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Project • By DNM Architecture • Private Houses
sugarloaf
ORIGINAL HOME
The existing home sat perched atop a hill in Marin County, CA, affording its residents amazing 270° views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay. Built in the 1960s, the original house tried to adopt the elements of mid-century California style, but it was very closed and boxy inside - and not properly updated throughout the years. In fact, the modifications were so haphazard that the structure had morphed into a tortured and dangerous agglomeration of past structures and additions, with a second story literally built on the roof of the first story – and plenty of resulting structural deficiencies.
Jamie Leasure, MA+DS
Jamie Leasure, MA+DS
ORIGINAL PLANS
The clients, who were returning to DNM Ar... More
Project • By Surfacedesign, Inc • Residential Landscape
Hacienda Tiburon Landscape
This sculptural garden overlooking the San Francisco Bay reflects the vision of passionate art collectors whose personal artistic vision includes the idea of the landscape being experienced and enhanced through play and exploration. As a result, their whimsical five-acre garden incorporates distinct spaces that weave together architecture and landscape, providing places for reflection, play, and discovery.
At the entrance, a folding deck projects from the house, merging the building with a landscape of magnolias, grasses, and ferns. It also frames an existing stepping-stone installation by artist Topher Delaney, which spells out a Christopher Marlowe love poem in Braille.
The deck’s warping planes create a threshold... More