Framing June 2009
The picture above shows the upper staircase that leads up from the main level to the bedrooms. From the first picture below you can see the media…
Framing May 2009
The following pictures show the project about halfway through framing. A majority of the wooden joists are in at this point and the house is already starting to take shape. From the rear…
Updated Plans
Here are the updated floor plans for the Project Noe home. In comparison to the original plans the ground level multi-purpose areas have been updated with more detail, the kitchen layout and island…
Design Ideas #3
While working on the development of two beachfront homes in Santa Barbara years ago, I came across a memorable article in |Sunset Magazine| that featured this modern California home. Designed and constructed for…
Design Ideas #2
You may have seen this house featured in Dwell Magazine or noticed it in parts of season one of the Showtime series Californication, either way, this memorable design exemplifies some of the best elements of Californian modern…
More Foundation
The picture on the right shows the 12 foot tall walls of the future media room and one of…
Design Ideas
Though this is a picture of a garage that was converted into an office/guestroom, the style and look of the renovation is similar to the Project Noe home in concept. This shingled garage…
Foundation May ’09 Cont.
The nearly 14 feet tall portion of the foundation shown here is what will be the media room on the second floor. The concrete…
Foundation April’09 Continued
By the end of April, the foundation for the Project Noe house is already halfway complete. The shotcrete method was used to construct the retaining walls for both sides of the house; the…
Excavation March ’09
Delayed by weeks of rainy weather, the crew was finally able to begin excavation at the beginning of March, completing the task by early April. In total, about 850 cubic yards of dirt…
