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Idea Garden
Healdsburg, CA, United States
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Idea Garden
Healdsburg, CA, United States
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2010
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
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This renovation creates a sanctuary, bringing grace and energy efficiency and comfort to a drafty Victorian that had been poorly appended over time.
The original Victorian remains spatially unchanged, but the renovated kitchen and dining room to the west have an open ‘Zen’ sensibility connecting these important living spaces to the surrounding garden. The articulated spaces are filled with light and long visual site lines. A wide multi-fold door completely opens the new dining room to the outdoors, while its generous veranda roof shades the interior space from the western sun.
The original house and new construction received a complete insulation and air-tightness wrap, and the new addition features simple passive solar strategies. The minimal heating needs are easily met by a solar-assisted domestic hot water and space-heating system.
A variety of recycled and natural materials bring character to the simple spaces. Local craftsmen and sculptors were engaged for the ‘tansu’ tub, uniquely carved bathroom door, live-edge entry bench, dining room table made of reused bowling lane. A harvested madrone trunk acts as a column between kitchen and dining, much like a Japanese took-bashira.
The original Victorian remains spatially unchanged, but the renovated kitchen and dining room to the west have an open ‘Zen’ sensibility connecting these important living spaces to the surrounding garden. The articulated spaces are filled with light and long visual site lines. A wide multi-fold door completely opens the new dining room to the outdoors, while its generous veranda roof shades the interior space from the western sun.
The original house and new construction received a complete insulation and air-tightness wrap, and the new addition features simple passive solar strategies. The minimal heating needs are easily met by a solar-assisted domestic hot water and space-heating system.
A variety of recycled and natural materials bring character to the simple spaces. Local craftsmen and sculptors were engaged for the ‘tansu’ tub, uniquely carved bathroom door, live-edge entry bench, dining room table made of reused bowling lane. A harvested madrone trunk acts as a column between kitchen and dining, much like a Japanese took-bashira.
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