In 1995 I built a small house as my personal residence in Palo Colorado Canyon, in the coastal mountains 20 miles north of Big Sur, California. This small house sits on a ridge overlooking the Pacific Ocean at an elevation of 1800 ft. The orientation of the property is due south. The remote nature of…
This is a special minature horse’s feeder I designed and built in Gallatin Gateway, Montana [nggallery id=17]
This custom horse shelter was designed and built to match the rustic look of the existing ranch buildings. We used rough cut fir, custom iron connectors, and a rusted steel roof. This custom horse shelter was securely anchored with concrete piers to resist high winds typical for the location. [nggallery id=16]
The foundation walls for this 3 car garage were originally intended to help expand and level the upper parking area and driveway on this steep lot. The uphill walls act as a retaining barrier. I decided that gaining an extra 900 plus square foot of living area by turning that foundation into a full basement…
The demolition of an existing old single wall cottage made way for this new two bedroom, two bath bungalow style custom home for Sally Williams of Carmel, CA. The plan was to simulate the original cottage theme with vertical board and batten walls, a charming front entry porch and expansive bay windows. Typical of Carmel…
This is a very unusual custom home I designed for and built with the collaboration of the owner. Derek and Audrey Rinehart came to me with a sketch of the overall concept they were looking for. With a lot of research and discussion, we came up with a design that worked for his special needs:…
This three level 3500 square foot custom designed home was built to take advantage of the areas expansive views overlooking the city of Bozeman and the entire Gallatin Valley. This custom designed home has a very unique detached three car garage on an engineered slab with a full basement living area below. This home features…
This is a four unit condominium project in Carmel by the sea, California. I was hired by the developer to take control of the construction management of this project due to non performance issues of the original contractor. My tenure started at the beginning of framing. This four unit project consisted of two units in…
Celia Bertoia of Bozeman, Montana wanted to take better advantage of her home’s southern exposure to the winter sun. She has a very good eye for design and had drawn up her own plans for an interior remodel in order to change the layout of the living room and the guest bedroom. Her interior remodel…
This is a beach house renovation in Pajaro Dunes CA for Dan and Susan Ewell. The scope of this beach house renovation was a complete update and expansion. The plans called for a new entry area addition, new kitchen , new bathrooms, relocated bedrooms, and extensive decking on three sides of the house. The entire…