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A Bright Contemporary Home Perched Above the Silicon Valley in Los Gatos

Shou Sugi Ban House is a bright contemporary home located in Los Gatos, California, USA. It was designed by Schwartz and Architecture, this luminous modern home offers a fresh family room with large windows offer a perfect glimpse and an open floating staircase.

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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 ShouSugi 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.

The House Design Project Information:

Project Name: Shou Sugi Ban House
Location: Los Gatos, California, USA
Type: Contemporary House
Area: 4350 ft²
Designed by: Schwartz and Architecture
Project Year: 2015

Photos by: Schwartz and Architecture & Matthew Millman

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