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Photo by Valerie Bernardini,
L-shape sofa from Roche Bobois,
Cushions from Designers Guild and Roche Bobois/Lelievre
Noel Cross+Architects
Who says green and sustainable design has to look like it? Designed to emulate the owner’s favorite country club, this fine estate home blends in with the natural surroundings of it’s hillside perch, and is so intoxicatingly beautiful, one hardly notices its numerous energy saving and green features.
Durable, natural and handsome materials such as stained cedar trim, natural stone veneer, and integral color plaster are combined with strong horizontal roof lines that emphasize the expansive nature of the site and capture the “bigness” of the view. Large expanses of glass punctuated with a natural rhythm of exposed beams and stone columns that frame the spectacular views of the Santa Clara Valley and the Los Gatos Hills.
A shady outdoor loggia and cozy outdoor fire pit create the perfect environment for relaxed Saturday afternoon barbecues and glitzy evening dinner parties alike. A glass “wall of wine” creates an elegant backdrop for the dining room table, the warm stained wood interior details make the home both comfortable and dramatic.
The project’s energy saving features include:
- a 5 kW roof mounted grid-tied PV solar array pays for most of the electrical needs, and sends power to the grid in summer 6 year payback!
- all native and drought-tolerant landscaping reduce irrigation needs
- passive solar design that reduces heat gain in summer and allows for passive heating in winter
- passive flow through ventilation provides natural night cooling, taking advantage of cooling summer breezes
- natural day-lighting decreases need for interior lighting
- fly ash concrete for all foundations
- dual glazed low e high performance windows and doors
Design Team:
Noel Cross+Architects - Architect
Christopher Yates Landscape Architecture
Joanie Wick – Interior Design
Vita Pehar - Lighting Design
Conrado Co. – General Contractor
Marion Brenner – Photography
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A wonderful room to enjoy the sunny garden or snuggle up on a cold day in front of the wood-burner. Colin Cadle Photography, Interior Styling Jan Cadle
Lapis Design Partners
View of living room towards front deck. Venetian plaster fireplace on left includes TV recess and artwork alcove.
Photographer: Clark Dugger
Lynn Gaffney Architect, PLLC
Floor: polished concrete with local bluestone aggregate.
Wood wall: reclaimed “mushroom” wood – cypress planks from PA mushroom barns www.antiqueandvintagewoods.com
Fireplace: wood burning / high efficient – www.wittus.com
Windows: Andersen – www.andersenwindows.com
Polycarbonate Panels: www.kalwall.com
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In our busy lives, creating a peaceful and rejuvenating home environment is essential to a healthy lifestyle. Built less than five years ago, this Stinson Beach Modern home is your own private oasis. Surrounded by a butterfly preserve and unparalleled ocean views, the home will lead you to a sense of connection with nature. As you enter an open living room space that encompasses a kitchen, dining area, and living room, the inspiring contemporary interior invokes a sense of relaxation, that stimulates the senses. The open floor plan and modern finishes create a soothing, tranquil, and uplifting atmosphere. The house is approximately 2900 square feet, has three (to possibly five) bedrooms, four bathrooms, an outdoor shower and spa, a full office, and a media room. Its two levels blend into the hillside, creating privacy and quiet spaces within an open floor plan and feature spectacular views from every room. The expansive home, decks and patios presents the most beautiful sunsets as well as the most private and panoramic setting in all of Stinson Beach. One of the home's noteworthy design features is a peaked roof that uses Kalwall's translucent day-lighting system, the most highly insulating, diffuse light-transmitting, structural panel technology. This protected area on the hill provides a dramatic roar from the ocean waves but without any of the threats of oceanfront living. Built on one of the last remaining one-acre coastline lots on the west side of the hill at Stinson Beach, the design of the residence is site friendly, using materials and finishes that meld into the hillside. The landscaping features low-maintenance succulents and butterfly friendly plantings appropriate for the adjacent Monarch Butterfly Preserve. Recalibrate your dreams in this natural environment, and make the choice to live in complete privacy on this one acre retreat. This home includes Miele appliances, Thermadore refrigerator and freezer, an entire home water filtration system, kitchen and bathroom cabinetry by SieMatic, Ceasarstone kitchen counter tops, hardwood and Italian ceramic radiant tile floors using Warmboard technology, Electric blinds, Dornbracht faucets, Kalwall skylights throughout livingroom and garage, Jeldwen windows and sliding doors. Located 5-8 minute walk to the ocean, downtown Stinson and the community center. It is less than a five minute walk away from the trail heads such as Steep Ravine and Willow Camp.
QUANTUM BUILT
Open plan living at the rear of the house leading out to the undercover outdoor kitchen area. Multiple oversized skylights and louvred windows bring an abundance of natural light into the space.
Studio ST Architects, P.C.
Urban view Living - A panoramic City view stretches along this Bright and specious Living space. The Hardwood floors in the lower level were preserved and a minimalist color palette was chosen to accentuate the Materials in the space. the ceiling throughout the floor were raised and recessed lighting was added. A new stair has a “hardware-less,” glass railing and is lit by a new skylight.
photography by : Bilyana Dimitrova
GLOBAL HOME
Theo Johnson
The natural light from the skylight makes this office the favorite room of the loft. Sophisticated yet comfortable.
Naikoon Contracting Ltd
Rammed Earth Walls - An ancient building method
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A showcase for the finest green building technologies on the market, Midori Uchi ("The Green House" in Japanese) is one of Canada's greenest and most sustainable homes.
Photo Credit: Ema Peter
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