Pete J. Vallas, A.I.A., Architect

Home Improvement Professionals , Architects & Building Designers , Accessory Dwelling Units , Home Remodeling , Home Additions , Universal Design , Basement Remodeling
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Pete J. Vallas, A.I.A., Architect
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Atchison Home

Carved out of the four-story 1907 Walker Warehouse in downtown Mobile, Alabama, the private residence of third-generation antique dealers began on paper as a blank canvas with only the grid of the existing chamfered wood structural columns and evolved into a cohesive design that allows the residents to live green beside their place of business.
Country: United States
A canopied courtyard right off the kitchen, where one of several original arched brick delivery openings was infilled with glass and French doors, affords year-round alfresco dining opportunities.
Atchison Home
A simple gypsum board central stair was inserted within the existing column grid to form the anchor around which all of the living spaces pivot.
Atchison Home
The design radiates from the central stair, a new sculptural addition that negated the need to incorporate traditional walls and partitions.
Atchison Home
A simple gypsum board central stair was inserted within the existing column grid to form the anchor around which all of the living spaces pivot.
Atchison Home
New interior walls of beaded board were inserted between the existing grid of heavy timber columns.
Atchison Home
New interior walls of beaded board were inserted between the existing grid of heavy timber columns.
Atchison Home
Salvaged and repurposed cypress doors were hung on barn door hardware to accentuate the warehouse aesthetic of the existing space.
Atchison Home
Leaving ductwork and existing sprinkler piping exposed, replacing small windows with tall French doors, and updating the concrete floors with a dramatic stain-and-score technique give the city home a fresh aesthetic.
Atchison Home
Leaving ductwork and existing sprinkler piping exposed, replacing small windows with tall French doors, and updating the concrete floors with a dramatic stain-and-score technique give the city home a fresh aesthetic.
Atchison Home
The existing arched brick opening of the former loading dock door was infilled with French doors, sidelights and transoms that followed the curve of the radius.
Atchison Home
Leaving ductwork and existing sprinkler piping exposed, replacing small windows with tall French doors, and updating the concrete floors with a dramatic stain-and-score technique give the city home a fresh aesthetic.
Atchison Home
A large central work island was aligned to take advantage of the view through French doors, sidelights and transoms inserted in the arched opening of the former loading dock door.
Atchison Home