A Family of Four Gives Their Bay Area Midcentury an Era-Defying Update
Originally designed by Palo Alto architect Leonard Lincoln, the hillside home retains an aspirational timelessness with the help of Emily Jagoda.
Originally designed by Palo Alto architect Leonard Lincoln, the hillside home retains an aspirational timelessness with the help of Emily Jagoda.
When Adam and Karyn Bechtel began renovating their 1960 home in Woodside, California, south of San Francisco, with architect Emily Jagoda, they had a mantra to guide their design decisions: Could be then, could be now. For the Bechtels and Jagoda, this meant that nothing too trendy should be added to the residence, but the home also shouldn’t be a time capsule.
Adam and Karyn Bechtel tasked architect Emily Jagoda with renovating the 1960 home they share with their two daughters in the hills of Woodside, California. A curvilinear, built-in sofa with integrated storage sits below a lofted art studio and angular clerestory windows that frame views of the surrounding trees.
Photo by Carlos Chavarría
Adam, a tech executive, and Karyn, who previously worked in higher education, had lived in the home for six years along with their two daughters, Annabelle and Carmen, before they gave any serious thought to a renovation. The midcentury residence, designed by Palo Alto architect Leonard Lincoln, was in sound condition when the Bechtels purchased it in 2012.
In the living room, a Malm fireplace sits on a yellow powder-coated steel table that matches the bookshelf ladder leading to the loft. Jagoda designed the table with space underneath to store firewood.
Photo by Carlos Chavarría
"We were trying to be respectful of the original house but also feel free to make changes," says Jagoda.
Photo by Carlos Chavarría
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