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Solar Umbrella House

Venice, Calif.
Pugh + Scarpa


the People

Owner
Angela Brooks and Lawrence Scarpa

Architect
Pugh + SCarpa
Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Ave.,F1
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Tel. (310) 828-0226
Fax. (310) 453-9606
E-mail: info@pugh-scarpa.com
www.pugh-scarpa.com

Angela Brooks, AIA, Lawrence Scarpa, AIA, Ching Luk, Silke Clemens, Vanessa Hardy, Katrin Terstegen, Gwynne Pugh, AIA, P.E., John Ingersoll, P.E., PH.D

Interior designer
Angela Brooks, AIA, Lawrence Scarpa, AIA

Engineer(s)
Structural and Civil Engineering:
Gwynne Pugh,P.E., AIA

Sustainability Engineering:
John Ingersoll, P.E., PH.D

Solar Design and engineering:
John Ingersoll, P.E., PH.D

Pool and Pond engineering:
Bob Morris, Mr. Fish

Consultants(s)
Landscape:
Samuel Kim, SQLA Inc.

General Contractor
Forrest Poorman, Above Board Construction
11285 Sardis Ave
West Los Angeles, CA 90064
Tel. (310) 231-7553

Photographer
Marvin Rand
Marvin Rand & Associates
1310 Abott Kinney Blvd
Venice, CA 90291
Tel. (310) 396-3441
Fax. (310) 399-0298

Renderer(s)
Pugh + Scarpa
www.pugh-scarpa.com

CAD system, project management, or other software used
PowerCadd by Engineered Software www.engsw.com

 

 

the Products

Structural System
Recycled Wood framing, Truss Joist. Other structural material: Tilt-up concrete panels

Exterior Cladding
Metal:
Recycled cold rolled mild steel with rust finish.

Concrete:
Portland cement with 35% fly ash content

Wood:
TJI's, Parallams and Microlam beams, Timberstrand framing, OSB saheathing – Truss Joist; Lousiana Pacific Corp. (OSB) www.lpcorp.com

Exterior Cement Plaster:
Portland Cement custom color, LaHabra www.lahabrastucco.com

Roofing
Built-up roofing:
Modified bitumen roofing, Johns Manville www.jm.com

Elastomeric:
cementitious deck coating, Mer-Kote www.merkote.com

Windows
Aluminum:
Sliding and Casement - Low E, Argon gas filled with stainless steel super spacers, thermally broken - Fleetwood www.fleetwoodusa.com

Glazing
Glass:
Dual glaze high efficiency Low-E - PPG www.ppg.com

Skylights:
Dual glaze operable, Bristolite www.bristolite.com

Doors
Sliding doors:
Noorwood multi-slide with Mommoth rollers, Fleetwood www.fleetwoodusa.com

Hardware
Locksets:
Full mortise "L" series, Schlage www.schlage.com and Baldwin www.baldwinhardware.com

Hinges:
Butt, Stanley www.stanleyworks.com

Cabinet hardware:
Sugatsune www.sugatsune.com, custom by Solicraft, Julio Chavez Construction and Pugh + Scarpa

Interior Finishes
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
Clear seal OSB, oil rub natural Cherry, custom stained formaldhyde free MDF.

Paints and stains:
Low VOC, Behr www.behr.com

Special surfacing:
Homosote (palm sanded) www.homosote.com

Floor and wall tile:
– Mosiac tile in guest and kid's bathroom, Dal-Tile www.daltile.com
– Travertine tile, All Tile and Stone

Flooring:
OSB clear sealed and clear sealed and stained concrete, Louisiana Pacific www.lpcorp.com and L.M. Scofield www.scofield.com

Lighting
Belfer www.belfer.com, Juno www.junolighting.com, Capri www.caprilighting.com, BK lighting www.bklighting.com

Plumbing
Toilets:
Low flow, Toto www.totousa.com

Sinks:
Stainless steel, Just Manufacturing www.justmfg.com

Faucets:
Grohe www.grohe.com

Showerheads:
Grohe www.grohe.com

Kitchen Appliances
Refrigerator:
General Electric www.ge.com

Stove:
Magic Chef

Other
Swimming Pool components/materials:
Custom pool and pond. Pebble tek finish in pool. Thoroseal finish in pond

Solar Panels:
– Photovoltaic Amorphous by BP Solar "MST-501HS Modules"
www.bpsolar.com
– Hot Water solar panels by Heliodyne "progressivTube"
www.heliodyne.com

In Floor Radiant Heating:
InFloor www.infloor.com

Inverters:
Sun-tie by Xantrex Manufacturing www.xantrex.com

 


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