Westchester, CA
1,800 SF
950 SF Remodel
850 SF New Construction
Completed 2008
The Bleriot House was remodeled to create a more open plan, add 850 square feet and create a more sustainable home. A new two-story building for the master suite and the new family room, was added to the rear of the property to take advantage of the southern exposure, the wonderful views and to have better access to the large rear garden.
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Great care was taking in the design and construction of the project to protect and reuse as much of the house as possible, while still modernizing and upgrading it. The existing bedrooms were not changed, while the existing kitchen was re-oriented and remodeled to be more open, have better light quality.
Many sustainable features were incorporated. For example the new addition was designed to take advantage of passive solar techniques to maximize beneficial heating, cooling and natural ventilation. The insultative property of the existing and the new house was improved to provide for better energy performance. Sustainable and non-toxic materials were used and many of the existing materials from the site were either saved or reused in another capacity.
The following is a quote provided by the clients. “We love it! It is staying nice and cool with all this hot weather too!”
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