Extraordinary site, extraordinary clients.
Owner
- built, with kudos to a nephew, and some wonderful friends....
The
house is set in a privately held valley fully surrounded by National
Forest.
Walls are constructed of rammed earth, 2'
thick, with infill as a contrasting opposite: inexpensive
and bright galvanized steel on studs. The house is entirely
rimmed in light by a clerestory which wraps exposed
steel joist roof framing. An entire
wall of folding glass doors
opens at one end.
Heating is in-slab radiant; electricity from
solar panels.
Kitchen, dining, and living unit is a separate building
from the master bedroom - you walk outside to get inside, continuously
connecting to the landscape.
An outdoor shower completes the indoor-outdoor
living experience.
