Project Name:

CHU RESIDENCE

Program:

Whole house remodel of 2,400 s.f. home with a 350 s.f. garage conversion to living space.

Description:

This 1940s ranch house was originally the residence of the developer who built the housing tract surrounding the site at Byron and California Avenues in Old Palo Alto. Working to reinforce the existing southwest-facing courtyard, we reoriented the kitchen and designed a new master suite to look directly into this special outdoor space and spacious backyard.

Project Location:

Palo Alto, California

Client Name:

Arthur Chu

Completion Date:

2010

Construction Cost:

$400,000

Project Team:

Owner’s Representative: Kathleen Chong, Coldwell Banker

Architect: Studio S Squared Architecture; Eugene H. Sakai, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Catherine Gutierrez, Associate AIA, Ryan Lising

Structural Engineer: BCA Structural Engineers, Inc.; Geoffrey Clifford, SE, Principal

Civil Engineer: WEC Engineering and Associates; Ed Wu, PE, Principal

Landscape Architect: Greg Ing and Associates; Greg Ing, Principal

Contractor: Ende Wu