Cedar planks and enormous expanses of glass are current in a weekend dwelling known as Sonoma Wine Nation, which was enlarged by the American studio Feldman Structure.
The venture is positioned within the city of Healdsburg in Sonoma County, within the coronary heart of the Northern California wine area. It sits on a 40-acre (16-hectare) property with panoramic views of the grounds.
The unique home, accomplished a number of years in the past, was designed by San Francisco-based Feldman Structure – and the studio was used to broaden the house.
“The second design section at Sonoma Wine Nation works to remodel an easy one-bedroom retreat right into a dynamic getaway for a rising household,” the crew mentioned.
The home was initially composed of two perpendicular bars, forming an L-shaped plan. A wing working from east to west contained a storage, a media room and a bed room; a wing working from north to south held a typical house for cooking, eating and stress-free.
For the extension, the architects added a central quantity and prolonged the east-west bar, forming a T-shaped home. It now totals three,634 sq. meters (338 sq. ft).
The kitchen was moved to the central quantity. Designed to spill out onto a rear patio, the kitchen can accommodate household meals and bigger gatherings.
A bed room quantity – containing a sleeping space, workplace and toilet – was added to the east facet. The brand new quantity overlooks a meadow and opens onto a terrace with a fireplace pit.
“The sleek addition seamlessly extends the non-public east wing of the house, inserting a secluded, up to date main bedroom with expansive views of the valley flooring and distant hills,” the studio mentioned.
The current venture additionally included the creation of a indifferent studio for yoga, pilates and media viewing. Situated near the principle home, the 436-square-foot (41-square-meter) studio acts as a “tranquil hideaway hidden in a forest.”
The brand new additions proceed the house’s current vocabulary of shed roofs, darkish cedar siding and expansive home windows. Inside finishes embody plaster partitions and concrete flooring.
The home is supposed to supply a powerful reference to the panorama.
A standout characteristic is a sequence of 4 outsized, counterweighted glass doorways within the nice room, which had been created as a part of the primary section. When open, the doorways enable the room to circulate onto the patios and supply “snug outside residing in each cold and hot climate.”
Based in 2003, Feldman Structure has designed quite a few residential initiatives in California and past. Others embody a Santa Cruz seashore home clad in reclaimed wooden and the renovation of a “bizarre round home” perched on a hill close to Silicon Valley.
Images is by Adam Rouse.
Challenge credit:
Architect: Feldman Structure
Structure Group: Jonathan Feldman (Challenge Supervisor), Leila Bijan Kuehr (Work Captain)
Inside designer: Ann Lowengart Interiors
Panorama design: Lutsko Associates
Basic contractor: Current development
Structural Engineer: Strandberg Engineering