Open House Tickets
Meet Dwell, Mark & Ellen.
Join Dwell for a tour of the home.
Come take a tour, find out about the products used in the house, and hear about modern prefab and design from Dwell experts.
Meet us at the parking structure at
850 California Street
(behind Longs Pharmacy, entrance on Bryant Street)
from there, you will be given directions for the short walk to the home. Shuttle available if needed.
See below for a schedule of speakers.
Consumer Open House Event
Saturday, March 29, 2008
or
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Register Here
Tickets are $8.00 online/$10.00 day-of for attendees 18-64 years of age.
Children 17 and under are free.
Seniors 65 and older are free.
Trade Only Open House Event*
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Register Here
Registration is required to attend these events
*Trade Only Open House Event is intended for members of the trade including architects, builders, developers, interior designers, landscape architects, real estate professionals, urban planners, etc.
Discover how high-end appliances and modern furnishings can be seamlessly integrated into a warm home environment.
After you register, please visit the Products & Resources page to download the Product Resource Guide (in three parts) which will help to guide you through the products in the home.
Speaker Information and Schedule
Open House
Saturday and Sunday, March 29 & 30
10:00am-5:00pm, both days
Joel Turkel
Designer of the NextHouse, Joel served as Creative Director at Empyrean until 2007 and currently holds a faculty position at MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning. He recently formed Turkel Design in Cambridge, MA.
Joel will be speaking Saturday and Sunday at 11:00am, 1:00pm and 3:00pm
Sally Kuchar
Interior designer for the Dwell Home: Silicon Valley, Sally is the founder of sallytv.com, a creative agency focusing primarily on sustainable design for both residential and commercial interiors.
Sally will be speaking Saturday and Sunday at 12:00pm, 2:00pm and 4:00pm
Michael Sylvester
Publisher of fabprefab.com and Content Strategist for Dwell, Michael is a prefab expert who speaks regularly on residential prefab at professional and industry events as well as to architecture students at various schools.
Michael will be speaking Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm
Terry Lyngso
Lyngso Garden Materials
Supplier of landscape materials for Dwell Home: Silicon Valley
The Soil, A Hidden Universe That Feeds, Protects and Grows our Gardens
Learn who is in the soil, what they do in the soil, the relationship between life in the soil and plants, and how to nurture, grow, and protect soil life while growing your garden
Terry will be speaking at 10:30am on Saturday
Janet Bell
APLD, Janet Bell & Associates
Landscape Designer and Contractor
Choosing a Landscape Designer – How to Get the Landscape You Really Want, and Can Afford
Explores criteria for different options for approaching a landscape project, budget discussions, the role maintenance should play in your decision, and more
Janet will be speaking at 2:30pm on Saturday
Laurie Callaway, APLD
Callaway Garden Design
Designing Small Space Gardens: 10 Ways to Make a Small Garden Look Larger
Laurie will be speaking at 12:30 on Sunday
Mark Bourne
Windsmith Gardens
Landscape Designer and Contractor
“Native Plants in the Garden” See how native plants add beauty, require less water and care and connect us with our larger California environs.
Mark will be speaking at 2:30 on Sunday
Register for the Consumer Open House here.
Trade Only Open House Event*
Thursday, March 27
9:00am-6:00pm
Jhaelen (Jay) Eli
As Empyrean’s consulting designer, Jay oversees collaborations with independent architects through the Empyrean Design Partnership. Jay received his BA in architecture from Berkeley, and his M.Arch from Harvard.
Jay will be speaking on Thursday at 10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm and 4:00pm (NOTE time changes)
Michael Sylvester
Publisher of fabprefab.com and Content Strategist for Dwell, Michael is a prefab expert who speaks regularly on the business of residential prefab at professional and industry events as well as to architecture students at various schools.
Michael will be speaking on Thursday at 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm and 5:00pm (NOTE time changes)
Register for the Trade Only Open House here.
*Trade Only Open House Event is intended for members of the trade including architects, builders, developers, interior designers, landscape architects, real estate professionals, urban planners, etc.
