Talbot Family Compound, Berkeley, CA
PROJECT LOCATION:
North Berkeley
SCOPE:
Existing house lift and 1,000sf first story addition
KEY FEATURES:
Split system heat pump hot water heater. Passive house level insulation. Two heat recovery ventilators. TJA’s innovative continuous insulation method. Advanced drying layer at the stucco siding. LEED Platinum level of performance
This is a project where we doubled the size of an existing single story home by lifting the house to become a new second level and built a new first level directly below the now suspended existing home. In this project, the new first level, instead of three feet off the ground as the original homes typically are, is built at grade level and, rather than eight foot ceilings, has a ten foot ceiling. All this while only raising the house seven feet. The result is a 2,200sf contemporary home with a fully accessible lower level. The ceilings of the upper level were also opened to give the three upper level bedrooms more spaciousness. In this project, an ADU for the owner's parent was added to the first level with an entry off of a front porch so the parent feels a part of the neighborhood. The family entrance is on the side and the house faces the large rear yard. This home also has a large number of green features including: a split system heat pump hot water heater by Sanco, passive house level insulation, and two heat recovery ventilators. It is also designed to a LEED Platinum level of performance.
