3599 Hector Road
Newcastle, CA 95658

Architects: Border Studios Architecture, Martin Tarafdar, Architect

Location: Folsom Lake, Newcastle, CA

Project Manager: Martin Tarafdar

Structural Engineer: KNE Assoc Reno, NV, Kirk Ellis SE

Mechanical Engineers: Melas2 Engineering, Grass Valley, CA Michael Melas ME

Builder: Martin Tarafdar

Project start: 2006, estimated completion: Spring 2015.

Project Description:

This project is located in an ‘Urban Wild-land Interface Zone’ and as such must be constructed of non-combustible materials.

Main Residence:

3802 sq. ft. 3 bedroom, 3 bath. 1782 sq. ft. cable suspended deck/lap pool and spa at main level.

80 sq, ft. deck at ‘tree house’ level.

Floor: Custom water-base stained 10” thick structural cantilevered concrete slab floor over twin steel cantilevered girders on 40” dia. concrete piers.

Walls: All steel wall framing with all steel lateral bracing (no plywood shear walls) with cementicious fiber-board (Hardee Panel) and Zinc-Alum plated corrugated steel siding inside and out. (no drywall)

Ceiling: 12” x 5” exposed glu-laminated beam on exposed, cable suspendeded, serpentine steel valley’ I-beam, supporting exposed 1.5" fluted structural steel deck.

Detached Guest-house:

633 sq. ft. with full Bath and 320sq. ft. cantilevered deck on grade.

Floor: Custom stained 4” fully insulated concrete slab on grade.

Walls: Exposed, internally insulated, reinforced ‘Durisol” masonry.

Ceiling: Exposed 12” steel I-beams at 4’ centers and exposed fluted steel deck.

Detached 3 Car Garage:

876 sq. ft.

Floor: 4” slab on grade.

Walls: Cast in place, reinforced concrete and ‘Durisol’ masonry.

Ceiling: Exposed 12” steel I-beams at 4’ centers and exposed fluted steel deck.

Aluminum framed glass overhead doors.Interior access to guesthouse.