A 1950’s ranch house is brought into the 21st century and integrated
with the landscape. A glass pavilion for the daily living, cooking
and dining activities is added to the original structure. This glass
pavilion ties into a series of terraces, gardens, swimming pool and
outdoor living spaces.
Our sustainability strategy had several main components:
reuse the existing structure and as much of the
landscape as we could, which allowed us to take advantage of the mature
plantings and the good south facing orientation of the original house
highly insulate the existing house and install high performance windows and glass doors minimize summer cooling with high performance glazing, deep overhangs, and good sun screening minimize winter heating with dark stone floors and a radiant heating system
The addition of the glass pavilion allows the house to extend out into
the property. The use of glass on three sides contrasts with the more
closed nature of the original structure, which was converted to
bedrooms, bathrooms, and a study. The gardens and outdoor living
spaces were designed simultaneously with the glass pavilion and were
conceived as extensions of the new indoor living spaces.
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