This 1,379 SF remodel is lean and green without expensive bells or whistles.Remodeling has respected the original design’s essential qualities – dynamic indoor-outdoor spaces with abundant natural light, natural ventilation via jalousies and “Santa Barbara” doors, and an efficient plan that allows for intimate and large scale entertaining.
The original quirky post & beam structure with single wall redwood siding or single glazing
above a 6’-8” high continuous 2×6 plate remains intact in its boulder-strewn site.
What makes it green?
• Modest square footage and conservation/reworking of the existing structure is
inherently material and energy saving.
• Additions for Master Bath and Storage are minimal saddlebag pop-outs hung
under existing eaves without foundations.
• Existing high windows bring in low winter sun for passive heating; new operable
skylights ventilate in summer.
• 50’s plywood kitchen cabinets are renewed with color and hardware; new
appliances are energy efficient.
* New tops are natural (slate) or recycled (terrazzo tiles).
• Flagstone patios expand interior; drought tolerant landscaping minimizes water
use.
• Garden/kitchen waste is composted and recycled on site.
Respect, conserve, extend, and renew were the design bywords for this cost
effective mid century remodel organically wedded to its rocky setting.
The home is the 2009 AIASB Design Award winner for Mid-Century Modern Remodel.
Ensberg Jacobs Design Inc.
2009 AIASB Design Award Winner
PROJECT NAME: MID CENTURY MODERN REMODEL
LOCATION: Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara, California
ARCHITECTS: Remodel: Tom Jacobs AIA, & Cassandra Ensberg AIA, LEED AP
Original House Design: Peter Edwards AIA
LANDSCAPE DESIGN:
Margie Grace, Grace Design Associates, Inc
Puck Erickson, Arcadia Studios
PHOTOGRAPHY: Mark Jobe /Group 4 Photography
Ensberg Jacobs Design Inc.
Architecture & Interior Design
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