Code Challenges
Perched high on a hilltop, this prominent home captures spectacular
city views. The home was tired and in need of a facelift inside and out. The client wanted an updated, contemporary Arts and Crafts
shingle style home with bright and spacious rooms for entertaining.
The home renovation triggered a full code upgrade presenting
numerous challenges. The home was
shored up and new perimeter footings and lower level slabs were
poured. Ceilings were increased in
height to meet code and to give the larger rooms more pleasing
proportions. The upper level was
completely removed and rebuilt. In to maximize space on the
master suite level, the upper floor was
cantilevered over the main side walls of the house. Steel framed
windows with special fire rated glass
were installed along the side walls for bright natural daylight
throughout. The gracious new master
suite crowns the home with an elegant custom designed upper
balcony railing that stops traffic. The
artist who crafted this wonderful railing also designed all
the custom curtain rods throughout the
home and is currently working on a new entry gate to the property.
Vaulted skylighted spaces and a superb collection of artwork
catch your eye at every turn. As the
scope of this renovation expanded so did the client's art collection.
Numerous new original
paintings, lithographs and prints are featured throughout the
home. Special consideration was given
to an ambitious lighting design to dramatize the collection.
Some other special features of the renovation include the living
room and master bedroom antique fireplace mantles. The new masonry
fireplaces were specifically designed in size for these beautiful
family heirloom mantles. On the upper level of the house a loft
was
created. This loft is tucked up above the master closet and
part of the master bath. Open to the master bedroom and bath,
the loft shares
light and views and this special space serves as a home office.
Also on the upper level, we designed an "art room"
for oil painting and
other artistic pursuits. The room is filled with natural daylight
and in the future this room may serve as a child's bedroom.
This home was designed with the close involvement of the client,
incorporating their unique art and furnishings, while paying
attention
to the flow and harmony of spaces. This is truly a home eliciting
ohs and aahs from guests who often insist on full house tours. |
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