Project: Whole-House Green Building Retrofit - Passive Solar Home + Garden Renovation
Location: Seaside, California
Client: Writer + Designer / Artist
Program: 680sf work live home on a 3600sf lot in a diverse mixed use urban residential seaside neighborhood. The goal is to create an urban homestead that exudes comfort, creativity, sufficiency and self reliance while maximizing multi-functionality and vastness within the constaints of a small footprint. All elements of the home and garden actively contribute to a simple healthy regenerative lifestyle on a small budget.
Scope: Architectural, interior and landscape design services, design oversight, material sourcing, building and installation for interior and exterior modifications and greening.
GREEN FEATURES:
- Designed and built south facing dormer addition to maximize interior daylighting, elevate and expand living space and reduce energy consumption during daylight hours.
- Removed attic and opened interior walls to create cathedral ceiling and open floor plan for an urban muli-functional work live environment.
- Repositioned windows and doors to maximize views while maintaining privacy and to strategically welcome light from sun rise to sun set.
- Porch and dormer roof decking made from 100 year old redwood barn door wood sourced locally in San Juan Batista
- Standing seam cool roof for rainwater harvesting, reducing heat island effect and improving energy efficiency in house.
- Recycled kitchen stove, utility sink for future art studio, reclaimed & recycled wood & hardware throughout interior and exterior of house.
- Plumbed for future graywater system & rain harvesting system
- Recycled WWII era doug fir flooring pulled from factory in bay area
- Two north-facing skylight additions
- Energy Star tankless water heater, gas furnace, water fixtures and appliances
- Insulation in flooring, walls & ceiling
- Reclaimed and recycled redwood for exterior and interior trim work
- Low and NO VOC interior white paint and interior and exterior wood sealers.
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