whole home remodel

We returned to Mar West this month to document work in progress. What used to be a big hillside is now cut back and a new form is starting to take shape. Step under the house and it immediately feels different. A network of temporary supports hold the existing structure while the site around it…

Mar West sits above the San Francisco Bay in Tiburon. The waterfront and the hillside are inseparable here. The views are wide open, and water and light create an atmosphere that feels alive. The neighborhood rises quickly from the waterfront and the slope that the house sits on is the defining constraint of this site.…