
Mill Valley Cabins
ARCHITECTS
Feldman Architecture
GREEN ROOF AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Jori Hook
ENGINEER
Yu Strandberg Engineering
CONTRACTOR
JP Builders
PHOTOGRAPHS
Joe Fletcher
SIZE
500 sqm upper studio, 380 sqm lower studio
AREA
880.0 m2
PROJECT YEAR
2010
LOCATION
Mill Valley, United States
CATEGORY
Houses
Text description provided by architect.
The clients for the Mill Valley Cabins wished to add some accessory structures to their existing hill side home.
Programmatically, the clients sought to provide space for an artist studio and a yoga space which would also serve as a private guest cabin.
The program was divided into two small cabins which could be placed lightly between existing trees with minimal re-grading.
The roof of the lower building was planted with a garden since the upper building would look down on it and the client and design team wanted the building to blend into the hillside.
The green roof also provides additional landscape for the client’s love of gardening.
