Good Day All,
Well after saving our pennies (and dollars!) for years, we are making a move. We are closing on a 1960's rancher on the SF Peninsula. The house is on a great lot, landscaped in a meditteranean/tuscal/napa valley style. We want to keep the yard in current form, but also want to update and perhaps expand the rancher. Our dilemma is this: How do we weave our desire to keep the 1960's rancher 'moderne' sensibility while tying it into the existing yard theme, etc. We will be remodeling baths, kitchen, expanding some rooms and potentially adding a 'poolhouse' or poolside room. We are excited about the project and fully expect we will be starting to aggressively in August!
Any thoughts, etc are most appreciated!
Al and Karen
Well after saving our pennies (and dollars!) for years, we are making a move. We are closing on a 1960's rancher on the SF Peninsula. The house is on a great lot, landscaped in a meditteranean/tuscal/napa valley style. We want to keep the yard in current form, but also want to update and perhaps expand the rancher. Our dilemma is this: How do we weave our desire to keep the 1960's rancher 'moderne' sensibility while tying it into the existing yard theme, etc. We will be remodeling baths, kitchen, expanding some rooms and potentially adding a 'poolhouse' or poolside room. We are excited about the project and fully expect we will be starting to aggressively in August!
Any thoughts, etc are most appreciated!
Al and Karen
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Suggest you visit your local planning department and get an idea as to what is feasible as far as expansion is concerned - that will drive a number of other decisions. Some of Bill's clients have modernized their ranchers by replacing the interior wood with sheetrock and brick-faced fireplaces with venetian plaster or new stone.
Living Room with Venetial Plaster Fireplace
living room with fireplace by master stonemason
Once you have developed a sense of your restrictions (from your city) and what you want (houzz is a great resource) engage the services of a building designer who shares your aesthetic. Getting a contractor on board early helps with "value engineering" as well - he or she can help you make decisions based on cost (sometimes you can achieve a similar look at much lower cost).
Developing a master plan for your home will take some time (unlikely that you'd start actual remodeling in August), but will pay off in the long run.
Because your new home was built prior to 1978, you should have a contractor do lead testing to prepare yourself for any required lead abatement - the results could drive some decisions as well. A contractor working on your home is required to be EPA lead-safe certified. You can find more information here: http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm
:) Rhoda Fry
http://www.billfryconstruction.com/
I am uploading a couple of additional photos of the current kitchens and baths!
Thanks again for your insight!
al
Thanks for your interest. Well, the house is 3,200 sf on a 1 acre lot. Our hope is to revitalize the home while attempting to retain much of the 1960's aesthetic. In other words looking for a 'contemporary rancher'. Currently, we envision that all baths and the kitchen will be renovated to reflect contemporary, but hopefully 'timeless' aesthetics. We anticipate an 'open' floorplan with a minor acknowledgement to formality in the form of a 'flexible' dining room that can be opened for larger gatherings and 'closed' for the occasional formal event. In addition, we hope to replace and potentially enlarge windows, new flooring (fans of polished concrete but wood subfloor is likely to cause some restraint). We are fans of Knoll, Eames, etc and presently own pieces such as a barcelona chair, pony chair Eames recliner, Albero sofa, etc. Finally, we likely will add a 'poolside' room, attached to the mainhouse. RIght now, we are considering large windows, or perhaps even a roll-up garage/windolite door to open this room to the pool, etc.
Of course we are also cognizant of budget, budget, budget (Did I mention 'budget'?). Having said so, we have an ability to execute (or at least think we do!) and are hoping to get started right away. We are in touch with a builder, architects, etc. and hope to narrow down aesthetic and floorplan right away such that we can move to drawings, etc and then to bid.
Any thoughts you or your friends might have are most sincerely appreciated!
al
I encourage you to find a good, local architect with the experience to work with you on this. There are probably several in the Bay area so finding the right architect would definitely be the right first step.
Good Luck!
Great link! Thank You! I completely agree, what a great execution! Love the glass, lighting and sense of period. I have saved the link and will refer to it throughout the process!
Bud, yup-agreed as to architect. Working on that right now. Also very much looking at design/build approach.
I have to say, this site is great! What terrific encouragement and support! With your help and comments I am certain we will 'save ourselves from ourselves'!
al
To be sure, a bit of disappointment to tear down the rancher; however we are attempting to be true to the spirit of the original, utilizing a similar foot print, floorplan, etc.
al
It has been awhile since we checked in with an update....
As you can see from the photos, construction of our 'new mid century modern' is well underway with delivery scheduled for April of this year. We are still struggling a bit with the landscaping, but are in the process of modernizing the pool with new, energy efficient equipment while reconfiguring the shape to a more modernist rectangle, etc. As to the house, it is using a four zone, efficient Mitsubishi heating and recovery ventilation system. Hope you enjoy the update
Al
Thank you for your generous comments. We have a great team on this..Clarum and Curt Cline of Modernhouse. Notwithstanding the address, we are working on a budget and both groups thankfully have been sensitive to same!
I will post some renderings of the kitchen as well. Cabinets by ALNO of SF and appliances by Subzero and Miele,
Once again, kind of you to express your comments.
Best,
Al