The project is a modern interpretation of traditional forms, scale and materials, providing our client with an open plan and clean aesthetic while keeping the rhythm and scale of the neighborhood intact. This renovation and addition urban-infill features many sustainable elements including significant reuse of existing construction, use of non-toxic materials throughout, roof-top PV and solar thermal and an edible garden with a clothesline sculpture.

The original lower level was added to and transformed into a painting studio. The use of raw materials such as concrete, raw structural steel and stained plywood and its connection to the street and garden, give it a grounded quality that is a deliberate counterpoint to the more abstract, light-connected, view-connected quality of the upper level which is for living and music listening. The upper and lower levels are connected spatially and visually by void spaces and steel columns that project up and down through the upper floor. The ceilings of the highest reaches are illuminated by skylights.