Swatt Miers Architects Serves Up California Cool with a Warm Modern Twist
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Happy Valley Residence: Furniture was sourced from Minotti, Poliform, HR, DWR and BluDot. Wall coverings were sourced from Minted Wallpaper and Livette's Wallpaper,
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Russell Abraham
Swatt Miers Architects Serves Up California Cool with a Warm Modern Twist
Swatt Miers Architects
Happy Valley Residence: The viewing area for the pool is made from Cedar siding, Thermory decking and stucco painted with Benjamin Moore Aura Exterior 301 Glen Ridge Gold Low Lustre. In the distance, a children's play structure - made of logs, and designed jointly by the client, Swatt Miers Architects, the landscape architect and the landscape subcontractor - makes an artistic statement.
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Russell Abraham
Swatt Miers Architects Serves Up California Cool with a Warm Modern Twist
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Happy Valley Residence: The project team included Swatt Miers Architects, W.B. Elmer & Co. (Contractor), Huettl Landscape Architecture, Yu Structural Engineering and Monterey Energy Group (Mechanical Engineering).
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Swatt Miers Architects Serves Up California Cool with a Warm Modern Twist
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Drury Court Residence: Architectural forms are sculpted into the hillside of the uniquely sited two-acre property high in the Oakland/Berkeley Hills. From its quiet, two-story eastern entrance facade and entry court, the residence unfolds into a bolder, three-story, sun-shaded western elevation, as the site slopes sharply to the west, offering stunning bay views, while abutting a regional park on the north and west side.
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Swatt Miers Architects Serves Up California Cool with a Warm Modern Twist
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Drury Court Residence: The design enables all three levels to be accessed from existing grade, as the structure terraces down the hillside. All the trees on the site were preserved, and several wonderful Oak trees were integrated into the design—one of which becomes part of the upper-level bedroom balcony.
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Russell Abraham
Swatt Miers Architects Serves Up California Cool with a Warm Modern Twist
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Drury Court Residence: A series of two- and three-story board-formed concrete core walls and columns were established to support 3 clear-span floor plates stepping down the hillside. These concrete elements have been scaled to achieve a harmonic counterpoint to the towering, mature Redwood grove bordering the property's southern edge.
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Swatt Miers Architects Serves Up California Cool with a Warm Modern Twist
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Drury Court Residence: The kitchen features Calcatta Macchia Vecchia Polished stone from DaVinci Marble and stained German Oak wood floor with Trail/Spessart Oak wood casework veneers from Poliform. The appliances from Gaggenau, Miele, Subzero and Wolf and the range is La Cornue.
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Russell Abraham
Swatt Miers Architects Serves Up California Cool with a Warm Modern Twist
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Drury Court Residence: The design is realized with simple, natural exterior materials, including cedar siding, board formed concrete, cement plaster with acrylic finish coat, and trellis shaded aluminum, high-performance glass windows and doors. The highly efficient electric heat pump system is supplemented by solar panels with battery backup. The project team included Swatt Miers Architects, Ethan Allen Construction (Contractor), PROVEST Structural Engineering, Joe Huettl (Landscape), Kim Cladas (Lighting Design), and Philip Neumann Energy Design (Mechanical).
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Swatt Miers Architects Serves Up California Cool with a Warm Modern Twist
Swatt Miers Architects
Model Making: Swatt Miers Architects hand-builds models for its custom residential projects, and for special circumstances, co-founder Robert Swatt will build one himself.
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Ring of Bjólfur hovers over the mountain edge
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Birds Eye with Seydisfjordur and the Atlantic Ocean in the background
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Concept inspired by a viking ring
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