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Paso Robles, CA Market: Single Family Residential Size: 7,810 sf Architect: BAR Architects General Contractor: Specialty Construction, Inc. Set in the Adelaida vineyard district, the Paso Robles Residence is set into the hillside with a basement wine room and entertainment area with a barrel ceiling and exposed concrete walls. The upper floor is split into […]
LARKSPUR, CA Market: Single Family Residential Size: 3000 – 3500 sf Architect: Dahlin Architects GENERAL CONTRACTOR / DEVELOPER: Nuvera Homes Structural design of 5 single family residences located in the Drakes Cove Subdivision in Larkspur. The homes range in size from 3000 to 3500 square feet and two to three stories in height all with […]
Los Gatos, CA Market: Single Family Residential Size: 4,877 sf Architect: Mark Horton Architects General Contractor: Lencioni Construction The new construction of this modern home set in the hills above Silicon Valley highlights exposed cantilevered concrete walls and warm wood finishes. A unique element of this house was the design of a second-floor interior glass […]
San Carlos, CA Market: Single Family Residential Size: 4,400 sf Architect: Aleck Wilson Architects General ContractorRJ Campi Construction Inc. FTF partnered with Aleck Wilson Architects and RJ Campi Construction Inc. on this dramatic contemporary hillside home above a San Carlos canyon. Visually, the architects created a canyon within the compound, designing two buildings, one for […]
San Francisco, CA Market: Single Family Residential Size: 6,800 sf Architect: Butler Armsden Architects General Contractor Crown Construction This Russian Hill residence was originally built in 1908, just two years after the devastating San Francisco earthquake. After more than 100 years of use, the house needed to be remodeled and fully seismically retrofitted. The architect […]
San Francisco, CA Market: Single Family Residence / Historic / Unreinforced Masonry Size: 5,610 sf Architect: David Armour Architecture General Contractor: Colindres & Associates FTF performed a seismic evaluation and full seismic retrofit of this 7,100 square foot unreinforced masonry single-family residence including new foundations to accommodate 9-foot ceilings in the basement. The seismic evaluation […]
San Francisco, CA Market: Single Family Residential Size: 3,500 sf Architect: Studio VARA Contractor: Dijeau-Poage The Noe Valley Residence 2 started with a desire to transform the 1908 cottage into a cohesive modern dwelling. With a history of subpar alterations, the residence required not only untangling cramped spaces and the addition of livable space, but […]
Hillsborough, CA Market: Single Family Residential Size: 5,500 sf Architect: Dan Phipps Architects General Contractor: The Toboni Group This home was designed as an extension of an Edward Lutyens-inspired home on a wooded estate, and FTF resolved the challenge of retaining the timeless character of an existing home’s front facade while accommodating the needs of […]