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Curveball
Curveball
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, United States
Jury Winner, 2024 A+Awards, Unbuilt - Unbuilt Sustainable Residential Project
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Curveball
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, United States
Jury Winner, 2024 A+Awards, Unbuilt - Unbuilt Sustainable Residential Project
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Type
STATUS
Under Construction
YEAR
2025
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
Curveball aims to demonstrate how regenerative and site-sensitive design strategies will define a new architecture that is committed to stewardship and climate action. The project will attempt to achieve a CORE Green Building Certification, a pathway within the Living Building Challenge, which would make this home the first to do so in California.
A couple approached our firm with a vision for a new home that fits gracefully and subtly into the land, perfect for gathering and hosting friends and family, immersed in the natural magic of the Santa Lucia Preserve. Prioritizing site-responsiveness, regenerative design, and connection to the outdoors, the design artfully places two gently curved forms within a grove of oaks on a steep hillside, respecting the existing landscape and orienting public and private spaces towards both distant views as well as intimate moments with dense tree canopies.
The upper curved form, topped by a green roof, seamlessly emerges from the hillside and contains a primary suite with multidirectional panoramic vistas. The second lower curved form houses public spaces on the main level, playfully interlocking with the upper wing to carve out a sheltered courtyard between the two. The glassy foyer opens onto a landscaped courtyard with a plunge pool, and a patio off the great room steps down the hillside towards a pristine meadow below.
Considering fire resiliency and sustainability, the building is enveloped by durable, low-maintenance modular weathering steel panels and aluminum windows. The eroded material aesthetic reinforces the conceptual merging of architecture and landscape; wood clad interiors add warmth and a sense of refuge to counter the rugged exterior palette.
Builder: True Build Construction
Landscape Architecture: MFLA
Structural Engineer: Daedalus Structural Engineering
Mechanical and Energy Consultant: Positive Energy
Civil Engineer: L&S Engineering
Surveyor: Whitson Engineers
Geotechnical Engineer: Haro Kasunich & Associates
Sustainability Consultant:Corey Squire, Department of Sustainability
LBC Consultant: Phaedra Svec, McLennan Design
Ecologist: Jeffrey B. Froke, Ph.D.:
Water Systems Consultant: WaterSprout:
Planting Advisor: RANA
A couple approached our firm with a vision for a new home that fits gracefully and subtly into the land, perfect for gathering and hosting friends and family, immersed in the natural magic of the Santa Lucia Preserve. Prioritizing site-responsiveness, regenerative design, and connection to the outdoors, the design artfully places two gently curved forms within a grove of oaks on a steep hillside, respecting the existing landscape and orienting public and private spaces towards both distant views as well as intimate moments with dense tree canopies.
The upper curved form, topped by a green roof, seamlessly emerges from the hillside and contains a primary suite with multidirectional panoramic vistas. The second lower curved form houses public spaces on the main level, playfully interlocking with the upper wing to carve out a sheltered courtyard between the two. The glassy foyer opens onto a landscaped courtyard with a plunge pool, and a patio off the great room steps down the hillside towards a pristine meadow below.
Considering fire resiliency and sustainability, the building is enveloped by durable, low-maintenance modular weathering steel panels and aluminum windows. The eroded material aesthetic reinforces the conceptual merging of architecture and landscape; wood clad interiors add warmth and a sense of refuge to counter the rugged exterior palette.
Builder: True Build Construction
Landscape Architecture: MFLA
Structural Engineer: Daedalus Structural Engineering
Mechanical and Energy Consultant: Positive Energy
Civil Engineer: L&S Engineering
Surveyor: Whitson Engineers
Geotechnical Engineer: Haro Kasunich & Associates
Sustainability Consultant:Corey Squire, Department of Sustainability
LBC Consultant: Phaedra Svec, McLennan Design
Ecologist: Jeffrey B. Froke, Ph.D.:
Water Systems Consultant: WaterSprout:
Planting Advisor: RANA
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