This modern green home offers both a vacation destination on Cape Cod near local family members and an opportunity for rental income. FAMILY ROOTS. A West Coast couple living in the San Francisco Bay Area sought a permanent East Coast vacation home near family members living on Cape Cod. As academic professionals focused on sustainability, they sought a green, energy efficient home that was well-aligned with their values. With no green homes available for sale on Cape Cod, they decided to purchase land near their family and build their own. SLOPED SITE. Comprised of a 3/4 acre lot nestled in the pines, the steeply sloping terrain called for a plan that embraced and took advantage of the slope. Of equal priority was optimizing solar exposure, preserving privacy from abutters, and creating outdoor living space. The design accomplished these goals with a simple, rectilinear form, offering living space on the both entry and lower/basement levels. The stepped foundation allows for a walk-out basement level with light-filled living space on the down-hill side of the home. The traditional basement on the eastern, up-hill side houses mechanical equipment and a home gym. The house welcomes natural light throughout, captures views of the forest, and delivers entertainment space that connects indoor living space to outdoor deck and dining patio. MODERN VISION. The clean building form and uncomplicated finishes pay homage to the modern architectural legacy on the outer Cape. Durable and economical fiber cement panels, fixed with aluminum channels, clad the primary form. Cedar clapboards provide a visual accent at the south-facing living room, which extends a single roof plane to cover the entry porch. SMART USE OF SPACE. On the entry level, the “L”-shaped living, dining, and kitchen space connects to the exterior living, dining, and grilling spaces to effectively double the home’s summertime entertainment area. Placed at the western end of the entry level (where it can retain privacy but still claim expansive downhill views) is the master suite with a built-in study. The lower level has two guest bedrooms, a second full bathroom, and laundry. The flexibility of the space—crucial in a house with a modest footprint—emerges in one of the guest bedrooms, which doubles as home office by opening the barn-style double doors to connect it to the bright, airy open stair leading up to the entry level. Thoughtful design, generous ceiling heights and large windows transform the modest 1,100 sf* footprint into a well-lit, spacious home. *(total finished space is 1800 sf) RENTAL INCOME. The property works for its owners by netting rental income when the owners are home in San Francisco. The house especially caters to vacationers bound for nearby Mayo Beach and includes an outdoor shower adjacent to the lower level entry door. In contrast to the bare bones cottages that are typically available on the Cape, this home offers prospective tenants a modern aesthetic, paired with luxurious and green features. Durable finishes inside and out will ensure longevity with the heavier use that comes with a rental property. COMFORT YEAR-ROUND. The home is super-insulated and air-tight, with mechanical ventilation to provide continuous fresh air from the outside. High performance triple-paned windows complement the building enclosure and maximize passive solar gain while ensuring a warm, draft-free winter, even when sitting close to the glass. A properly sized air source heat pump offers efficient heating & cooling, and includes a carefully designed the duct distribution system to provide even comfort throughout the house. The super-insulated envelope allows us to significantly reduce the equipment capacity, duct size, and airflow quantities, while maintaining unparalleled thermal comfort. ENERGY EFFICIENT. The building’s shell and mechanical systems play instrumental roles in the home’s exceptional performance. The building enclosure reduces the most significant energy glutton: heating. Continuous super-insulation, thorough air sealing, triple-pane windows, and passive solar gain work together to yield a miniscule heating load. All active energy consumers are extremely efficient: an air source heat pump for heating and cooling, a heat pump hot water heater, LED lighting, energy recovery ventilation (ERV), and high efficiency appliances. The result is a home that uses 70% less energy than a similar new home built to code requirements. OVERALL. The home embodies the owners’ goals and values while comprehensively enabling thermal comfort, energy efficiency, a vacation respite, and supplementary income. PROJECT TEAM ZeroEnergy Design - Architect & Mechanical Designer A.F. Hultin & Co. - Contractor Pamet Valley Landscape Design - Landscape & Masonry Lisa Finch - Original Artwork European Architectural Supply - Windows Eric Roth Photography - Photography

オースティンにある高級な小さなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (混合材サイディング、長方形) の写真

Photos by Brian Reitz, Creative Vision Studios
ロサンゼルスにある高級な小さなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (漆喰サイディング) の写真

ニューヨークにある高級な小さなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

Working on a constrained site with large feature trees to be retained, we developed a design that replaced an existing garage and shed to provide our clients with a new garage and glazed link to a multipurpose study/guest bedroom. The project also included a garden room, utility, and shower room, replacing an existing inefficient conservatory. Working with Hellis Solutions Ltd as tree consultants, we designed the structure around the trees with mini pile foundations being used to avoid damaging the roots. High levels of insulation and efficient triple-glazed windows with a new underfloor heating system in the extension, provide a very comfortable internal environment. Externally, the extension is clad with Larch boarding and has a part Zinc, part sedum roof with the natural materials enhancing this garden setting.

Design + Built + Curated by Steven Allen Designs 2021 - Custom Nouveau Bungalow Featuring Unique Stylistic Exterior Facade + Concrete Floors + Concrete Countertops + Concrete Plaster Walls + Custom White Oak & Lacquer Cabinets + Fine Interior Finishes + Multi-sliding Doors

Flacke Photo
ポートランド(メイン)にある高級な小さなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

キャンベラにある高級な小さなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

Tim Bies
シアトルにある高級な小さなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (メタルサイディング) の写真

The Black Box is a carefully crafted architectural statement nestled in the Teign Valley. Hidden in the Teign Valley, this unique architectural extension was carefully designed to sit within the conservation area, surrounded by listed buildings. This may not be the biggest project but there is a lot going on with this charred larch and zinc extension.

Mark Trousdale, photographer. New home on very steep hillside. The home is a very efficient and compact three bedroom residence. The garage is situated at the top level with the living room and bedrooms located on the levels below.

Winter view from inside the main living pod, looking northwest through the walled courtyard over the water feature to the Outdoor Kitchen area. East and West Flex pods frame the view and sit 25'-0" away across teh granite pavers. All windows are Clad Ultimate Push-out casement by Marvin, and Swing Doors are also Clad Ultimate Swing by Marvin. Cladding is 20 gauge corrugated galvalume metal. Courtyard structure is all heavy guage steel frame and trusses with corrugated metal roof. Courtyard pavers and water feature coping are rough cut and smooth cut granite, respectively. Bridge is made with steel frame and Kumara wood deck tiles by Bison. Photo by Bryan Willy Phtographer

Design + Built + Curated by Steven Allen Designs 2021 - Custom Nouveau Bungalow Featuring Unique Stylistic Exterior Facade + Concrete Floors + Concrete Countertops + Concrete Plaster Walls + Custom White Oak & Lacquer Cabinets + Fine Interior Finishes + Multi-sliding Doors

メルボルンにある高級な小さなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

他の地域にある高級な小さなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (メタルサイディング) の写真

Our clients wanted a very contemporary addition to their historical brick house. we added a glass box with floor to ceiling windows - the dining table sits in the corner overlooking the view. photo: Cody O'Laughlin

Villa Boréale is a contemporary ski lodge in the Charlevoix region designed by CARGOarchitecture. MAC metal architectural roofings MS-1 in anthracite zinc colour were used for this project.

Contemporary home on narrow lot in Oklahoma City with white stucco and gray siding.
オクラホマシティにある高級な小さなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (漆喰サイディング、下見板張り) の写真

This Elevation projects a degree of privacy as the front door is not visible directly in the front of the house. The Front Porch and Entry are on the side of the house. The pergola on the right leads to the front door.