MacLeod Design & Construction

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MacLeod Design & Construction
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Spokane Avenue

This project was the complete transformation of a small, cramped 2-bedroom, 1-bath bungalow into a modern, energy-efficient, sustainable 4-bedroom, 2-bath house using an integrated green approach combining a highly insulated tight building envelope, daylighting, passive and active ventilation, low energy use, solar energy, and non-toxic finishes to create a beautiful, spacious, healthy home. The house offsets all of its electrical and hot water energy needs through a 2.1 kW solar photovotaic array and two 4' x 8' solar hot water panels.

Architect: MacLeod Design and Construction
General Contractor: MacLeod Design and Construction
Landscape: Calandra Design
Structural Engineer: Komendant Engineering, Inc.
Green Point Rated Consultant: Russell Bayba

Winner of American Institute of Architects, San Francisco Chapter, Energy + Sustainability Citation Award (May 2010).
Winner of the Build-it-Green state-wide 'Remodel the Future' Contest (Sept. 2009).
Winner "Best in Show" in Build-it-Green's Bay Area-wide Fall 2010 Green Home Tour (October 2009)
The MacLeod/Morand residence achieved 231 points in Build-it-Green's GreenPoint Rated Program (PDF)
Country: United States
This project was the complete transformation of a small, cramped 2-bedroom, 1-bath bungalow into a modern, energy-efficient, sustainable 4-bedroom, 2-bath house using an integrated green approach combining a highly insulated tight building envelope, daylighting, passive and active ventilation, low...
Albany, CA Residence
The exterior features high fly-ash content concrete at the stairs and walkways, sustainably harvested FSC hardwood for the guardrail, stucco with an integral color coat, and long-lasting fiber cement siding. The landscaping is designed with low-water usage in mind, integrating a mix of native and...
Albany, CA Residence
The exterior features high fly-ash content concrete at the stairs and walkways, sustainably harvested FSC hardwood for the guardrail, stucco with an integral color coat, and long-lasting fiber cement siding. The landscaping is designed with low-water usage in mind, integrating a mix of native and...
Spokane Ave., Albany, CA Residence
A frameless corner window, as seen from the outside, on the front of the house.
Spokane Ave., Albany, CA Residence
View of the living room showing the entrance to the house (with coat and shoe closet) and the dining room (to the left). The windows wrap around the space allowing plenty of daylight to come through.
Albany, CA Residence
The framed opening connects the dining room to the kitchen visually and allows for multiple diagonal sight lines through the interior.
Albany, CA Residence
View of the kitchen looking west toward living and dining rooms, with FSC walnut island counter top and amber bamboo cabinets.
Albany, CA Residence
The kitchen is well connected to the back yard (and ample raised vegetable beds and fruit trees). All cabinets are made from bamboo.
Albany, CA Residence
Sunlight streams in generously from the high windows in the stair well, providing light in the entire space at all times. The yellow painted walls tint the sunlight with a warm glow.
Spokane Ave., Albany, CA Residence
The high windows in the new upstairs bathroom allow plenty of natural light to come through without compromising the mirror above the sinks.
Albany, CA Residence