New Beausoleil Designed Home in Los Altos now on the market! It’s been a busy year for us and our blogging has suffered. In the next few weeks we’ll be showcasing some of our current work, several projects finishing construction, several projects under construction, and several new houses on the … Read More
This lovely Beausoleil designed home is in the final stages of construction in Los Altos Hills and could soon be yours! At almost 7000 square feet including three levels and a detached garage, it boasts 6 bedrooms plus a home office, gracious living and family areas, and a walk out … Read More
After the energy crisis in the seventies, during Jerry Brown’s first term as governor, California started regulating the energy use of buildings. The structures that we live and work in consume more than 40% of all of the energy we use in our country, so making buildings more efficient was … Read More
In the old days, architects, such as the master builders of the great Gothic cathedrals, had complete control of the work, not just of the design of the buildings but their construction. Fast forward ten centuries and architects, having sloughed construction responsibilities off on to contractors, rely more and more … Read More
Residential construction projects, not website, that is… Ten Beausoleil designed projects are currently under construction in seven Bay Area municipalities from Capitola and Los Gatos in the south, up the Peninsula through San Carlos, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Hillsborough and Atherton, to San Francisco. We thought we would feature … Read More
Our design for a “Hampton’s” style home in Atherton at 19 Prado Secoya, which started construction just thirteen months ago, is now on the market. As usual, the developer and his general contractor, George Adair of Finish With Style, pushed the envelope with their efficient decision making and organization of … Read More
Please be sure to check out this article on the website Houzz, which features one of our recently completed new homes. Roots of Style: Château Architecture Strides Through a Century Live like a lord with design details that recall French estates of old, even if they’re scaled down and updated … Read More
A few years ago we were hired to help subdivide an irregular lot to build two houses. Using some creative loopholes in the Los Altos Zoning code, we were able to gain approvals for not two, but three new home sites. This watercolor rendering was part of the subdivision application. … Read More
In many parts of the world, for instance sub-Saharan Africa, rural India, the desert parts of latin America and even in China, there is a push to use solar cooking to reduce the amount of wood and charcoal burning, to reduce local environmental air pollution and to increase public safety. … Read More
This new home we designed for a private developer in Los Altos, Mansour Moussavian, sold in record time. The listing said “This exquisite New England style new home combines classic East Coast exterior with an easy flowing floor plan that includes fabulous modern living amenities. Just minutes away from … Read More