Expansion & Renovation Single Family House Design Takes Inspiration From The Surrounding Landscape

This project, an extensive remodel and addition to an existing modern residence high above Silicon Valley, was inspired by dominant images and textures from the site: boulders, bark, and leaves. We created a two-story addition clad in traditional Japanese Shou Sugi Ban burnt wood siding that anchors home and site. Natural textures also prevail in the cosmetic remodeling of all the living spaces. The new volume adjacent to an expanded kitchen contains a family room and staircase to an upper guest suite.

The original home was a joint venture between Min | Day as Design Architect and Burks Toma Architects as Architect of Record and was substantially completed in 1999. In 2005, Min | Day added the swimming pool and related outdoor spaces. Schwartz and Architecture (SaA) began work on the addition and substantial remodel of the interior in 2009, completed in 2015.


Project Name: Shou Sugi Ban House
Architects: Schwartz and Architecture – http://schwartzandarchitecture.com/
Location: Los Gatos, USA
Area: 4350 ft²
Year: 2015
Photographs: Matthew Millman – http://https//www.matthewmillman.com/
Lighting: Pritchard Peck Lighting
MEP: Soldata Energy Consulting
Structural: iAssociates
Landscape Design: Landfour
Civil Site Surveyor: LC Engineering
Civil: MH Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering: Pacific Geotechnical Engineering


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