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If you’re a fan of modern style homes, then this weekend’s Silicon Valley Modern Home Tour is definitely for you.
The tour of homes in Mountain View, Palo Alto and San Jose features the best in modern architecture in six new or recently renovated houses that range from family homes to over-the-top estates. (See below for links to the other properties.) Tickets are $40 in advance or $50 on the day of the tour, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 8.
The designers of a 3,000-square-foot Palo Alto house on South Court envision their creation as a ship, one that has sailed through some small, but rough waters.
The house, with its curved lines echoing that of a sailing ship, rests on a small lot that the builders considered “substandard” in size, and it’s flanked by a creek with tall concrete banks.
While some would have seen that as a nonstarter, the architect took it as a challenge, eschewing the conventional to create a design that optimized the use of space with vertical interlocking shapes that evoke music; not a sea shanty, but an aria. Notice the entry door design, too, which looks like an abstract musical instrument.
House details
- 2951 South Court, Palo Alto
- Acadia Architecture
- Kitchen: Francesco Marchesi
- Entry door fabrication: Troy Doolittle
- General contractor: DBLIN Construction
- Number of Bedrooms: 5
- Number of Bathrooms: 3½
- Approximate Square Footage: 3,000
- Year built: 2015
More houses on the Silicon Valley Modern Homes Tour
Peek inside an expansive, sustainable hilltop Portola Valley estate,
a midcentury-modern Mountain View home that marries Ikea cabinets with high style,
an 8,000-square-foot Los Altos Hills estate and …
an airy, family-friendly San Jose home where indoor and outdoor spaces flow together
