HILLSBOROUGH, CA
Start: Spring 2009

4 BR/3.5 Ba
4000 sf living + 440 sf garage

This ubaine modern house will be embedded in a north facing steep slope with views towards the San Francisco Bay. Its elongated plan follows the existing site contours and its low, broad, roof respects the height limits established by the town. Its major views are towards the north, but it also looks south to capture the sun’s heat passively through protected glass and provide ample cross ventilation so that no mechanical air conditioning is needed.

The foundations walls will be made of ICF’s (insulated concrete forms) on grade beams and drilled piers. A hydronic in-floor heating system, partially fed by hot water solar panels on the roof, will provide an even, efficient, dust-free, heat throughout the home. Additional solar panels will provide electricity.