Mill Valley, California, United States
SB Architects
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mariko Reed |
Nestled in the hills of Mill Valley, California, just across the
Golden Gate Bridge from
San Francisco, Hillside House has just received certification as the first
LEED for Homes Platinum custom home in
Marin County, and one of only a handful in Northern
California.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mariko Reed |
Designed by San Francisco-based SB Architects, an international firm well-known for the design of site-sensitive resort and mixed-use projects around the world, and built by well-known green builder McDonald Construction & Development, this home is a statement of what is possible combining “high design with high sustainability.”
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mariko Reed |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mariko Reed |
The four-story home – clad with beautiful, sustainable
Western Red Cedar siding – is set on a steep hillside site that provides for a very vertical design with living and private zones situated on multiple separate floors. Numerous outdoor and covered terraces and balconies capitalize on stunning views of the bay and the
San Francisco skyline beyond. The home’s many green aspects include:
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mariko Reed |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mariko Reed |
·Western Red Cedar siding
·Energy Star-Rated Whirlpool appliances
·Kohler low-flow plumbing fixtures
·Mythic zero-VOC paints
·High-recycled content interior concrete from Concreteworks
·Sustainably produced stone veneers from Eldorado Stone
·Sustainably harvested floors and cabinetry from Plantation Hardwoods
·New World Millworks, reclaimed timber and recycled metal roofing
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mariko Reed |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mariko Reed |
Every inch of this LEED Platinum custom home has been designed to maximize its sustainability, in direct response to the site, trees and views. Consequently, this home lives far larger than its actual footprint, but with an impact that is far less.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mariko Reed |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mariko Reed |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mariko Reed |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mariko Reed |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mariko Reed |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mariko Reed |
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| Floor plan level 1--drawing Courtesy of SB Architects |
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| Floor plan level 2--drawing Courtesy of SB Architects |
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| Floor plan level 3--drawing Courtesy of SB Architects |
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| Floor plan garage level--drawing Courtesy of SB Architects |
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| elevations--drawing Courtesy of SB Architects |
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| section--drawing Courtesy of SB Architects |
The people
Architects: SB Architects
Location: Mill Valley, California, United States
Builder: McDonald Construction
Project Area: 2,116 sq ft (interior spaces), 1,567 sq ft (decks & balconies)
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Mariko Reed
via:archdaily/contemporist
