Site size: .5 acres
Project size: 2,600 square feet
Program: The house floats in the canopy of a dense oak grove in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, just west of Silicon Valley. The conceptual idea was to float a glass box in the leaves of the trees on two trunk-like columns, disrupting as few oaks as possible. The dense tree canopy offers the opportunity to build a completely glass-walled house, protected from the direct rays of the sun, yet filled with dappled sunlight.
Location: Cupertino, California
Solution: The spaces are delineated by material. In the sunken office, all surfaces—flooring, desk, cabinetry—are milled from a single slab of Chinese pistachio. The sunken living room is filled with 144 square-feet of B&B Italia’s “Tufty time” sofa components. In the kitchen/dining room, a 22-foot-long counter of white composite quartz continues the kitchen work surface into the dining table. In the ceiling, flush mounted LED strips delineate these zones.
Additional Information
Completion date: December 2016
Gross square footage: 2,600 square feet
Total construction cost: withheld
Client: Pam and Paul Costa
CreditsArchitect: Craig Steely Architecture
Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit: Craig Steely: Architect
Architect of record: Craig Steely
Engineers: Rabichev, www.optimaldesigngroup.com (Structural Engineering); Lea and Braze, www.leabraze.com (Civil Engineer)
Forsythe General Contractors, www.forsythegc.com
Photographer: Darren Bradley, 858 774 5876. darren.a.bradley@gmail.com
Consultants Landscape: Confidence landscaping, www.confidencelandscaping.com Lighting: Craig Steely
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SpecificationsStructural System concrete piers with steel frame Exterior Cladding Metal panels: Alpolic metal composite materials Wood: Sunken Office: desk slab, floor, steps and cabinetry: Reclaimed Chinese Pistachio sourced by Evan Shively at Arborica, www.arborica.com Glazing Glass: Bonelli Windows and Doors, www.bonelli.com Doors Sliding doors: Bonelli Windows and Doors, www.bonelli.com Hardware Locksets: baldwin Closers: sagutsune Other special hardware: Sliding and retractable panel hardware: Interior Finishes Demountable partitions: Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: Office, wall, and kitchen cabinetry: Paints and stains: Benjamin Moore Solid surfacing: Caesarstone Furnishings Office furniture: Chair in sunken office: Chairs: Dining room chairs: Emeco Broom chair Other furniture: Sunken living room couch: B&B Italia “Tufty-time” Lighting Exterior: bega |
