COSTA

a place to relax and restore

Being a retired electrical engineer and having two young sons, one might think your hands would be full. Full yes, but a man still needs to tinker; one of the owner's hobbies is restoring antique muscle cars. Since his existing garage was not suitable for housing two cars and a project car, he needed a space to suit these needs. He was not looking for your average grease monkey's garage but wanted the space to be unique. He also needed uninterrupted space. Unconventional to residential construction was the use of steel bar joists to achieve a clear span. This allowed for the incorporation of a roof deck landscaped as a dock in a sea of washed stone. The interior of the space is finished with a system of painted panels and reveals. The panels are made from environmentally preferable particle board. The space is finished with mahogany accents, RaceDeck flooring, an industrially stylized catwalk, and a custom fabricated serving bar. The owner, Bill Costa, like many of our other clients has become a close friend through this project.