5 Jewel Place is a tired 50’s ranch house in Hillsborough.

The house is wrapped in a new skin of standing seam metal which eliminates eaves and unifies walls and roof in a sheer profile of the existing silhouette.

The new entrance is an arcade, close to the garage and guest parking, which leads to a great room for dining, kitchen and living, expanded into the existing roof to provide volume.

This room is mirrored by an outdoor room of equal dimensions and programs.

A bar on the west contains a master suite and two bedrooms. On the east is the garage and guest room.

All rooms open with sliding glass walls onto this central court which connects to an existing pool through an arcade.

The house doubles indoor with outdoor living.