C&C Partners
Design Build

Above The Cunningham family; Back: Brieanna & Liam; Front: Patrick & Michael

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Describe the featured project.

When clients become lifelong friends (after a successful design/build project back in 1996), and they approach you to do it all over again in 2021, the answer is an immediate yes! These homeowners decided it was time to downsize but did not want to leave the area. After a quick search, the two found a single-story home perched perfectly on the corner of Calle de Arboles. 

The project scope was to dig underneath the home and create a subterranean two-car garage while transforming the existing garage into a spare bedroom. This allowed for a generous-sized backyard on the 6,745-square-foot lot so the clients can fully embrace indoor-outdoor South Bay living. 

This 2,200-square-foot, transitional-style home was designed collaboratively by Patrick Cunningham, AIA, Brieanna Cunningham, Assoc. AIA, and Tyler Prosser, Assoc. AIA, and built by Michael Cunningham, GC. This modest home has an open-concept great room with vaulted ceilings, a walk-in pantry, a flex office/guest room with large gridded-glass barn doors, a full laundry room and a bonus room behind the garage, perfect for golf simulators and at-home gym. 

In what ways is this project a representation of your work?

Transitional-style homes were new to us when we began this project. C&C Partners is not known for designing and building one style of architecture; we are known to accept a challenge and to design and build any style—whether that means we are blending styles together or simply do not have it in our portfolio yet. Through careful sifting of inspirational images, understanding the homeowner’s vision and doing our due diligence in our research, we are confident that we can bring that dream to life in your custom home.  

What were some of the challenges of this project?

In keeping with the goal of a remodel, moving the garage underground was no easy feat. We were essentially adding a basement where there was not one before. In order to do so, we had to demolish part of the existing home, temporarily shore it and dig for weeks to create the cavity for us to erect a subterranean structure. Once that was completed, only then could we build the single-family dwelling above.  Tell us about your team.

C&C Partners Design Build is your custom home concierge. We are an elevated one-stop shop. Founded in 1987 by brothers Patrick and Michael, the 18-person in-house team includes Patrick’s daughter, Brieanna, and Michael’s son, Liam, our assistant construction manager.

Project photographed by Shane O’Donnell | Team photographed by Yuki Kodo