Category Archives: Architect-Designed

2321 Valley, Berkeley

Posted on May 16, 2022 by edificionado

Our featured home today is a charming storybook residence designed and built by the Fox Brothers who are perhaps best known for a pair of eccentric period revival bungalow courts that they built along University Avenue in Berkeley. Carl Fox … Continue reading →

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1615 La Vereda, Berkeley

Posted on April 11, 2022 by edificionado

The Taylor house is an extremely early modernist residence designed by respected Berkeley architecture professor Michael Goodman when he was only 30. Goodman was a contemporary of William Wurster and both men are credited with creating the local movement now … Continue reading →

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2916 Shasta, Berkeley

Posted on April 4, 2022 by edificionado

The McPherson house is an early modernist residence designed by Francis Joseph McCarthy just before he became a registered architect. He had worked in William Wurster’s office for a number of years prior but his solo practice received widespread acclaim … Continue reading →

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862 Euclid, Berkeley

Posted on March 28, 2022 by edificionado

Today we feature an early and exceptional design by John Hans Ostwald. The home was created for Ostwald’s mother and it was the first of his many residential commissions as a solo practitioner. He was still working for Anshen + … Continue reading →

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50 Arden, Berkeley

Posted on March 21, 2022 by edificionado

This charming Second Bay Region residence is an extremely early piece of modernist design by Winfield Scott Wellington whose trademark spare interiors of redwood and simple exteriors never fail to impress. Wellington was an early proponent of modernism and he … Continue reading →

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272 Purdue, Kensington

Posted on March 16, 2022 by edificionado

Our featured home today is an unusual period revival residence built by Danish bricklayer Peter Clausen. Clausen’s homes were a showcase for his skill as a mason and carpenter and as such are full of unexpected flourishes. This one is … Continue reading →

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245 Los Altos, Kensington

Posted on March 8, 2022 by edificionado

Today we feature a rambling hilltop ranch perched at the edge of Tilden Park. The home was designed by lesser known local architect Alvin Fingado. Fingado graduated from Berkeley before WWII and like Donald Olsen and many other Bay Area … Continue reading →

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157 Fairlawn, Berkeley

Posted on February 28, 2022 by edificionado

This impressive Berkeley Hills mid-century is the first home that Gerald McCue designed for himself in the East Bay. He was only 27 when the home was built, but he was already an established architectural presence in the Bay Area … Continue reading →

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3020 Buena Vista, Berkeley

Posted on February 22, 2022 by edificionado

The Holstein house is an exceptional Berkeley Hills residence designed by John Hans Ostwald. It is sited to take full advantage of its peninsular lot at a sharp turn on Buena Vista. Ostwald did not use the butterfly roof frequently, … Continue reading →

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205 Lake, Kensington

Posted on February 14, 2022 by edificionado

Our featured home today is the long time residence of Hal Thiederman and his wife Elivia. Hal was an integral part of Clarence Mayhew’s firm for many years, eventually becoming a partner. He was responsible for a good deal of … Continue reading →

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