Feldman Architecture, Inc.

Sunrise

SUNRISE

Feldman Architecture

Sunrise

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Arterra Landscape Architects

INTERIOR DESIGNER
Studio Collins Weir

LIGHTING DESIGN
Pritchard Peck Lighting

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Strandberg Engineering

CIVIL ENGINEER
Adobe Associates Inc

MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL/PLUMBING
Monterey Energy Group

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Cello & Maudru Construction

PHOTOGRAPHY
Adam Rouse

STATUS
Built

AREA
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Healdsburg, CA, United States

TYPE
Residential › Private House

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Conceived as a garden pavilion complimenting an existing contemporary guest house, Sunrise was designed to respond to its rugged, remote, and beautiful surroundings.

The clients, a newly retired couple, have used the property and guest house as a weekend retreat for years.

Admirers of our work, they were interested in collaborating with our firm to build a sleek, modern cabin in the hills above the Sonoma Wine Country.

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Both husband and wife have a strong appetency for cultivating the land.

She is an avid gardener, passionate about sustaining and growing her own production garden while he enjoys maintaining the property, and discovering, post-retirement, the relaxing qualities of the Healdsburg hills.

At its core, the inspiration for the home was creating a space for the homeowners to enjoy both the beauty around them and the charms of honest living.

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In order to preserve the elegant quality of the desired “glass house”, the structure of the home is expressed on the exterior.

Round steel columns stretch upwards across two stories to support the sunshade and thin corrugated metal roof; balancing modern lines with delicate panes of glass.

Two monolithic concrete forms at the East and West facades provide both structure and storage while visually anchoring the building to the site.

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The seamless transition between interior and exterior living was a primary objective, due to the client’s propensity for horticulture.

Glass walls on three sides of the home allow for a strong physical and visual connection to the landscape; including the adjacent gardens and orchards and the distant Mt. Saint Helena.

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The interior has a paired down material palette consisting of bleached Douglas fir, white Carrara marble, and concrete floors.

Minimalists by nature, the clients craved simplicity without starkness.

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Therefore accents of bronze, blackened steel, and Claro walnut bring richness to the interior furnishings, balancing the austere nature of concrete and steel.

With a quiet simplicity of form and a refined material palette, this home compliments the existing structures and sits in harmony with the powerful hillside landscape.

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