This Berkeley Hills home came with an interesting mid-century architectural pedigree. Arne Kartwold, an architect who worked in William Wurster's office, designed the original house in 1941. Hans Gerson, another noteworthy Bay Area architect designed an addition in 1955. In 2003, our office added a family room addition and renovated the existing kitchen. A lovely existing brick terrace and landscaped hillside to the rear of the house were preserved by locating the new addition beneath a precariously cantilevered existing master bedroom. A large window wall with a butt glass corner preserves the cantilevered effect and provides the new family room with a beautiful view to San Francisco and the bay.
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