Our design-build team created a beautifully renovated home fulfilling the owner’s desire for an open, serene environment reflecting their Asian culture and culinary requirements. The client’s budget required tightly managed construction.
The challenge was to convert the dark and dysfunctional 1950’s ranch-style home into an inviting space, suitable for entertaining and showcasing the couples Asian and culinary background. Staying within the overall budget of only $130 per foot required that the project was tightly managed.
Interior walls were removed and ceiling heights raised by eight feet. Clear-story windows were added to the central core of the home and adjacent passageways, flooding spaces with natural light. The double-sided stone fireplace adds warmth and natural mass. Garage doors were replaced with expansive glass units in the newly created sunken living room. Openings were created in living and master bedroom walls to take advantage of the hill country views. Reasonably priced aluminum windows and doors were detailed to resemble expensive steel counterparts giving a “Modern Prairie Style” impression.
Antique decking and framing lumber was salvaged during the raising of the roof and repurposed as ceiling cladding. This not only saved budget dollars but also adds striking accents against the subtle white walls. Antique hand-carved screens were repurposed as the entry for the master suite. These materials provide warmth and texture to the contemporary feel of the renovated space.