Thrash House: Historic Additions and Alterations, 2007
Size: 6,500 s.f.
Location: Los Gatos, California
The Thrash House originally built around the turn of the century, is one of the few remaining estates on the original Los Gatos / San Jose road, today known as Los Gatos Boulevard. The original house was built before indoor plumbing, and the kitchen was a detached structure. Over the 100 years of the life span of the structure, numerous additions and alterations occurred, masking the original form and severely compromising the historic integrity of the structure.
The intent of these historic additions and alterations was to re-present the house in its original form, include additions which are compatible with, but different from, the original, and re-design the interior of the home for the needs of a contemporary family.
