29 Terrace & Balcony Design Ideas
Mark Brand Architecture
For this remodel in Portola Valley, California we were hired to rejuvenate a circa 1980 modernist house clad in deteriorating vertical wood siding. The house included a greenhouse style sunroom which got so unbearably hot as to be unusable. We opened up the floor plan and completely demolished the sunroom, replacing it with a new dining room open to the remodeled living room and kitchen. We added a new office and deck above the new dining room and replaced all of the exterior windows, mostly with oversized sliding aluminum doors by Fleetwood to open the house up to the wooded hillside setting. Stainless steel railings protect the inhabitants where the sliding doors open more than 50 feet above the ground below. We replaced the wood siding with stucco in varying tones of gray, white and black, creating new exterior lines, massing and proportions. We also created a new master suite upstairs and remodeled the existing powder room.
Architecture by Mark Brand Architecture. Interior Design by Mark Brand Architecture in collaboration with Applegate Tran Interiors.
Lighting design by Luminae Souter. Photos by Christopher Stark Photography.
Bayer Builders Inc.
Unfinished Ipe, naturally weathered after two years.
Stainless steel cable with custom Ipe top rail.
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Colin Cadle Photography
A modern decked terrace was built-up from garden level to allow easy access from this old Devon Farmhouse. Gives wonderful views over the rolling hills.
Colin Cadle Photography, Photo Styling, Jan Cadle
K Squared Builders - Dale Kramer
Contemporary Deck and Screened Porch featuring Ipe' decking with stainless steel pipe rails, screened porch with arched front wall, cultured stone wall and ceramic tile floor
Photos- Randy Hill Photography
G&E Steel, Inc
"Laura" Style stainless steel railings feature square posts and flat bar intermediate posts for maximum visibility. The ideal choice for seaside decks with stunning panoramic views. G&E Steel stainless steel railings are made with grade 316 (marine grade) materials and they are meticulously polished for maximum durability in harsh sea-spray environments.
Hudson Custom Fabrication
Stainless steel cable railings are great for decks where you don't want to distract from the beautiful view. These railings have square posts with a round top tube that follows the curve of the deck.
JP Builders, Inc
Architect: Charles Debbas AIA (San Francisco, CA)
Builder: JP Builders, Inc
Structural Engineer: Yu Strandberg
Photograph: Cesar Rubio
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