2022
Oakland, CA
Situated on a steep plot in the Oakland Hills, this vertical addition and first floor renovation was shaped in dialogue with the nature surrounding it. Imagined as a tree house, the second story wraps itself around an existing Redwood tree and touches lightly to the ground with thin steel columns for minimal disruption of root systems just below the ground. The addition steps back to provide an expansive roof deck that immerses its inhabitants in the understory of the forest.
2022
Oakland, CA
Situated on a steep plot in the Oakland Hills, this vertical addition and first floor renovation was shaped in dialogue with the nature surrounding it. Imagined as a tree house, the second story wraps itself around an existing Redwood tree and touches lightly to the ground with thin steel columns for minimal disruption of root systems just below the ground. The addition steps back to provide an expansive roof deck that immerses its inhabitants in the understory of the forest.