Victoria ResidenceVenice, CAThe 100 year old Victoria House and garden are a natural resource in the community. The garden provides wonderful views and habitat. This house is on the Venice Home and Garden Tour.From the beginning, a major design decision was to preserve the existing historic house and garden. To minimize the impact of the addition, the new three-story house was built to the rear of the site. The plan is organized around a central grand 3 –story garden room which ties the new house to the old and each floor to the other floors via the grand staircase and catwalk. The resulting L-shaped house surrounds the garden and provides garden views from all rooms in the new and existing house.The house incorporates many craftsman features such as long overhangs, pitched roof, balconies and exposed rafters.

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