CAMPOAMOR ARCHITECTS

Bodega Bay: Brown/Devee

This living room and deck addition to an existing residence reflects the interest in Japanese art and culture of its owners, whose Ren Brown Collection gallery nearby specializes in contemporary Japanese prints. The addition appears like a semi-detached building from the exterior, both similar to, and dissimilar from the original. In the interior the only difference is the greater height and openness of the new space.

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This projec reflects the interest in Japanese art and culture of its owners, whose Ren Brown Collection Gallery nearby specializes in contemporary Japanese prints. The living room appears as a semi-detached building from the exterior, distinguished on the interior by its greater height and openness.http://www.renbrown.com
   
The ceiling is made of clear, recycled Douglas fir. A composite steel-and-wood rigid frame surrounds the lantern and reaches down to the walls, allowing a light and open structure.
   
The building 5 years after construction.
     
  
Color pencil drawings were used to study material and window options.
   
The corner opens to a Japanese garden and a view of Bodega Bay harbor beyond. An Ipe (Ironwood) deck steps down slightly to allow views of the garden.
   
The corner has floor-to-ceiling windows. The foundation wall is exposed, board-formed concrete.
     
  
The Ipe deck is slightly curved and inflected towards the view of the harbor. Steps in foreground (not shown) transition down to the garden.
   
An original Kura door was adapted by inserting it within a steel frame and pivoting it top and bottom at 3 feet / 1 foot.
   
Composite steel-and-wood structure is subtly revealed. Bolts are carefully positioned and left exposed. Clerestory windows lighten the connection between roof and wall.
     
  
The interior corner, connecting to the entry and dining room, is supported with a Tokonoma-style Madrone column.
   
The deep fireplace wall is carved out with windows, nooks to display art objects, and built-in storage.
   
     
  
Integral color plaster lends nuance and depth of color to the exterior. Rain water is conducted down a bronze chain into a carved stone basin, spilling into a pebble sump lined in copper.
   
The Japanese garden is by Robert DeVee.
   
Five years after construction the building has weathered, the garden has grown, and they are closely integrated.The builders were John Entriken and Dennis Meredith, Seaview Ridge Construction.