A home that can stay cool during Sacramento’s blistering inland heat is something of a design miracle, but architects of this modern home managed to do it with style.
The house, which replaced an existing ranch home, is one of six homes that will be featured on the virtual Modern Homes Tour, Saturday, June 26. The tour is produced by the Modern Architecture + Design Society, and will feature real-time talks with architects, designers and some home owners.
The house project started as an option between tearing down and replacing the existing home and renovating it. The original decision to renovate went south during construction, when the builder discovered that the slab and foundation were too damaged for that option.
The new house design takes into account the natural views of open fields, large oaks and a seasonal creek. Large sliding doors in the main bedroom and main living area provide access to the outdoors.
At the start of the day, when the sun is low and directly in front of the house, the residents can open rear sliding glass doors or enjoy the rear decks. When the sun is overhead, deep overhangs and shade structures on the rear patio add comfort. By day’s end, when the sun targets the rear of the house, a patio area in front offers shade. And atop the home is a “cool roof,” a metal roof that reflects much of the direct sun and heat before it can heat up the house.
Natural wood siding won’t last long under harsh sun conditions, so the designers used high recycled content composite siding and white stucco to visually separate the main living area. Inside, the main living space has an exposed concrete floors, composite counters and white oak cabinets.
Find details on how to join the virtual Modern Home Tour here. Check out the other homes on the tour, too:
Mocabee house and studio barn, Sonoma
Prairie style house, Los Altos
Small house, big design, Oakland
Details
- Klopf Architecture
- Project Team: John Klopf, Geoff Campen, AngelaTodorova,and Yegvenia Torres-Zavala
- Contractor: Van Gelder Construction
- Structural Engineer: ZFA Engineers
- Energy Consultant: Green Compliance Plus
- Photographer Credit: Courtesy of Mariko Reed
- Number of bedrooms: 3
- Number of bathrooms :2½
- Approximate square footage: 2,633
- Year built: 2015
