EICHLER GREAT ROOM BY KLOPF ARCHITECTURE

Image courtesy of Klopf Architecture, photography by @2023 Mariko Reed

Remodelling Project by Klopf Architecture

This is just a great example of a remodelling Eichler home in Sunnyvale, CA by Klopf Architecture

Presented by Som Santoso

“Eichler homes are more than just homes, they represent a way of living. Still today their unique and iconic design is synonym of a lifestyle which the new owners must and are more than willing to embrace.”

There were to many disjointed spaces in the existing Eichler home, and the owners didn’t like entering right into the kitchen wall. There were not enough functional spaces in the house but it was tricky to see how or where to add to the home without losing the atrium.

The Klopf team re-arranged the spaces in the house to put the bedroom functions under the flat, 8-foot ceiling and the whole great room under the higher gable roof, moving the kitchen to the corner and creating a symmetrical and regular-shaped great room. A narrow band of skylights and a reduced, but still open, atrium brighten the family’s days and bring more greenery into their lives. The Klopf team turned the small front bedroom into a laundry room, powder room, and hallway to a large, added work-from-home office/family room that can double as a guest room. From the street the addition looks like it might have been there all along, but for the family members it’s a game-changer.

Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, Lucie Danigo, and Biliana Stremska
Structural Engineer: Sezen & Moon
General Contractor: Keycon Inc.
Kitchen Cabinetry: Henrybuilt
Photography: ©2023 Mariko Reed
Location: Sunnyvale, CA