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Wood sculptor Silvia Song's studio is located in her former garage in Berkeley, California.

Some motorcycles belong out in the garage. Others are special enough to bring in the house.

front of home with two-car oversized garage

A built-in kitchen office is command central for this busy household

The atrium was enlarged to allow a family/dining room use

Entry from the garage with powder room adjacent

Front Exterior, Entry and Garage

Katsura trees, climbing hydrangeas, and basalt stepping stones create a pleasing passageway between the lower back deck and the new garage. “What could have been leftover space, I wanted to be a promenade,” says Andrea.

Changing the vehicular approach provides for direct garage access and allows for the drought-tolerant landscaping to contribute to both privacy and an enhanced streetscape.

Front – Corten corrugated steel siding unifies the structure and provides a durable maintenance free finish. Translucent polycarbonate clerestories bring light to storage and work areas

Workshop – In the workshop light floods in through a new glass garage door. The shelves are plywood on stainless steel brackets; the countertop is stainless steel.

After Shop, vaulted ceiling, view from the lofted office

The spacious detached garage stows a bevy of kayaks and inner tubes, not to mention the family car.

The flat roof of the Nakhshabs’ energy-efficient home is topped with photo-voltaic panels. It is the first single-family LEED Gold–certified residence in San Diego.

2 car garage

Moskow Linn Architects of Boston tackled this ground-up renovation in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a client who wanted to maximize efficiency. Photo by Eric Roth.