Prince of Tides

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• Great idea! Dramatic form and clean lines.

  Liz Allen 03/11/2010

• Progressive contemporary architecture comes to (the) light - highly impressive in design, quality and functional use of space!

  Peter Fisler 03/11/2010

• Wonderful design, functional and beautiful

  Alma Zito Menn 03/12/2010

• A wonderful essay on the taming of nature in such a wild place. Serene.

  Tanyia Kandohla 03/12/2010

• What a beautiful, functional, sensible and revolutionary combination of ideas. Bravissimi!

  Candida Mannozzi 03/13/2010

• Barb forwarded your message. Gorgeous. Thumbs up! Cousin Monroe

  monroe levie 03/13/2010

• Fabulous design . . let's see more!

  Elena Madsen 03/14/2010

• Bravo Matt & Renata - truly functional art!

  Liz Mamorsky 03/15/2010

• Congratulations to you both! What a beautiful of warm materials and efficient use of space. Wish you had more pictures. Your award is well deserved!

  Sara S. 03/15/2010

• Love it. Does anybody know what species of bamboo (I assume it's bamboo - maybe it's not) is in the planter at the bottom of the stairs?

  Allan M 03/20/2010

• Thanks Allan. The plant is horsetail, Equisetum, a vertical accent for the entry stair. Found along the edge of water bodies, we selected it to echo the local context of marsh grasses.

  Peek Ancona 03/22/2010

• Hi Sonia.....Congratulations to both of you and Peter... for the nice merit given by the magazine to the house in Stinson Beach . The house is really great..Great architecture and engineering. I could imaginer Chloe growing and playing on summer there,,,and enjoy the sand beach.

  RUTHSKI 04/07/2010

• Such a nice and safe house. I can especially appreciate the security it affords as I was once in a house by the sea when a hurricane struck. I wasn't sure that either the house or I would survive. Very scary. Such would not be the case with this house; I would feel safe and sound and enjoy the show. Congratulations

  Marsha O'Bannon 04/11/2010

• It would be nice to have a detailed explanation of what a floating foundation is and how it works.

  Leah 04/15/2010

• Thanks for your interest Leah. The foundation is light enough that it floats in the wet soil, but heavy enough with a hybrid anchor and weighted perimeter system that it resists waves above. The foundation provides an alternative to typical deep piers that often measure forty feet underground, so it uses considerably less materials and labor. Contact our office directly for any additional questions.

  Peek Ancona 04/27/2010

• I'm wondering how much it would cost to build a similar home. I have a small vacant lot (9100 sf) and I think this one could be a head turner.

  Tony 06/05/2010

• Has anybody build such a well designed structure in the Ninth Ward area of New Orleans? My wife and I toured the Make It Right project (Brad Pitt's efforts with many supporting firms). What we saw was more boxy that this design but would hav benefited from the floating foundation. I think they used pilings instead which was a lot of work and cost. I am also aware of the homes being built on the River Maas in the Netherlands. In those the foundation is an actual barge so they can float up to 20 feet above the nominal low water mark.

  Philip 06/15/2010

• Do you sell the Building plans for this house? If you do how much is the building plans? I own a resort please let me know!

  Marilyn Pastera 07/11/2010

• Who constructed this gate/fence? Was it made locally? We're in the bay area and would love to try and replicate some of the characteristics. Thanks!

  Maria 07/28/2010

• Thanks to all for your interest--our architecture firm is Peek Ancona. For specific design and construction questions please email Matthew Peek AIA. mpeek@peekancona.com

  Peek Ancona 08/15/2010

• Can you please tell me what kind of wood / timber was used for the siding. Thanks, Jay

  Jay 09/03/2010

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