Category Archives: Mid-Century

4536 Hillsborough, Castro Valley

Posted on March 6, 2023 by edificionado

This intriguing Castro Valley mid-century was designed by local San Francisco architect and kung fu grandmaster Henry Luck. Luck grew up in both China and California and then went on to study architecture at Berkeley. He is probably best known … Continue reading →

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1655 Arrowhead, Oakland

Posted on February 28, 2023 by edificionado

Today we feature a great Oakland Hills A-frame/dome hybrid attributed to Robert Blunk of Blunk Associates. One of the downsides of the standard A-frame form is that there is generally only room for windows on the ends of the structure. … Continue reading →

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1167 Keith, Berkeley

Posted on October 24, 2022 by edificionado

Today we feature the home that created a cultural phenomenon. It is the very first modern A-frame designed and built by Wally Reemelin shortly after the war in 1946. Reemelin was not an architect by training but rather a mechanical … Continue reading →

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3367 Dwight, Berkeley

Posted on October 11, 2022 by edificionado

This intriguing complex of structures is part of a larger body of work on Panoramic Hill created by Berkeley native Judd Boynton. Boynton grew up at Temple of the Wings in the midst of all of the artistic and creative … Continue reading →

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6849 Snake, Oakland

Posted on September 7, 2022 by edificionado

This charming mid-century home appears to be a variation on Tom Lowe’s familiar downslope residence. Lowe was an extremely prolific design-builder who built versions of the same home for several decades. He was responsible for a number of extremely creative … Continue reading →

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2835 Morley, Oakland

Posted on August 23, 2022 by edificionado

There is no mention of it in the listing but this intriguing Piedmont Pines mid-century is the work of one of our favorite local design-builders, Marv Gunderson. Gunderson was responsible for a number of homes along Morley, each carefully designed … Continue reading →

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7341 Pebble Beach, El Cerrito

Posted on August 9, 2022 by edificionado

Ted Moist studied physics in college but after working as a Liberty Ship designer in the Kaiser Shipyards during the war he decided to pursue a career in architecture during peacetime. He would go on to work briefly with classmate … Continue reading →

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21 Norwood, Kensington

Posted on July 25, 2022 by edificionado

Our featured home today is another beautiful post and beam mid-century by Harry Nakahara. Nakahara’s designs have an understated elegance and simplicity that is missing in the more rustic work of some of his contemporaries. This home is no exception … Continue reading →

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5811 Scarborough, Oakland

Posted on June 14, 2022 by edificionado

Our featured home today is a beautiful post and beam mid-century designed by Robert Goetz and Jens Hansen. Goetz and Hansen were both Bay Area natives but their homes tended to skew more toward the clean lines of Southern California … Continue reading →

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83 Wisteria, Atherton

Posted on June 7, 2022 by edificionado

There are only a handful of Frank Lloyd Wright homes in the Bay Area so it is a rare treat whenever one comes on the market. Particularly one so beautifully preserved as is the Mathews house. It is one of … Continue reading →

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