Update - In June I had the opportunity to tour a project by Dweller West. One of the details that stood out in the landscaping was the living wall made with Woolly Pockets. Dweller West was recently featured as the designer of the month by Woolly pockets for their creation of the living wall. Go to the Woolly Pockets website to learn more about Dweller West use of the Woolly Pockets.
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On my recent trip to Southern California, I had the opportunity to meet with Derrick Muska, Principal for Dweller West and view their renovation of a traditional 1970’s sea ranch home. Dweller’s West design build team was asked to structurally upgrade the residence, as well as redesign the facade of the home. The final design included the original architectural lines of the rake on the facade that are common throughout this Huntington Beach community. This first picture shows the original facade.
The scope of this project included a full renovation, an additional 853 sq.ft., structural retrofit, colored-concrete kitchen, below grade dinning room, custom steel staircase w/railing, and two custom wood burning concrete fireplaces.
The traditional scale of the home’s architectural lines was maintained while the new lines accented a more modern look of this home’s facade. The custom stained IPE siding, milled at Ganahl Lumber, along with the WindsorONE S1S2E fascia and the backside of the WindsorONE WOBC6 T&G bead boards helped this Dweller West home achieve it’s exterior accents.
Dweller West also focused on the fundamentals of Green building. All timber on this project came from a managed forest. Solar panels were incorporated into this home eliminating the homeowner’s electricity bill. In addition, low water landscape with an emphasis on native plants were incorporated throughout the property.
For more information on Dweller West please visit their website: www.dwellerwest.com
You can also contact their Santa Ana office at: 213-663-6540
My next post will focus on the interior accents of this great project by Dweller West.
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