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Exterior of the Woodside Residence. Photos © Bruce Damonte
Washingtonian Merit Award The Irish philosopher Edmund Burke drew a distinction
between the beautiful, which is aesthetically pleasing, and
Woodside Residence the sublime, which has the power to provoke excitement
Woodside, CA and even terror. The site for this house in California by
David Jameson, FAIA, exemplifies both concepts.
David Jameson Architect Located roughly halfway between San Francisco and
San Jose, the setting is visually stunning, populated by
Structural Engineers: Severud Associates
magnificent live oaks and offering views toward the
MEP Engineers: ACIES Engineering
Santa Cruz Mountains, the Stanford University campus,
Civil Engineers: Lea & Braze Engineering, Inc.
and San Francisco Bay. The site is also, however, only a
Geotechnical Engineers: Romig Engineers, Inc.
half-mile from the San Andreas Fault, and therefore the
General Contractor: Wilkinson Construction
house had to be “built to withstand extreme seismic events.”
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