{"id":834,"date":"2016-11-09T14:21:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T14:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/?p=834"},"modified":"2017-02-27T17:28:17","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T17:28:17","slug":"classic-midcentury-modern-home-gets-sustainable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/classic-midcentury-modern-home-gets-sustainable\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Midcentury Modern Home Gets Sustainable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.klopfarchitecture.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Klopf Architecture<\/a>,\u00a0Outer Space Landscape Architects, and Flegels Construction recently tackled the renovation of a classic <em><strong>midcentury modern home<\/strong><\/em> originally designed by Ellis Jacobs, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright. Originally built by its owners, the 1960s home featured lots of exposed concrete and framing, giving it a rough industrial look.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-836 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image2-2.jpg\" alt=\"Klopf Architecture, Outer Space Landscape Architects, and Flegels Construction recently tackled the renovation of a classic midcentury modern home originally designed by Ellis Jacobs, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright. Originally built by its owners, the 1960s home featured lots of exposed concrete and framing, giving it a rough industrial look.\" width=\"760\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image2-2.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image2-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/midcentury-modern-home-accessories-to-get-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">MIDCENTURY MODERN HOME ACCESSORIES TO GET RIGHT NOW<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/products\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/banner-weblog-2.jpg\" alt=\"baner\" width=\"670\" height=\"116\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the new owners loved the rich history of the home, they also wanted a more \u201cfinished\u201d home and some modern updates, including improved energy efficiency and overall flow of the space.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-837 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image3-2.jpg\" alt=\"Klopf Architecture, Outer Space Landscape Architects, and Flegels Construction recently tackled the renovation of a classic midcentury modern home originally designed by Ellis Jacobs, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright. Originally built by its owners, the 1960s home featured lots of exposed concrete and framing, giving it a rough industrial look.\" width=\"760\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image3-2.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image3-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They began by tackling more major renovations, like redesigning the kitchen and bathrooms to improve the overall quality.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-838 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image4-2.jpg\" alt=\"Klopf Architecture, Outer Space Landscape Architects, and Flegels Construction recently tackled the renovation of a classic midcentury modern home originally designed by Ellis Jacobs, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright. Originally built by its owners, the 1960s home featured lots of exposed concrete and framing, giving it a rough industrial look.\" width=\"760\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image4-2.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image4-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They also covered a lot of the exposed concrete walls, insulated the walls and roof, and even installed a new heating system. The original intent of the exterior was kept, merely touched up with minor updates to make it more comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-839 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image5-2.jpg\" alt=\"Klopf Architecture, Outer Space Landscape Architects, and Flegels Construction recently tackled the renovation of a classic midcentury modern home originally designed by Ellis Jacobs, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright. Originally built by its owners, the 1960s home featured lots of exposed concrete and framing, giving it a rough industrial look.\" width=\"760\" height=\"1140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image5-2.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image5-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image5-2-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the major changes in the architecture is that they took out a large part of the kitchen wall to add in a rear living area, creating an open living area. The end result was a stronger connection between the interior and exterior, and opening up the incredible Bay Area views for the residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-840 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image6-1.jpg\" alt=\"Klopf Architecture, Outer Space Landscape Architects, and Flegels Construction recently tackled the renovation of a classic midcentury modern home originally designed by Ellis Jacobs, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright. Originally built by its owners, the 1960s home featured lots of exposed concrete and framing, giving it a rough industrial look.\" width=\"760\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image6-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image6-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/landing\/download-catalogue\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"banner-we-blog banner-we-blog banner-we-blog banner-we-blog banner-we-blog banner-we-blog banner-we-blog banner-we-blog banner-we-blog banner-we-blog\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/banner-we-blog.jpg\" alt=\"midcentury\" width=\"750\" height=\"130\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/design-milk.com\/classic-mid-century-modern-home-gets-sustainable-open-makeover\/\" title=\"\">Design-milk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p>WE REALLY HOPE YOU LIKED OUR ARTICLE. 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Originally built by its owners, the 1960s home featured lots of exposed concrete and framing, giving it a rough industrial look. \u00a0 \u00a0 SEE ALSO: MIDCENTURY [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[156,12,155],"class_list":["post-834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-architecture","category-interior-design","tag-architecture","tag-interior-design","tag-midcentury-modern-home"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=834"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1953,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834\/revisions\/1953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}