The Bullseye Home is a small guest house tucked into a redwood grove atop the rolling hills of Marin County. The project is nearing completion and the team is now working through punch list.
Site superintendent Juan Gonzalez leads Kasten’s self-perform carpentry crew, working closely with team members Marvin and Mario. His steady leadership has brought the project to this point and keeps the crew moving through the remaining items.
The structure is compact but it has a strong presence. Redwood siding wraps the exterior. Brick flooring sets the tone inside. Wood casework and plaster walls keep the palette warm and simple. It is a true jewel box.
Punch list puts the self-performed carpentry work under a microscope. Doors need to swing right. Gaps need to be consistent. Everything needs to align from one surface to the next.
The guest house is part of a property that includes a main home designed in the 1960s by architect Henrik Bull. Years later he drafted early sketches for an additional structure that never got built. Those sketches and a close study of the main house shaped the direction of this project.
The design takes cues from the main house without copying it. The roof form echoes that language, and a long ridge skylight brings daylight into the north facing site.
Bullseye is a collaboration between Feldman Architecture, Strandberg Engineering, COUPAR Consulting, Loretta Gargan, and Kasten Builders.
Stay tuned for more as Bullseye settles into its final form. We look forward to sharing the finished result soon.