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“Krysta and I are cut from the same cloth,” Adam says, “We never shy away from hard work.”

The custom natural oak vanity was fabricated by Greenpiece Furniture, with a quartz countertop in ‘Serena Gold’ by Vadara. The freestanding tub is by Kohler.

The dropped ceiling is old-growth fir that was discovered under plaster during the demolition phase of the project, and was repurposed for interior finishes. The custom island prep table is by Vintage Mill Werks, with Hay stools.

The house is also Build it Green Certified, beating the sustainability requirements of Title 24 (guidelines issued by the California Energy Commission Building Energy Efficiency Program) by over 50%. The house’s laundry is hooked up to a grey water irrigation system and its gutters drain rain into barrels for reuse. The concrete also incorporates 25% fly ash.

During the historical review period of the permitting process, Curtiss learned the house was previously owned by three generations of the same family — a fact that deeply informed how she approached the remodel. “We wanted [the family] to drive by and feel like, ‘Oh cool, look what they did to our old house,’” she said, explaining her decision to preserve the house’s original shape. As a reminder of its previous life, workers sandblasted the original floorplate and left it exposed to reveal “the history of little conduit holes drilled before.” They also utilized old framing members when molding the concrete retaining walls in the yard, literally “imprinting the building’s history into the walkways.”

The cramped former kitchen has given way to the breezy primary bedroom, accented with an Abra rug and a duo of Normann Copenhagen Klip wall lamps. Above the Cubile bed from Collaboratorio, topped with a Matri Aava bedspread, hangs a tapestry made by a friend that brings to life a photograph Sarolta took during her time in Burundi.

Tile by Zia Tile runs along a wall of the upstairs bathroom. The cabinets are by Cabinets quick, and the floor tile is by Concrete Collaborative.

Wood panelling brings a warmth to the concrete-and-white space.

The master bath features round penny tiles and concrete tile floors.

The design team added a skylight to the shower room, which has a ribbed glass partition and wall tile from Solistone.