Architecture

Modern home in Atherton’s Maple Manor gets spruced up, not scraped

Gordy Gourdin lived in Atherton long enough to know what happens to homes like the ranch house his grandfather built in the town's Maple Manor

by Linda Hubbard
on August 22, 2014

After years of “cottage living” Denise Amantea builds her dream house in Menlo Park

For 25 years, Denise Amantea lived in a small 900-foot cottage in west Menlo Park. Her career as a securities attorney meant she traveled a

by Linda Hubbard
on November 14, 2013

The Jewel of Santa Cruz Avenue grows up — beautifully

In the 1930s, the brothers Bert and John Bartolome, while engaged in construction work at Stanford University, began building what turned out to be a

by Jym Clendenin
on July 12, 2013

Architects Kelly Johnson and Karen Zak work with Peninsula residents to create “just the right” space

For the past 12 years, Menlo Park-based architects Kelly Johnson and Karen Zak have been in business together, but they've known each other since their

by Linda Hubbard
on January 28, 2013

Sacred Heart Schools named as Apple Distinguished Program for 2012-13, receives Green Building Awsrd

Sacred Heart Schools' One-to-One iPad Program for grades 9-12 has been named an Apple Distinguished Program for the 2012-13 school year. The Apple Distinguished Program

by Millie Lee
on January 12, 2013

Eichler homes to be built again – first since 1973

Emails Monique Lombardelli, owner of Modern Homes Reality in Menlo Park and producer of a documentary film about Joseph Eichler: "I signed with the Eichler family

by Linda Hubbard
on January 7, 2013

Joseph Eichler’s legacy is focus of documentary film to be screened in Menlo Park on Sept. 29

Realtor Monique Lombardelli is, in many respects, all about Joseph Eichler. At McGuire Real Estate, she specializes in selling Eichler homes. She currently lives in

by Linda Hubbard
on September 19, 2012

A higher order “jewel” emerges on Santa Cruz Avenue

A year ago Scott Scherer (pictured right below), his wife Meg McGraw-Scherer, and their two children moved into the house in Menlo Park that we

by Jym Clendenin
on August 2, 2012

What’s the story behind the tower being built on Cotton Street in west Menlo Park?

That's the question we'd gotten from a number of InMenlo readers, so we dropped by the building site in west Menlo Park to talk to

by Linda Hubbard
on July 19, 2012

Menlo Park celebrates clock tower’s 25th birthday

On a cloudless June day, about 40 locals gathered yesterday in the shadow of the Clock Tower at the Menlo Park Transportation Center. It was

by Jym Clendenin
on June 20, 2012