Slight angle to the property line became a design feature in the house plan. Clients were interested in maximizing the floor area and the angle was used to set against available setback and appeared in the main gallery entry to bring visual interest to the space.

The Los Altos Hills home is a reinvention of an early 1959 two level house set on the hillside with 180 degree views of the bay and Silicon valley below. The goal of this project was to create quiet retreat with serene atmosphere and streamline interiors to make them more functional to accommodate a family of four.

Clients hired me to update a very traditional classical home. Old kitchen needed to be redesigned and opened up. Complete kitchen remodel, family room and dining area, stair remodel, all new lighting, flooring, wall paint. Existing fireplace received a modern face, furniture. Bathroom remodel.

As buildable land becomes more and more scarce closer to urban centers, home buyers are taking a fresh look at narrow lots.