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From Centric General Contractors
Located on a 95-acre parcel along the northwestern shore of Lake Berryessa, this weekend home beckons recreational activities with sweeping views from every angle. Up a half-mile driveway from Knoxville Road running along the lakeshore, this home is off the grid, not connected to municipal utilities, with a spring on the property providing fresh water, photovoltaic solar panels providing electricity. The weekend home’s systems include on-demand hot water and in floor radiant heating to help on days when the passive cooling might need assistance. The structure consists of four blocks arrayed around a central rhombus-shaped court to take advantage of 360 panoramic views of the nearby lake and surrounding mountains, while simultaneously focusing inward to a glass-walled diamond shaped courtyard at the house’s center.