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Exterior Concrete Siding Material Mid Century Design Photos and Ideas

The original roof was flat with a flush parapet. In the early 90s, the former owners had a low-pitched roof placed on top of the existing roof, as well as new corrugated siding to cover the parapets. During the renovation, the interim roof was removed, and a new minimum-slope roofing structure was erected on the existing beams—reinstating the roof section toward the original design. The parapet is now clad with copper paneling.
The project encompassed exterior renovations and retrofitting, as well as four small additions to the building, and the construction of a new roof and landscaping.
When the current homeowners acquired the property from its original owners, the house had been well-maintained and was in good condition. The dwelling was even equipped with an HVAC system, a rare innovation for the period and building type.
Its cast-concrete roof slabs evoke any number of desert sights—the fronds of a palm, the faces of stones, even the armored plates of an armadillo.
A back view of the house reveals its glass facade and perch on the hillside overlooking East Honolulu.
The Hammerman House is truly a masterpiece of California Modernism.
And the home is bathed in natural light from walls of glass on both sides.
Wexler and Harrison's original plan was to create affordable vacation homes for a growing middle class. When this home first went on the market with the others in 1962, it was competitively priced between $13,000 and $17,000.
The main house channels a midcentury vibe.
The facade
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Originally designed as a single story residence the home features clean lines and an indoor-outdoor connection.
An exterior view of the International-style home.
A curved concrete block wall conceals one of the three exterior terraces. Low-slung roofs appear to hover above the landscape.
Another 1956 tract house with a flat roof designed by Krisel.
Windchime at Entry
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