Santa Ynez House
Architects & Firms
Santa Ynez, California
The clients of this 3,160-square-foot house—one a visual artist and both serious art collectors and former gallery owners—wanted a small, energy-efficient home that embraced the rural setting. In addition to needing two bedrooms, they asked for a separate guest house/studio, a pool, and barbecue area. Located in the Santa Ynez Valley, the climate is hot and dry in the summer and fall, with warm to cold winters.
Following the slope of the hillside, Fernau + Hartman created a central rectilinear bar from which the bedroom wings jut. The dispersed elements connect to the landscape, with openings framing views and blurring the distinction between indoor and outdoor spaces. A studio/guest house stands free of the main wood frame and concrete structure, its placement creating a small courtyard between the two entities. Steel grating, operable wood screens, and generous openings keep the house cool despite extreme summer temperatures. Combined with low walls and trellised structures, the landscaping—composed of drought tolerant native plants—further defines the outdoor rooms.
People
Location: Completion Date: June 2010 Gross square footage: 2,670 (conditioned space) Total construction cost: $2M Owner: Rick Sanders and Ro Snell Sanders
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Consultant(s): Lighting: McCoy Electric Electrical/Lighting: JMPE Electrical Engineering + Lighting Design Civil: Penfield & Smith General contractor: Jim Quick, Coastal Builder. Inc
Photographer(s):
Marion Brenner Photography CAD system, project management, or other software used: Vectorworks |
Products
Structural system
Exterior cladding Other cladding unique to this project: Board Form cast-in place concrete wall
Roofing
Windows Metal frame: Fleetwood
Glazing
Doors Metal Aluminum doors: Fleetwood Wood doors: Bifold and French Doors: Loewen Interior and some exterior: Wildwood Doors Aluminum Sliding doors: Fleetwood
Hardware Closers: Baldwin Exit devices: Baldwin Pulls: Baldwin Security devices: Baldwin Other special hardware: Fence and Gate Steel Shapes, Plates and Bars: ASTM A36
Interior finishes Kitchen Cabinets: Richlite Paints and stains: Cabot Paneling: Environ Pressed Sunflower Seed Panlling
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Furnishings
Lighting Downlights: Juno Aculux IC43 Exterior: Vista Lighting GR2216B and Shaper 684-WP CF132-120NBZ-BN
Plumbing
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