This is a previously posted project-

Here are a few images of some work in construction. This project was a transformation of an existing Ranch House. I thought it may be interesting to see some actual work in construction that was also drawn up in sketchup. I was not the designer on this project. The office I work for was. My objective was to draw up the 3d model to help clients/gc's understand the scope of the work and to help them understand the design ramifications. It was posted once by myself in @last forums a while back as a ranch house transformation. Those drawings have changed a great deal since them based on design revisions and clients needs for particular program requirements.

Location- Water Mill, New York
Project Type- Residential (Additions, Alterations)
Style-Contemporary Transformation of Existing Structure

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As you can see this Ranch was in need of some help. All exterior finishes were vinyl, windows and doors were in bad shape, there was damage to existing foundation, leaks, and so on.

The next few images are from when I went with my fire department to train at the house. Quite often when houses are demolished local fire departments use them for training. If you live in the United States, or have a volunteer fire service near you it is worth letting them use it. The training is priceless. There is nothing like training in a real home.

Thru the wall rescue...Wall is broken thru and firefighter or victem pulled thru. This is also used when you get trapped in a burning room. You would break thru wall to get to a safer space. This is done in emergency life hazard situations.

See the marks from the smoke banking down. We had a fire inside to make heat and smoke during the training.

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Demo work was done, the builder decided it was cheaper to knock down the structure then to work with what we had. Very minimal framing member size on floors and roof, every window opening was changing, and almost every single interior wall partition was moved.

When the smoke cleared...not much was standing :D

In a few days forms arrived for foundation work-

Walls -

Wall Form Work

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Forms came off in about 30 days -

Foundation Walls-

First Floor Decking - Steel Decking for future Concrete Work

Another Angle of decking

Steel to support all the weight-

Once deck was down - The walls could be framed 2x6 Douglas Fir Framing on 2x6 Sill, 3/4" cdx plywood subfloor over 1 3/4"x11 7/8" TJI floor joists.

Wall framing - Roof Rafters

Roof Framing - Kitchen End Wall

Main Space Framed

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Typical Bumpout

Larger overhang at North Elevation-

Roof and wall sheathing - 3/4" Plywood on walls and roof.
Entry

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East Elevation- Shape of bumpout typical

Going backward - One of my favorite ever shots!

Roof detail - Shingles Monier Roof Tile - Mostly used in climates where brush fires are a hazard. Totally concrete tiles prevent embers from setting roofs on fire during a brush fire.

Roofing, 15# Felt Paper, 1x Lathe material, and so on...

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Roofing 3

Roofing 4

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Mesh for stucco, Windows Installed, Stucco Work

Wire Mesh

Typical Window and Stucco Detail

Entry looking North

Similar Sketchup View

Base Coat for Stucco

Interiors are up to sheetrock, roughing of electrical, plumbing, and HVAC

Wood work begins, and we have some amazing craftsmen doing incredible detailing. All materials meet flush, and at the intersections there is a 1/4" reveal. The beams are all made by hand!

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Typical Bedroom Detail

Wood 5
Blind Door - Closet Detail typical

Master Bath

Beam Construction

Beam applied to ceiling

View towards outdoor dining

Typical Skylight

Moving right along - Plaster, woodwork, and so on

Dining with poured concrete floor

Master Bedroom -

Main space - Living thru dinign room kitchen beyond-

Wood Floors

Wood Flooring

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what kind of wood was used for those ceiling beams JP - is it just clear cedar? What kind of finish will it get?

Sketchup View

Exterior Shot

Sketchup View

Bedroom - Typical

Kitchen

Tile Work

Sketchup Elevations - Entry

East - Rear Elevation

North Elevation Axo

South Elevation

You know what would be cool? To see all this posted again in a separate thread. :D:D don't you feel like posting?
I don't remember seeing those wooden ceiling pictures before. They look really cool. The whole house looks promissing, I like it

what kind of wood was used for those ceiling beams JP - is it just clear cedar? What kind of finish will it get?

i don't think the 'machine gun' even saw your question.

I noticed that - thanks for putting it up again. I've got a similar condition with cladding an interior element and I was wondering what they did. It looks like a lot of very expensive clear grain cedar!

jp, I think I'll have to replace my keyboard casue I have too much drool on it now. This isn't your normal ranch house, this is much much better. I love the woodwork throughout the home. What firm do you work for that you have such interesting projects with even more interesting solutions?

p.s. lets see the finished product if you get around to it

Yeah that ceiling looks fantastic!! It almost looks edible... :D

great project!

Hope to post one of mine that makes 5 stars soon.

what kind of wood was used for those ceiling beams JP - is it just clear cedar? What kind of finish will it get?

The wood you are talking about is cedar - Clear Cedar. They are 1X boards and not solid material.


In the most current images, it is stained. We just applied a clear finish to it with low shine. We originally were going to do a light grey wash, but the client loved the natural so much we kept it. The darker wood is mahogany...it is darker then we ever intended. We had issues with the custom window manufacturer in the finishing of the product. It was much darker then ever approved, and we basically got stuck with the windows. All the dark you see is darker then ever planned. It was always planned to match the windows, so when they got dark the mahogany got dark (including interior doors).

I noticed that - thanks for putting it up again. I've got a similar condition with cladding an interior element and I was wondering what they did. It looks like a lot of very expensive clear grain cedar!

Interior wood work is done with 1x8 clear cedar tounge and groove. At each board we did a 1/8" bevel to express the joint and the horizontal. The boards were put over 5/8" sheetrock (5/8" for accoustics)

You could easily do it in a stk cedar, and apply a wash or paint to it to save money. Or maybe the knots don't bother the client. Obviously, if you go to a bigger size board I would recommend moving up to 5/4 boards.

See attached for a quickie sketch-

jp, I think I'll have to replace my keyboard casue I have too much drool on it now. This isn't your normal ranch house, this is much much better. I love the woodwork throughout the home. What firm do you work for that you have such interesting projects with even more interesting solutions?

p.s. lets see the finished product if you get around to it


I work for a company called

SOUTHAMPTON ENGINEERING SERVICES- New York

Thanks for all your great comments, if you need further about our office drop me a private message. We do not have a website of our work, but I could always send you some images if curious.

I will be attaching more pictures in the next days. They just starting putting in furniture last friday, so my images need to catch up to the actual progress..


PS- Thanks Wegofaster, but I put it in 5 stars by accident...lol I think i was around 4-4.5...

Thanks for making me feel a bit better.I didn't think this was a good example to be #1 in the 5 star category given the extremely high standards that the last PPB had in this part of the forum.At the same time I didn't want to come out of the box and be critical of a very reasonable project, as the beginning of my first postings.I feel all is right with PPB again.

Cabinetry Arrives

Study for Living Room Built-in

Another angle

Jason,

This is an excellent and interesting project, but the greatest value to me is your outstanding record of the construction process. Great to be able to see the process in such detail. Thanks!

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Image 9 - Entry

Image 10 - Kitchen

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Image 12 -Kitchen side view

Image 13 - Cantilever hearth started, Living TV Built-in

Image 14 - Master Bath

Image 15 - Master

Image 16 - Master Built-in

Jason,

This is an excellent and interesting project, but the greatest value to me is your outstanding record of the construction process. Great to be able to see the process in such detail. Thanks!

I normally wouldn't consider posting so much progress, but I had such a great response to it in the first PPB. Many people who didn't live in the US where interested in the building techniques.

Thanks for your interest alike.

many people who didn't live in the US where interested in the building techniques.
Are the beams really loadbaring or 'hung' underneath?
The house is quite remarkable! :rock on:
How's the clients reception till now?

Are the beams really loadbaring or 'hung' underneath?
The house is quite remarkable! :rock on:
How's the clients reception till now?

The beams are all really cosmetic- I do image they do act somewhat as collar ties to relieve some stress of the large gable roof, but the it was structured elsewhere to carry that weight of the roof.

The client is thrilled with the product, and the way things have turned out. Maybe one more month and it will be complete.

jp,
What a beautiful house. It is so familiar...long flowing spaces of the american ranch, gently lit spaces of a traditional japaneese home and so on and yet so unique. A balance that is very difficult to achieve

Also, beautifully animated spaces with the varied sources of daylight.

You should be proud and rightfully so.

Thanks for taking the time to post all the photos.

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This is just a cool project, period. I would be interested in know what neighbors' reactions have been to the transformation.

Very cool project, I love the cedar timber looks fantastic. I find it somewhat disappointing that it is not the true structure of the roof and merely cosmetic, however it certainly add to the feel of the spaces. The rooflights are beautifully detailed too, very sleek.

BEAU-D-IFUL :D

Great project! Congrats on achieving a ranch house with design intentions. This is a perfect example of how good design can make all of the difference in what could too easily be described as a ranch. People find it difficult seeing the value of a good architect. They simply don't know what is possible. Thanks for posting. Good Stuff!

Additionally, I would like to give you credit for complimenting the finish trades earlier in your post. Craftsmanship is difficult to come by, and pay for. Too often, trades, and the people within them are terribly one dimensional (in an effort to cut costs for their builder). I don't think it's their fault. There could be a guy, whose only job for 10 years is cutting and nailing window and door molding in builder homes. Him doing anything else is not 'cost effective'. He may have never had the opportunity to understand the bigger picture of the design of the project. So many times there is a question about a detail in the field and the solution is formulated from their limited understanding of their craft. They solve the problem from their perspective and don't (or can't) step back and see how the answer they come up with impacts more than the detail itself.

It looks as though the people working here were more than qualified. Good for you.

I am sorry if this sounds like I'm bashing trades and subs. Most of the time the difference between us is perspective, not talent. Hell, we are the ones that may not have done our job correctly and addressed an issue before it gets to the construction phase.

O.K., now i'm rambling. I think I started rambling 5 minutes ago...

Back on point....Great project! and it was nice to see good craftsmenship be appreciated!

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Jp - this really turned out very nice. What is the source for the interior doors that were used on this job? I'm assuming they were not custom made.

The detailing is flawless. This house must have costed a fortune. Do you have the budget around there? I'm curious :wondering

I think that this is one of those rare projects that can be appreciated by anyone. It is beautifully detailed and formally understated. I can’t imagine the neighbors getting upset about this house (assuming there are neighbors, it was just mentioned in a previous post) it is not a loud design. It doesn’t scream “architect deigned!”, but any one picture tells you that it was.

Seriously, great job on this one. The materials are warm and honest..(the modernist in me is not in love with the idea of the false members on the ceiling, but the aesthetics guy gets it) Great work, that’s it!

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This the slate detail you were refering to yesterday JP? Looks great. Whole project is neat as a pin.

Jp - this really turned out very nice. What is the source for the interior doors that were used on this job? I'm assuming they were not custom made.


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This the slate detail you were refering to yesterday JP? Looks great. Whole project is neat as a pin.


This is true...thanks for reminding me ;) Your post has since burried..sorry about that.

Fabulous house , clean spaces and detailing and even greater job documenting the whole process . Well done .
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sweet stuf bro :cheers:

i like . good design . nice details and awesome use of SU

congrats !

kurt

Trellis construction -

That trellis structure is over outdoor dining...it will be stained out dark to match the rest.

As you can see the leaves are changing...and the colors are beautiful.

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Those King posts will be stucco...

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That trellis will also be stained dark...

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amazing project...
love the interiors.

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I should post some images now that it is grown in. The trellis pieces have also been stained since those images.

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I should post some images now that it is grown in. The trellis pieces have also been stained since those images.

Well get to it slacker!!!

I am currently injured...remember I started posting again here...Well on mothers day i dislocated my knee pretty severely and I have been out of sorts since...

I cannot walk very far. Hopefully a month more...

I think that this is one of those rare projects that can be appreciated by anyone. It is beautifully detailed and formally understated. I can’t imagine the neighbors getting upset about this house (assuming there are neighbors, it was just mentioned in a previous post) it is not a loud design. It doesn’t scream “architect deigned!”, but any one picture tells you that it was.

Seriously, great job on this one. The materials are warm and honest..(the modernist in me is not in love with the idea of the false members on the ceiling, but the aesthetics guy gets it) Great work, that’s it!

Well said. This is the type of project that promotes contemporary design to those uneducated in architecture. If more projects came together like this one, perhaps the gerneral public would embrace contemporary design more.

Well done, :craqueur:

jp,

Your project looks nice. Great job, I'd love to sit outside and have a meal there. What grade wood are you using on the beams? Looks too good to be construction grade. Stain grade maybe?

Larry

jp,

Your project looks nice. Great job, I'd love to sit outside and have a meal there. What grade wood are you using on the beams? Looks too good to be construction grade. Stain grade maybe?

Larry

Clear Cedar - They really aren't full beams. A 4x12 beam of clear cedar is around $30 a foot. So we wrapped the interiors and used solid for the exterior.

Clear Cedar - They really aren't full beams. A 4x12 beam of clear cedar is around $30 a foot. So we wrapped the interiors and used solid for the exterior.

Nice. :clap:

Larry

JP,
Was there ever any thoughts about not including the faux rafters on the interior? The more interior shots I see, the more they seem to 'interrupt' the space. Was that the design intent? They definately 'center' the room. I'm asking as one designer to another.
I think the whole thing is fantastic. Would love to work on a project like that someday. Great job!:craqueur:

nice project, jp... what was the budget on this thing?

Beautiful ranch house. The simple details make the house very nice and livable. You can see other ranch houses that over-do the interior and ruin the feeling of the home---this one is perfect. Great Job!!!