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The residence at 205 Lake Drive in Kensington, California, overlooks Wildcat Canyon and Tilden Park in the Berkeley Hills of the San Francisco Bay Area.
The residence at 205 Lake Drive in Kensington, California, overlooks Wildcat Canyon and Tilden Park in the Berkeley Hills of the San Francisco Bay Area.
A balcony opens from the living room overlooking the contemplative garden, filled with rhododendrons, camelias, and ferns, and the canyon below.
A balcony opens from the living room overlooking the contemplative garden, filled with rhododendrons, camelias, and ferns, and the canyon below.
Elivia also created the contemplative gardens that surround the residence, filled with azaleas, rhododendrons, ferns, succulents, and orchids
Elivia also created the contemplative gardens that surround the residence, filled with azaleas, rhododendrons, ferns, succulents, and orchids
On the lower level, one of the bedrooms offers built-in shelving and sliding glass doors that open to the garden. A<span style="font-family: Theinhardt, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;"> large office space with a built-in desk designed by the late architect and homeowner is separated from the sleeping area by sliding wall panels.</span>
large office space with a built-in desk designed by the late architect and homeowner is separated from the sleeping area by sliding wall panels.
The narrow kitchen offers plenty of storage with built-in wooden cabinets and long countertops.
The narrow kitchen offers plenty of storage with built-in wooden cabinets and long countertops.
“There was originally an observatory tower for gazing at the night sky,” says TKTK. “Although the dome is no longer there and the tower is now roofed, you can still climb the spiral stairs hidden behind a door from the dining room up to the viewing space.
“There was originally an observatory tower for gazing at the night sky,” says TKTK. “Although the dome is no longer there and the tower is now roofed, you can still climb the spiral stairs hidden behind a door from the dining room up to the viewing space.
Built-in bookshelves and a brick fireplace complement the living room’s wood-paneled walls.
Built-in bookshelves and a brick fireplace complement the living room’s wood-paneled walls.
A reading alcove in the living room receives plenty of natural light.
A reading alcove in the living room receives plenty of natural light.
A vintage clay lantern hangs from the rectangular clerestory in the living room.
A vintage clay lantern hangs from the rectangular clerestory in the living room.
You enter the home across a spherical stone path evoking crossing a river on lily pads.
You enter the home across a spherical stone path evoking crossing a river on lily pads.
Vintage clay lanterns hang at the entry near the golden-yellow front door.
Vintage clay lanterns hang at the entry near the golden-yellow front door.
The lone furnished unit, which is slated to be an Airbnb rental, features a RAR rocker and two LCW chairs by Charles and Ray Eames.
The lone furnished unit, which is slated to be an Airbnb rental, features a RAR rocker and two LCW chairs by Charles and Ray Eames.
The eight container apartments, huddled together in a wise use of the space, are situated on an old used car lot in downtown Phoenix. A decommissioned container costs between $1,800 and $5,000, says architect Wesley James. Transportation, handling, and site assembly run at least as much.
The eight container apartments, huddled together in a wise use of the space, are situated on an old used car lot in downtown Phoenix. A decommissioned container costs between $1,800 and $5,000, says architect Wesley James. Transportation, handling, and site assembly run at least as much.
Transforming shipping containers into habitable spaces is a growingly popular subset of prefab. Just off the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, Martha Moseley and Bill Mathesius adapted an unused concrete foundation to create a home made from 11 stacked shipping containers. "We were inspired by the site, and our desire to have something cool and different," says Moseley.
Transforming shipping containers into habitable spaces is a growingly popular subset of prefab. Just off the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, Martha Moseley and Bill Mathesius adapted an unused concrete foundation to create a home made from 11 stacked shipping containers. "We were inspired by the site, and our desire to have something cool and different," says Moseley.

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