Cardiff with A side of Ranch

2018

California living in a modern way …. how an older home was kept and upgraded.

Color, geometry and the material choices of the exterior defines the architectural metaphor of “old meets new” for the Cardiff with A Side of Ranch project. An expanded design layout has liberated the original segmented main living area to a more light-filled & open space. Featuring an expansive galley kitchen + island and oversized sliding glass doors that directs all flow to an outdoor rear patio hang out.

The new 380 sqft master bedroom allows for an angled wood ceiling in with warp around clerestory glass. The indoor palette supports the concept of a modernist house with prominent natural wood materials, crisp white walls and visible exposure of the home’s structural components. Precision of these details are assuring to the quality of the trades involved. Outside, an original elbowed asphalt driveway was replaced by a usable green space and a permeable grass driveway was relocated . Landscaping was dedicated to specifying low mow/drought tolerant/water wise native grasses, succulents and cacti.

Project will be third party certified to confirm our best green building practices by California Build It Green

Photo credit: Darren Bradley www.darrenbradleyphotography.com

Photo credit: Tomoko Matsubayashi  www.tomografica.com