North of San Francisco, Faulkner Architects draws on agricultural influences to create a striking homestead.
KieranTimberlake’s OpenHome design can expand from 1,000 to over 3,000 square feet, with several floor plan, roof profile, and cladding options.
A path of restored rock ledges leads to a dry creek, amphitheater, and private gathering space.
The apartment's main living room features original parquet floors and a feature wall painted in an ultramarine blue—the color having been matched to Le Corbusier’s original palette. A 1962 Arco lamp by the Castiglioni brothers drapes over the space.
An outdoor pool is situated among the trees, allowing swimmers to be completely immersed in nature. Like the home, its footprint was determined by the existing trees on the site, and its otherwise geometric form is playfully interrupted by a diversion around a tree trunk.
Solar panels provide power for the two cabins.
The home was built in 1980, Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects renovated the project in 2013.
Through its use of sleek, horizontal lines, Outhouse appears embedded within the natural landscape.