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The Chabre's wanted to maximize their view of the San Gabriel Mountains while enlarging the kitchen. Now with the exterior walls angled, they can take advantage of their view of the foothills.
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The College knew they needed a house that blended tradition with vision. This
house, originally built in 1904, does both. With a stronger foundation now than
ever, re-designed interiors, and a state-of-the-art conference facility, the
President's House is a stately single family residence as well as a functional
hospitality center for the College.
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This family wanted something truly unique - a design that reflected the
playfulness and style of their home's 1950's post-and-beam architecture, while
maximizing the kitchen's functionality. Using splashes of color and innovative
cabinetry design, we helped Ran and Laura create a kitchen that fit their
goals.
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Linda and Tom wanted to add more space to their home, while creating a more inviting exterior. Strategic placement of their new master suite addition and a redesigned front porch dramatically improved the front of the house. Inside, architectural details and open spaces add elegance.
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Removing existing walls and creating natural divisions of space dramatically opened up the kitchen, dining room, and entry of this home. The kitchen was redesigned to maximize space, while encouraging full interaction between family members in different rooms.
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The duplex features two identical living units for visiting faculty of the school. The scaling and sitting of the building blend it unobtrusively with the surrounding single-family residential neighborhood. Special architectural details relate the building to the school, and to Claremont's architectural heritage.
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This home, originally built in 1925, had a very small kitchen. Expanding the kitchen into the existing service porch area maximized the available space in the kitchen. A new redwood and Douglas Fir deck creates a comfortable outdoor living area. |
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A very low ceiling, combined with an exterior patio overhang that blocked sunlight, made Virginia and Steve's kitchen seem small and dark. Lifting the ceiling opens up the space, while new skylights fill the kitchen with natural light.
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This home, originally built in 1953, was a
pristine example of post and beam modernist architecture.
Years of "remuddling" virtually destroyed the original
integrity of the home, but Ned and Tamara Freed bought the
house knowing that it could be made into something unique
and called us.
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David and Carolyn saw a house for sale and came to us with a
simple question. We love this house -- is it possible to
remodel it to meet our needs? They wanted to build their
dream house.
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This project is a great example of the benefits
of master-planning. Most houses need more work than the
budget allows for in the present. But with careful planning,
major goals can be divided into more manageable phases and
completed as the funds become available.
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A very simple tract house was in need of some
drama and some light. By removing some walls in the center
of the house to enlarge the space, and by lifting the
ceiling to allow for three skylights, the living room is now
the favorite room in the house day or night.
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Two gourmet chefs with a love for entertaining
and art were the inspiration for this project. The old
kitchen was small, poorly laid out, dark, had no access to
the outside and did not have enough counter space for two
cooks working together.
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Starting with exceptionally fun clients who love
Craftsman architecture and have wide ranging tastes, this
project entailed gutting and remodeling the whole house as
well as adding a new second story bathroom and a
porte-cauchere entry to cover the vehicles
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Winning Honorable Mention in the national
Renaissance Design Awards, the following is a quote from the
November issue of Remodeling Magazine. "The judges were
eloquent: ...The rhythm of the stones makes this project
fantastical - it could be Hansel and Gretel's house.
...There's something soothing about this project, like a
Beethoven piano concerto."
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The tone was set at the first meeting with
Maggie Latimer, the owner, when she announced that she had
heard of the concept of "great rooms" and she liked the
idea, but she wanted it clear that she hired us to build an
"awesome room".
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