An environmentally conscious client wanted a sustainable new home designed around an existing Oak Tree
The solution was to organize the house around the tree into two bars – one for garage/bedrooms and the other for living/master suite.
The house is currently in the USGBC LEED for Homes certification process. Gold attainable
Noteworthy features include:
- Design exceeds EnergyStar requirements
- Geothermal horizontal well source heatpumps
- Passive Solar Daylighting & Cooling
- LED lighting
- Metal roof
- Live/green roof system
- FSC certified woods
- Recycled building materials- barnwood, shredded bluejean insulation, re-used glass
- Rapidly renewable wood veneers- bamboo, cork, and kieri wood
- Low-emitting materials- paints & adhesives
- Permeable driveway pavers
- Soybased spray foam exterior insulation
- Captured rain water for site irrigation through underground cistern and rain barrels
- Low-flow plumbing fixtures; dual-flush toilets, water saving appliances
- Buffalo grass and native plantings, low water requirements and no chemical pesticides, herbicides, or fertilitzers
- Construction Waste Management Plan
The owner desired the architectural character to be a balance of arts & crafts with a modern open interior.
The architect designed and fabricated the steel for the main stair-vertical railings, which were inspired by grape vines. The architect also designed and fabricated the light fixtures above the kitchen and master suite.