Project Specs Gradman House Inverness Park, California Swatt Architects << Return to article the People Owners Marc and Elaine Gradman Architect Swatt Architects 5845 Doyle St. Suite 104, Emeryville, CA 94608. t: 510.985.9779 / f: 510.985.0116 Project team: Robert Swatt FAIA, Steven Stept AIA, Hiromi Ogawa, Sarina Bowen Interior designer Connie Wong 706 Josina Avenue Palo Alto, CA Engineer(s) Yu Strandberg Engineering 155 Filbert Street, Suite 234 Oakland, CA 94607 Consultant(s) Landscape Swatt Architects Lighting: Swatt Architects General contractor Calmell Construction P.O. Box 816 Woodacre, CA Photographer Cesar Rubio 415.550.6369 CAD system, project management, or other software used AutoCAD
Can a house be five levels but all on one story? It sounds like a riddle, but in fact the answer to that question was the solution to the design challenge of Marc and Elaine Gradman’s vacation home in Inverness Park, California.
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