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Ample windows cut into the north elevation of the Valentine House, behind which live the architects. The openings reveal lofty double-height spaces inside. The ground-floor garage often serves as a shop for architectural model-making. Photos by: Roger Davies
Ample windows cut into the north elevation of the Valentine House, behind which live the architects. The openings reveal lofty double-height spaces inside. The ground-floor garage often serves as a shop for architectural model-making. Photos by: Roger Davies
Lockyer added native desert plants to a courtyard near the garage.
Lockyer added native desert plants to a courtyard near the garage.
A perpendicular walkway leads right to the garage and laundry areas.
A perpendicular walkway leads right to the garage and laundry areas.
Schaer replaced the garage’s crumbling wooden posts with an earthquake-resistant steel frame. He also excavated beneath the building, establishing a basement level for a workshop, storage, laundry, and water heater. The earth removed in the process was shoveled into concrete “boxes” in the yard. These form a raised terrace from which you can see the Olympic mountains.
Schaer replaced the garage’s crumbling wooden posts with an earthquake-resistant steel frame. He also excavated beneath the building, establishing a basement level for a workshop, storage, laundry, and water heater. The earth removed in the process was shoveled into concrete “boxes” in the yard. These form a raised terrace from which you can see the Olympic mountains.
The exterior mixes pale gray wood on the vertical volume, and fiber cement and black brick on the horiztonal volume. The three trees in the front yard were maintained during the renovation process.
The exterior mixes pale gray wood on the vertical volume, and fiber cement and black brick on the horiztonal volume. The three trees in the front yard were maintained during the renovation process.
The walkways are broom-finished concrete and the landscaping features low-maintenance, hardy perennials.
The walkways are broom-finished concrete and the landscaping features low-maintenance, hardy perennials.
The client initially asked for a garage rebuild, but during construction decided that he wanted to use the new space as a studio instead. The 240-square-foot office was designed so that it could be easily converted back to a garage for a future owner.
The client initially asked for a garage rebuild, but during construction decided that he wanted to use the new space as a studio instead. The 240-square-foot office was designed so that it could be easily converted back to a garage for a future owner.