House Description

At the heart of this home is a light-filled family dining area with a vaulted ceiling, where expansive windows invite the outdoors in for a bright, conservatory-like atmosphere. The warm, country-style kitchen is designed for effortless entertaining, allowing gatherings to flow naturally between cooking and dining spaces. Adjacent to the foyer, a home office and powder room are intentionally zoned for privacy, separated from family functions. Upstairs, the efficient layout centers around a compact landing that connects two spacious bedrooms, a shared bath, and a dedicated laundry room. Across the courtyard, a detached two-car garage incorporates an attic storage room for extended utility.

This design promotes an environmentally sustainable and healthy structure and is affordable to maintain as the building ages. Some of the features are as follows:

• The living spaces are oriented around a southern exposure for optimum solar access and natural daylight all day long.
• The building shell is super-insulated and uses a traditional 2x6 framing wall with 2" of external rigid insulation.
• The extra insulation, combined with a smaller building size, means that the house will use less energy to heat and cool.
• Durable, low-maintenance stucco for the exterior finishes reduces long-term maintenance costs.
• The roofline accommodates sufficient space and angle for solar panels.
• Interior materials are specified to be low or no-VOC to provide healthy indoor air quality.
• The 1st floor has a concrete topping to retain heat in winter.
• Most south-facing windows have either a canopy or a roof overhang to prevent overheating in the summer.