Products and Materials for our Holly Hill Project
Architect: Meeta Morrison
Landscape: Michael Percy, Land Pro, Somos, Genevieve Buontello
Contractor: Lawrence Huisman 4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths
2300 SF Existing - 3700 SF Remodeled
Originally built in 1982, the current owners purchased the house in 2002, and lived in it as was for as long as they could. By 2011 the house really needed a lot of updates that included broken and outdated appliances,leaky windows and doors, dated, smelly carpet, an old leaky roof, deteriorated wiring and plumbing, and a lot of 80's style finishes. Additionally a dark and gloomy interior made it impossible to do even simple tasks in the middle of the day without turning on lights. The owners work from home, and have a lot of visitors and a large family, and love to entertain, so they were constantly juggling multipurpose spaces to the detriment of both work and social needs. A lack of storage meant that plastic tubs populated areas under beds, attic and upper closet shelves, but it meant that finding things was really hard when needed. They really needed extra designated space that could contain all of these functions.
A decision to add a large office, an expanded living room, a utility room, a pantry and extra storage space was the first step to creating the program. The floorplan for the new house functions much like a courtyard from classical Indian Architecture, private spaces open onto the central space which is used for working, gathering and entertaining. Everyday storage is open and visible. Since the main activities that the storage revolves around are working, cooking and entertaining, the bar, pantry, and office have open storage which is a great strategy when things are used often and is also helpful for keeping things neat and remembering where it is. The utility room functions as a catchall with a long counter that functions as a staging area when entertaining. This essential room is the connector between the kitchen and service areas including the vegetable garden, trash and driveway. The bedrooms and bathrooms were also reconfigured to create three distinct pods that could be closed off when not in use to minimize energy use. A larger closet and dressing area with built in cabinets in the master bedroom add lots of storage and eliminated the tupperware underbed. The master bedroom is actually smaller than the previous house but functions better as it was designed to hold only the furnishings the owners wanted.
A heavy custom oak front door opens into the livingroom and provides an expansive view of the entire living room, dining room,deck and backyard. Being in the light filled space is meant to be an encompassing experience, blurring the line between the interior and exterior as inside plants sprawl from a plethora of planters and outside from the terraced garden. All of the existing oak trees were preserved and the house wraps around an oak tree in the courtyard.
Art on Loan
Shoal Creek Gallery
Jill Lear
Sydney Yeager
CAMIBArt Gallery
Orna Feinstein
Other locally sourced art throughout the home
Luanne Stovall
Melissa Borrell
Denise Prince
Meeta Morrison
Virginia Fleck
Rob Ziebell
Local Furniture Sources
Materials Throughout
Flooring
Environeered (TM) White Oak - matte
Windows
Milgard
Paint Sherwin Williams 0% VOC
The Kitchen
Pedro Herrera of Custom Craft Cabinets: Walnut Sliced Veneer - meets the California standard for emissions 82-92% Pre-Consumer recycled material
Backsplash: Heath Ceramics
Countertop: Carrara Marble
Appliances: Thermador Professional, Wolf, Perlick
Sinks: Kohler
Fixtures: HansGrohe
The Master Bath
Wallpaper : Zoffany Navarre
Tub: Kohler Underscore 6’ Bath
Wood: Walnut. Custom bench and WC enclosure by Kevin Davis
Floor: Marble
Sinks: Kohler
Fixtures: Newport Brass and HansGrohe
The Ensuite Bath
Tile: Architerra
Wood: Teak - recycled
Sink: Kohler
Fixtures: Kohler and HansGrohe