Foundation form for sloped trapezoidal 120 sq.ft. cabin.
Concrete slab.
Framing milled from reclaimed old-growth fir.
Cabin siding study.
Shopmade red cedar TNG siding.
Victorian-era redwood used for sliding door, windows, and inset trim.
Interior, looking east.
Low window for light and a sliver of garden.
Cedar and redwood used throughout.
Client's house viewed from back garden. Cabin footprint will run 25 feet alongside back of house.
In-progress foundation form for concrete slab.
First wall.
Enclosed structure. 15-foot opening will feature 5 hand-built sliding glass doors.
Looking out towards garden through future doorway. 2 x 10" framing materials salvaged from Pacific Heights mansion.
The large diagonal plank will be the threshold for the 15-foot doorway.
An early 20th-century redwood beam, rare for its size (10" x 10" x 16 feet), was milled into thick planks that will form the doorway envelope.
Spray-in foam insulation.
Re-sawn red cedar siding blanks.
Red cedar, now custom milled into T&G for exterior siding.
Red cedar siding, installed.
South face of cabin, with 20 x 120" window sited high for sunlight and privacy.