Project TeamArchitect: Endemic Architecture
Structural Engineer: Hewitt Consulting Group
General Contractor: A2Z Builders
Status: Complete
Photography: Justin Lopez Photography
Start-to-Finish: 24 months
The Vault & Stack House is a renovation and expansion of a 1970’s ranch house in San Jose, California. Adding 680 square feet to, and renovating the existing 2,200 square feet home, Endemic Architecture transformed this previously dark, expressionless house into a light filled, open and distinctive home.
The front addition is composed of staggered rooms to create a sense of layered depth while bringing natural light into two new bedrooms and home office along the west side of the house. Skylights over the entry hall bring additional light into the center of the home.
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The front addition is composed of staggered rooms to create a sense of layered depth while bringing natural light into two new bedrooms and home office along the west side of the house. Skylights over the entry hall bring additional light into the center of the home.
Two intersecting vaults create a front porch while a new low gabled roof merges the two existing gabled roofs over the garage and main house into a unified whole. A sculptural faux chimney rises beside the porch, adding relief to the façade and referencing the front-facing chimneys found throughout the surrounding neighborhood.
The drought-tolerant landscape features a high-contrast palette of ¾-inch dolomite rock, black mulch, and charcoal-topped pavers interwoven with low-profile plantings. Inside, the material palette combines gray tile, glossy and matte white surfaces, and accents of navy blue.
Existing House below
Concept painting of vaulted porch with layers of thresholds_Acrylic painting + digital collage
