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3718_interior_after.jpgInterior after renovation. Some of the ceiling was vaulted and a skylight was added. The brick flue and original fir floors were exposed, and the interior walls were re-arranged to optimize space in a small house. -
front_after.jpgFront of house and garden after renovation -
3718Gantenbein_Exterior_Front.jpgFront of house before renovation -
3718Gantenbein_Exterior_Side_After.jpgSouth side Porch and Garden after renovation -
3718Gantenbein_Exterior_Side.jpgSide of house before renovation -
interior_after_2.jpgInterior after renovation. A bit of extra height and natural light from above expand a small space. -
3718Gantenbein_Interior_02.jpgInterior of house before renovation -
kitchen_after.jpgKitchen island of solid oak slab -
side_garden.jpgGarden at south side of house
Boise neighborhood, Portland Oregon
Renovated: 2009
Contractor: Carl Munz
Originally built in 1900, heavily remodeled sometime after WWII, barely escaping arson after being left empty and derelict in the 1980's, re-claimed in the 1990's, there was still a lot of original character and material in this little mongrel of a building. Because this building had been so worked over, it was more accomodating of change and a functional, colorful informality. I characterize the end result as 'French Country Western'.