Demolition has begun on the Corbett-Terwilliger remodel, which we blogged about just after we submitted it for permit. Demolition is a major part of this project, and involves removing the existing roof, siding, exterior deck, insulation, plaster, and interior fixtures, as well as electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems. It's also the first real chance to verify the assumptions about the existing structure that were made during the design process. Once the building is stripped down to studs, we can start with the new concrete work and framing.
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McShane Studio article
Studio with sliding doors open
The McShane studio is featured in the current issue of 1859 magazine as part of a feature on small outbuildings. The article can be found on the magazine's website, or on page 118 of the July/August 2012 issue. For more information, see the main page of our website, where it is listed under "Projects".
Studio with sliding doors closed
Landscape project
Garage
We completed this SW Portland project in 2010, which involved creating a new two car garage, as well as an interior remodel of the existing residence. Due to its location on the site, the addition is particularly prominent on the approach to the building, and so we took great care to match the style of the new garage to the existing 1923 house. The owners tell us that visitors frequently don't believe that the garage isn't an original part of the house.
Here is the project under construction, in July of 2009, just before the concrete slab for the garage was poured. The steep slope on the site required the large retaining wall seen on the left.
Project in progress
More photos of the completed project:
Corbett-Terwilliger remodel
DRW Design Build are excited to have submitted our latest project for permit, a remodel of house in the Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill neighborhood. The house originally dates from 1913, but has been remodelled so extensively that it is now difficult to see its origins as an old Portland craftsman style house. The project will completely change the exterior of the building, to be more sympathetic to the surrounding neighborhood, and the historic origins of the house. While reusing as much the existing framing as possible, the house will get a new gable roof with projecting dormers on the east and west elevations. The existing vertical siding will be replaced by cedar shingles, and all the windows will be replaced with custom-made craftsman windows. Internally, we will be creating a much more functional layout on the second floor, as well as a new artists' studio in the basement. Here is how the house looks now, on a rainy day earlier this year:
We hope to start work later this summer, and plan on keeping the blog updated with progress shots during construction.
