CLAREMONT COTTAGE IS A 600SQFT, NEW CONSTRUCTION BACKYARD COTTAGE WHICH IS AN ADDITION TO A 1920'S BERKELEY HOME. 

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THE CLIENTS WANTED TO CREATE A COZY HOME OFFICE / FLEX GUEST SPACE SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN HOME. THE COTTAGE INCLUDES A LIVING ROOM/OFFICE, KITCHEN & FULL BATH PLUS A GUEST SLEEPING LOFT. THE DESIGN WAS INSPIRED BY THE CLIENT'S LOVE OF EVERYTHING ENGLISH & THEIR PASSION FOR CREATIVITY, WRITING & CHILDLIKE WHIMSY. THE CHALLENGE WAS TO MELD ENGLISH COTTAGE STYLE WITH THE EXISTING MEDITERRANEAN ARCHITECTURE OF THE MAIN HOME.