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A GROVE OF TOWERING REDWOODS….
……PANORAMIC VIEWS…..
……A SPECIAL PLACE.
CHRIS AND BETSY, BOTH EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED DESIGNERS AND ARTISTS, CAME TO US WITH A STUNNING SITE AND A SIMPLE REQUEST: TO ASSIST THEM WITH THE CREATION OF PLACE THAT THEY COULD USE AS BOTH DESIGN STUDIO AND WEEKEND RETREAT. WE BROUGHT OUR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN EXPERTISE TO HELP WITH THE CREATION OF AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE FOUNDED IN THEIR DEDICATION TO A SINGULAR, UNIQUE VISION.
SEED IS SITED AT THE CREST OF THE HILL TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE PANORAMIC VIEWS
AS ONE APPROACHES, THE SIMPLE STRUCTURE REVEALS ITSELF AS AN EXTENSION OF THE SURROUNDING REDWOODS- THE EXTERIOR SIDING AND INTERIOR WALLS AN BOOKCASES ARE ALL MADE OF REDWOOD, RECLAIMED FROM A NEARBY DIRIGIBLE HANGAR- THE HOME IS INDEED A “TREEHOUSE.”
THE PRESENCE OF THE 3 STALL GARAGE IS MINIMIZED WITH CUSTOM DESIGNED GARAGE DOORS INCISED IN THE PLANE OF THE WALL
THE NORTH STUDIO WELCOMES WITH VIEWS TO THE PACIFIC AND THE BAY; BETSY AND CHRIS’S CAREFUL AND CONSIDERED SELECTION OF FURNISHINGS ENHANCE THE CONNECTION WITH NATURE, CREATING A WARM AND INVITING ENVIRONMENT
THE GARDEN STUDIO’S GLASS WALLS BLUR THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, OPENING UP TO THE SURROUNDING REDWOODS , AND ON A CLEAR DAY VIEWS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND SAN FRANCISCO BAY
EVEN IN THE MOST INTIMATE SPACES OF THE HOUSE,
ONE IS CONNECTED WITH NATURE.
THE SOUTH STUDIO SERVES AS A WORK ROOM
THE 3 STALL GARAGE IS DESIGNED TO SERVE MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS INCLUDING AS A FABRIC DYING STUDIO AND WORK SPACE. A WALL OF BLACK SHUTTERS CONCEALS UTILITY ELEMENTS GIVING THE SPACE A HIGHLY FINISHED CHARACTER. CLICK THE IMAGE TO OPEN THE SHUTTERS.
CREDITS:
OWNERS, PROJECT INCEPTION, INTERIOR DESIGN, ART SELECTION AND ALL AROUND DESIGN COLLABORATION: BETSY AND CHRIS
PROJECT TEAM:
ARCHITECTURE AND SYSTEMS: JAMES GWISE AIA WITH VICTOR CHU
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: GREGORY PAUL WALLACE, SE
LIGHTING: MELINDA MORRISON LIGHTING
CONTRACTOR: LOUIS PTAK CONSTRUCTION
PHOTOGRAPHY: BERNARD ANDRE PHOTOGRAPHY; JAMES GWISE