Project Details
- Project Name
- 1970s Residence Goes Green With Recycled Glass Countertops
- Location
- Va.
- Project Types
- Single Family
- Project Scope
- Renovation/Remodel
- Year Completed
- 2010
- Awards
- 2010 Remodeling Design Awards
- Consultants
- Chuck Swartz
- Project Status
- Built
- Cost
- $251,000
- Room or Space
- Kitchen
Project Description
Though the original 1970s house lacked a definite style and was clad in
baby-blue vinyl siding, it was in a great location on the site. To
conserve natural resources, the owners and the designer decided to
preserve the original structure as the core of the remodeled home and to
add two wings to it. In one of the new wings, an open living room
connects to the kitchen and outdoor areas. The contractor installed
cedar tree trunks as structural posts in the kitchen and yoga room.
Concrete countertops in the kitchen contain recycled glass, fly ash, and
locally gathered river rocks.
Alternating horizontal and
vertical cedar siding adds interest and texture to the remodeled
exterior, and the siding is also decorated with art panels. The owners
sent friends and relatives panels to paint, and the contractor inserted
these into the siding.
Materials used include high-performance
windows and glazing, high-efficiency plumbing fittings and fixtures,
nontoxic insulation, geothermal HVAC, radiant-heat floor tubing, and a
tankless hot water heater.
