WDA Honored with Merit Award by AIA San Francisco
WDA (William Duff Architects)
WDA (William Duff Architects) transformed a century-old hay barn in a provocative way by inserting a pair of modern, glass cubes seen here reflecting the surrounding lush vineyards of its California wine country setting.
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Matthew Millman Photography
WDA Honored with Merit Award by AIA San Francisco
WDA (William Duff Architects)
The materials palette of glass, steel and concrete derives from the barn’s original low-maintenance siding and roof which over time had developed a weathered, protective patina.
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Matthew Millman Photography
WDA Honored with Merit Award by AIA San Francisco
WDA (William Duff Architects)
The clients' goal was to preserve the barn and repurpose it as a place for gathering, as well as an expression of art.
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Matthew Millman Photography
WDA Honored with Merit Award by AIA San Francisco
WDA (William Duff Architects)
The barn – relocated in its entirety to its current location on a seven-acre property in Napa Valley – sits atop a new concrete plinth that rises at either end to create seating areas.
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Matthew Millman Photography
WDA Honored with Merit Award by AIA San Francisco
WDA (William Duff Architects)
The original roof soars over a new pair of opposing glass cubes, enhancing the feeling of expansiveness.
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Matthew Millman Photography
WDA Honored with Merit Award by AIA San Francisco
WDA (William Duff Architects)
Behind the mirrored walls of the glass cubes are a bar, catering kitchen, gym, storage room, and restroom.
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Matthew Millman Photography
WDA Honored with Merit Award by AIA San Francisco
WDA (William Duff Architects)
WDA designed for maximum building performance by concentrating all conditioned spaces within the footprints of a pair of new opposing glass volumes, while allowing for natural ventilation for the rest of the barn.
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Matthew Millman Photography
WDA Honored with Merit Award by AIA San Francisco
WDA (William Duff Architects)
“The unique characteristics of the sunlight in the region inspired our design concept which is a contemplation of light, particularly how its movement throughout the day could be captured and reflected,” says WDA founder William Duff.
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Matthew Millman Photography
WDA Honored with Merit Award by AIA San Francisco
WDA (William Duff Architects)
The stained concrete floor provides a canvas for ever-changing patterns created by sunlight streaming through the barn’s wood-slatted shell.
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Matthew Millman Photography
WDA Honored with Merit Award by AIA San Francisco
WDA (William Duff Architects)
As sunlight intensifies during the course of day, the pattern created evokes a modern light installation.
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Matthew Millman Photography
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WDA Honored with Merit Award by AIA San Francisco
WDA (William Duff Architects)
Seamless detailing incorporates steel as well as the innovative use of materials, both new and old.
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Matthew Millman Photography
WDA Honored with Merit Award by AIA San Francisco
WDA (William Duff Architects)
Glass-clad volumes capture both light variations and the bucolic surroundings.
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Matthew Millman Photography
WDA Honored with Merit Award by AIA San Francisco
WDA (William Duff Architects)
The barn takes on a cozy vibe as day turns to dusk.
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Matthew Millman Photography
WDA Honored with Merit Award by AIA San Francisco
WDA (William Duff Architects)
Surrounded by site-specific art works in its new location, “This once-humble barn also became for us, an object of art,” note the clients.
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Matthew Millman Photography
WDA Honored with Merit Award by AIA San Francisco
WDA (William Duff Architects)
The night sky combined with internal illumination reveals more of the barn’s archetypal wine country form.
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Matthew Millman Photography
SOMA Loft Residence
Studio VARA
Offering spectacular Bay Bridge views, this two-level loft was an uninspired white box chopped up into many small rooms. The space was reimagined as a composition of planes and volumes in warm materials: concrete, wire-brushed and waxed European white oak, gunmetal gray panels & gallery white walls.
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Bruce Damonte
SOMA Loft Residence
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The downstairs guest bedroom features a moveable wall of hanging panels that can be hidden away, allowing the living room to seamlessly double in size.
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Bruce Damonte
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