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Distinctive 1950s Eichler Home Remodeled in California

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What a wonderful remodel of a signature Eichler Home.

The clients turned to Klopf Architecture to remodel their family home.

Unlike most builders, back in the 1950s, Eichler designed homes with a real aesthetic sense.

In some neighborhoods in California almost every house is an Eichler home, with the distinctive Dutch cap roof and internal courtyard.

These are actually the most beautiful mass-produced homes you could find.

All the more astonishing, Eichler built these at a time when mass produced housing was extremely bland.

So the remodel of this one in in Burlingame, California, consists of minor changes like blending the indoor outdoor transition, by continuing a stone paver inside and out into the courtyard.

And opening up the already generous use of glass in these homes to extend the glazing floor to ceiling.

And of course the huge and unblemished manufactured stone island of the 21st century.

And the generous smooth lines of an induction hob complement the revamped kitchen.

A bench above the washer and dryer subtly update the laundry.

The lightest touch was employed in the bathroom, which does look dated for an Eichler home.

The modest sized 1950s bedroom is another anachronistic touch.

But Joseph Eichler was unusual as home builders go, building homes designed by skilled architects.

Having been privileged to tour inside some of these, I can certainly agree with the accolades they received at the time.