This client, a veterinarian who owned a large ranch in the countryside, found a long, narrow acreage in Fair Oaks Ranch to accommodate their family passion: horses. They planned the renovation for several years, so by the time I met them, they had good ideas for their needs and desires. The lot contained a small, 1960s ranch house that was not going to be adequate to fit the parents, their two daughters, and the family’s plans for a kitchen big enough for several cooks to work at one time.
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The project was not their first. One of their more recent homes had been destroyed in a fire. They brought in and filled several storage containers next to the house with architectural millwork salvaged from the fire and other items collected over time. They had already chosen a contractor. Their idea for the design was to drastically enlarge the existing house, incorporating items from their collection, and to create an open entertaining space with tall ceilings adjacent to the large kitchen. They also needed to add a master suite and a wing for their children. The ranch home concept guided the design throughout the process.
The project was not their first. One of their more recent homes had been destroyed in a fire. They brought in and filled several storage containers next to the house with architectural millwork salvaged from the fire and other items collected over time. They had already chosen a contractor. Their idea for the design was to drastically enlarge the existing house, incorporating items from their collection, and to create an open entertaining space with tall ceilings adjacent to the large kitchen. They also needed to add a master suite and a wing for their children. The ranch home concept guided the design throughout the process.
Clerestory lighting mediated the low ceilings of the existing volume, bringing more light into the center of the home.
