22 May 2009

FINALLY!

I apologize for the amount of time it has taken us to get this site up and going. I know many of you have been asking about our latest project, 933 Delaware, and have been interested in seeing pictures.

For the past 10 months struct/restruct, LLC has been pouring all of its time and effort into designing and constructing this project. Matt designed the project last summer and we started construction last fall and complete it this spring. I can't explain how much we have all learned from the project and the process it took us to get from beginning to end. Our crew (Matt Jones, Eric Jay, Josh Davis, Caleb Clipsham, Jesse Gradzeil, John Harvey & Nick Brown) was exceptional and provided skills and talents necessary for it all to come together.

Unfortunately my editor hasn't had time to look over the blog yet so don't mind the grammatical errors and misfortunes. I'll put her to work this weekend.

We're now on to another project and hope to have images posted of it next week.

Rainscreen


















Rainscreen siding system. The wood is reclaimed fir from the same batch of wood as the floor joists and flooring. The rainscreen portion of the house was covered in EPDM rubber and then 2 x 2 sleepers were attached over the EPDM. The wood siding is then attached to the sleepers.

The first image show the curved rainscreen section along the north wall. The curved section was constructed by cutting kerfs in the ends of the board about 4' back from the end. The boards were then glued and pressed in curved forms we built in the shop. The ends of the boards were then attached to a curved steel pipe behind the rainscreen, the pipe is attached to the house and to a pier cast in the ground.

A light is installed behind the curved rainscreen section of the wall to flood light down the back of the rainscreen. At night the curved section is illuminated and provides a nice visual effect for onlookers.

Misc. Materials & Details













Image 1 shows the steel joist caps fabricated by Jonah Seibel. They support the uprights for the guardrail. The under side of the upper level floor was left with the original finish and wire brushed to clean the boards off. A glimpse of one of the exposed spiral ducts is also visible.

Image 2 shows the upper level wood floor. It is reclaimed pine that came from a local hardware store demolished in the 60's. We milled the floor in our shop and installed it with stainless steel screws.

Image 3 shows some of the handy stone work done by Karl Ramberg and crew along the south patio. The patio drain has a recycled hog grate for the cover.










The bench

















Burly elm tree bench crafted by Matt. The bench and mirrors all came from one of two burled elm trees Matt had been watching in Lawrence. When Matt saw the tree marked to be cut he left a note on the tree for the city of Lawrence to contact him. They contacted him, he got the tree and saved it from the mulcher. It was one of only two burled elm trees known in town.


Lower Bath


















The mirror is out of the same curled elm tree used for the master bath mirror. The vanity wood slab is a walnut root ball and the backsplash is in the same classic engine turned veneer used throughout the kitchen.

Master Bath




























The floor tiles were cut out of recycled chalkboard slate
sheets that we purchased locally. The custom mirror was created by Matt and is out of burly elm. He harvested the tree locally and thinks it was one of only two burled elm trees in Lawrence.

The vanity is custom built and finished with a light engineered veneer. The countertop is concrete and the fixtures are made by Kohler. The tile is a retro hexagonal pattern that came in 12" x 12" mosaic sheets.

Doors





























The cabinet, passage a & sliding door stiles and rails were built from reclaimed walnut and the panels out of birch. Most of the doors in the house were pocketed or sliders. The sliding doors allow the upper level living spaces to be opened to the central hallway and to overlook the vaulted space above the dining room. This allows maximum natural light to enter the spaces through the large south facing windows.

21 May 2009

Garage Door


















Our interior garage door was a big hit at our recent open house.

Kitchen













We built all the cabinets in the kitchen out of reclaimed walnut and birch. The concrete countertops were cast on site and set in place and then sealed with a gloss and guard sealer. The island has a raised bar height seating area between the kitchen and the living room. The countertops on the island are maple butcher block and the backsplash throuhout the kitchen is a metal veneer in a classic engine turned pattern. All the applicances are GE Cafe series.

Stair & Guardrail II



Stair & Guardrail I
























The stair handrail and guardrail was fabricated and constructed with
steel, reclaimed walnut and a stainless steel cable rail system. The stairs were built with reclaimed fir and pine using the same detailing as used on the joist tails in the exposed ceiling over the kitchen and living room. Jonah Seibel fabricated all the steel parts. Matt created all the fine joinery on the handrail. The two columns in the first image are reclaimed walnut.

Views from the living room looking towards the kitchen and from the dining room looking at the living room.














The floors are stained concrete and include a radiant heating system. We chose to do spiral duct work throughout the main living spaces and leave them exposed. A few of the cabinets can be seen in these images as well as the stair. The cabinets are framed in reclaimed walnut and have a birch panel. The stair is constructed of the same reclaimed fir and pine used for the beams and floors.

Basement
















The image on the left is of concrete wine storage bins we formed and poured in
the basement. The original stone foundation is visible in the background. We cut the original slab and cast a footing for the new steel column that supports the two beams in the living room.

The other two images are of the glass hatch door we cut into the original floor to access the basement. The door is framed in oak and has an engineered pane of glass to spill light into the basement from the main level.

Living Room
















The living room is within the original portion of the house. Half of the original gable was left intact and the collar ties exposed. Two large beams were added to support the new upper
level floor and roof above. The original, second layer, of oak wood flooring remains. The exposed ceilings and beams are reclaimed fir and pine that came from a local hardware store demolished in the 60's. We milled all of the fir and pine in our shop. Tech lighting, along with a Lutron system is used throughout most of the living spaces.





Entry Door

















Images of the bookmatched mulberry entry door. The eyepiece is accented with glitter fill.
The hardware is by Emtek.


20 May 2009

933 Delaware Garage














For some reason the last image makes me think of the garage as a mausoleum.
The Wayne Dalton garage door is aluminum clad and has one row of windows for natural lighting in the garage. Notice the elevation change from the garage to the house. This hundred block of Delaware has decent slope from the alley to the street.