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Driven by the sustainability and environmental movement taking place in the 70s, architectural designer FuTung Cheng built his home from salvaged pieces. His fine art background allowed him to weave these different materials into a cohesive and meaningful tapestry. Exposed, large wooden beams were taken from the Naval base in Treasure Island that was torn down while the redwood paneling that clad the house were sourced from an Oakland store that was throwing them away. The wooden floor of his living room used to be from the local school's old gymnasium and his windows were collected from construction sites that didn't have anymore use for them. In a recent Instagram reel, Cheng mentions that he was called the "nearly new man" because everything he wore was from thrift stores. He calls his home the "Nearly New House" as everything he used to build it was repurposed or recycled from salvage.
Cheng's resourcefulness built himself a home that brims with charm - a charm that can only be brought about by time. "How do I take this modest, little materials with no budget and make something out of it? And I knew that the only thing that I had to my advantage - I didn't have a lot of money - the only thing I did have was time," Cheng recounts.
The garden and the moon door at the front of the home was a gift for his wife that took 10 years to build. "It wasn't out of neglect. It was that sometimes to work on your own design for your own place - it's the hardest thing," he echoes the sentiment for many homeowners.
His work on his home has become a laboratory for him to test out methods, techniques and materials that he can later on use in designing for his clients.
Cheng Design - http://chengdesign.com/
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