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Trestle Residence
Trestle Residence
CA, United States
Jury Winner, 2023 A+Awards, Residential - Private House (XL >6000 sq ft)
Project Featured on Sep 22, 2023
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Trestle Residence
CA, United States
Jury Winner, 2023 A+Awards, Residential - Private House (XL >6000 sq ft)
Project Featured on Sep 22, 2023
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2022
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Nestled on a Northern California hillside, this private residence and guesthouse negotiate its complex undulating site with great sensitivity and earnestness. Structures are arranged to exploit the site’s diversity of views, foliage, and topography.
The design embodies the agrarian character of an active farm, reflecting the owners’ sensibility and ethos. Approached through a winding drive, the home presents modestly amongst heritage oaks and a wooded hillside. Spaces are situated to engage and incorporate the diversity of the surrounding landscape. Structures are composed of local fieldstone, concrete, and steel, enabling a reciprocal relationship to the natural terrain and working farm.
Invoking the sentiment that nature is integral to the interiors, the main residence is framed by majestic oak trees, and bridges a swale next to the valley’s edge. Stone and concrete forms are used to anchor glass forms to rolling topography, grounding some spaces while allowing others to float in bridge-like balance. A highly textured yet simple palette of rustic wood and masonry allows light and shadow to curate the mood of each space, at once elegant and unpretentious.
The home is composed of a series of indoor and covered outdoor spaces, each with a distinct relationship to the surrounding landscape. With dramatic valley views to the north and a sunny courtyard to the south, the home provides for an active outdoor lifestyle. The house is attuned to the topographic complexity of the site such that each wing is afforded unique views and diurnal rhythms, based on orientation and use within.
The home’s arrangement enables passive ventilation through expansive openings and stack effect through a long clerestory. Solar energy is harnessed through a solar PV system and a hydronic system for pool and domestic water heating. A large-scale water collection system provides water for agricultural irrigation, fire mitigation, and domestic use.
The design embodies the agrarian character of an active farm, reflecting the owners’ sensibility and ethos. Approached through a winding drive, the home presents modestly amongst heritage oaks and a wooded hillside. Spaces are situated to engage and incorporate the diversity of the surrounding landscape. Structures are composed of local fieldstone, concrete, and steel, enabling a reciprocal relationship to the natural terrain and working farm.
Invoking the sentiment that nature is integral to the interiors, the main residence is framed by majestic oak trees, and bridges a swale next to the valley’s edge. Stone and concrete forms are used to anchor glass forms to rolling topography, grounding some spaces while allowing others to float in bridge-like balance. A highly textured yet simple palette of rustic wood and masonry allows light and shadow to curate the mood of each space, at once elegant and unpretentious.
The home is composed of a series of indoor and covered outdoor spaces, each with a distinct relationship to the surrounding landscape. With dramatic valley views to the north and a sunny courtyard to the south, the home provides for an active outdoor lifestyle. The house is attuned to the topographic complexity of the site such that each wing is afforded unique views and diurnal rhythms, based on orientation and use within.
The home’s arrangement enables passive ventilation through expansive openings and stack effect through a long clerestory. Solar energy is harnessed through a solar PV system and a hydronic system for pool and domestic water heating. A large-scale water collection system provides water for agricultural irrigation, fire mitigation, and domestic use.
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