Project Details
- Project Name
- Brown and Kaufman Remodel
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
- Project Types
- Single Family
- Project Scope
- Renovation/Remodel
- Year Completed
- 2017
- Shared by
- Klopf Architecture
- Project Status
- Built
- Style
- Modern
Project Description
The client wanted to modernize a formerly cramped and compartmentalized 1960s Brown and Kaufman home. Interior walls were first removed to open up the living space, bring in more natural light, and improve the overall flow. The kitchen has been reconfigured and opens directly into the great room while the master suite now has a large walk-in closet. Phase two added a new front addition with two kids’ bedrooms, a shared bath, and a dramatic entryway with a central interior glass atrium that creates a seamless connection with the rest of the house.
Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, Angela Todorova, and Jackie Detamore
Contractors: Kevin Slagel Design & Build (phase 1), Coast to Coast Development (phase 2)
Photography ©2013, 2019 Mariko Reed
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Year completed: 2013 (phase 1), 2017 (phase 2)
The clients wanted a master walk-in closet to replace their inadequate 1960s closet, so the master suite was expanded slightly into the living room. The redesigned space allowed for an additional desk/work area as well as a more functional laundry room. Although the overall footprint of the living room was decreased, the space feels much larger and brighter with the interior walls removed and new larger expanses of glass that open up to the outdoors.
The second phase of construction focused on improving existing spaces in order to meet the growing family's needs. A new front addition added two kids' bedrooms and a bathroom in an area separate from the main house. A central interior glass atrium connects the new bedroom wing to the rest of the recently remodeled house and creates an axis point that allows open views to the side and backyards as you walk through the new dramatic entryway. The atrium floods the house with natural light and creates a seamless connection making it appear as though it had always been there. The original bulky central fireplace that survived through phase one was finally removed, leaving the great room completely free of any barriers.
