| Located on a 52 acre ranch in the hills of the Central Coast, CA… there is a hillside building pad that on a clear day hints towards a view of the Pacific Ocean. The program is simple. A shelter. A 3,000 SF shelter to facilitate ______________.
The steel structure moment frames allow for large openings, 360 degrees of openings. Allowing cross ventilation from the valley winds, visual moments of the hillside grasses, and on a clear day the ocean. Then add corten steel to solve the exterior cladding. Openings and Materials in a cohesive, organized and modern solution.
Off the grid
Gabion seat walls made with on-site rocks
Up-cycled storage containers
5kW PV array
Extensive roof overhangs shading the exterior surfaces a majority of Spring and Summer days
Roof and Site water collection into underground cistern
Low E glazing + daylight and views for Everyone |
