazing site. The …

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Sausalito Powerhouse

Location Sausalito, CA Date 2012 Description High on a hillside above Sausalito, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company chose a remote ridge on the boundary between a quaint town an adjacent military land to build a small gas-powered generation plant to serve rural Marin County in 1913. A massive 3-story steel-framed concrete and brick structure …

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Greenbrae Contemporary

Location Greenbrae, CA Date 2004 Description Artist-Collector-Clients can be a challenge and also be fun. This project was a great example. I was tasked with converting a conventional hip-roofed bungalow into a gallery for displaying eclectic and tribal art while enhancing the amazing views of a landscaped property as well as the local center of …

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