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California
2012
California
2012
A 7,500 gross-square-foot residence with separate pool area.
Systems include ventilated redwood rain-screen siding, post tensioned concrete floor slabs with fly-ash cement, pre-engineered cedar glue-lam roof beams, high efficiency heat pumps with simultaneous heating and cooling, integrated floor duct distribution, LED lighting and gas-filled, clear low-e insulated glass walls. All old growth redwood is from reclaimed sources and in-situ soil was used in the earthen walls and floors. All wood is sealed with zero VOC linseed oil. Broad roof overhangs used throughout for additional protection from the elements.
THOMAS SILVA ARCHITECTS, INC
(Associate Architect)
Thomas Silva, Chris Binger, James Flannery, Kerstin Kraft, Rika Kurihara, Jay Manzo, Young Park
(Project Team)
Herzog & de Meuron
(Design Architect)
Systems include ventilated redwood rain-screen siding, post tensioned concrete floor slabs with fly-ash cement, pre-engineered cedar glue-lam roof beams, high efficiency heat pumps with simultaneous heating and cooling, integrated floor duct distribution, LED lighting and gas-filled, clear low-e insulated glass walls. All old growth redwood is from reclaimed sources and in-situ soil was used in the earthen walls and floors. All wood is sealed with zero VOC linseed oil. Broad roof overhangs used throughout for additional protection from the elements.
THOMAS SILVA ARCHITECTS, INC
(Associate Architect)
Thomas Silva, Chris Binger, James Flannery, Kerstin Kraft, Rika Kurihara, Jay Manzo, Young Park
(Project Team)
Herzog & de Meuron
(Design Architect)
PHILOSOPHY
We believe in creating inspiring architectural designs with rigor, diligence, imagination, technological excellence and ecological sensitivity.
CONTACT
THOMAS SILVA ARCHITECTS, INC
3424 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
T: +1 415 218 2317
F: +1 415 922 8415
info@tsilvaarch.com
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3424 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
T: +1 415 218 2317
F: +1 415 922 8415
info@tsilvaarch.com
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SERVICES
• Feasibility Studies
• Site Analysis
• Programming
• Code Analysis
• LEED Certification
• Architectural and Interior Design
• Construction Documents
• Construction Administration
• Site Analysis
• Programming
• Code Analysis
• LEED Certification
• Architectural and Interior Design
• Construction Documents
• Construction Administration