Three forty-six
Corona.
A 1920s house in Oakwood, rebuilt with the next generation of building science — all-electric, low-emission materials throughout, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, ten-foot vaulted ceilings, and a measured carbon-neutral footprint.
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+1 gained
Second floor
Net-zero capable
An old house, made healthy.
A German term for taking an old building apart so thoroughly that what comes out is cleaner, tighter, and healthier than what went in. The 1920s frame was kept and reinforced — every system around it, replaced; every unhealthy thing, removed.
Natural gas, gone. Knob-and-tube wiring, gone. Old ductwork, gone. Every floor and subfloor — heavily damaged in the original — stripped to the joists and replaced. New insulation envelope, new mechanicals, new wiring, new plumbing. The bones of the last century, carrying the systems of the next.
A rebuild in three movements.
Frame, insulation envelope, plumbing, electrical, and finishes — every layer of the house, replaced or restored.
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Six indoor heat pumps, three compressors, real bills under one hundred and twenty dollars a month, and a carbon-neutral path.
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What it costs to run, and what redirected energy savings do to a 25-year mortgage. Roughly $60,000 in interest avoided.
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New quartz countertops.
Calacatta-style quartz throughout — the oversized kitchen island, the perimeter counters, and the bathroom vanities. White ground, soft grey veining; the warmth of marble with the resilience of an engineered surface.
A new row of cabinets along the window wall.
In 2024, a continuation of base cabinets was built along the window wall — finished in the same navy shaker fronts and Calacatta-style quartz as the original kitchen, with a dedicated under-counter bay for the microwave.
A small move with a quiet effect: more working surface, more storage, and an appliance pulled out of eye-line.
A house should be quieter than the noise it asks you to leave behind.
For people who think about how a house performs — what it costs to run, and what it costs the planet. If that resonates, please be in touch.
Direct: oakwoodcorona@gmail.com