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General Project Information

Architectural Credit:

Faulkner Architects

Location: Healdsburg, California, United States
Project Substantial Completion Date: 12/20/2024
Program type(s): Residential - Single-Family Detached
Total Site Area (gross sq. ft): 27,442,800
Total Building Area (gross sq. ft): 5,994
Project substantial completion date: 12/20/2024
Climate zone: 3C
Project site: Previously developed land
Project team: Architect: Faulkner Architects
Engineer - Civil & Alternative Energy: Summit Engineering
Engineer - Geotechnical: RGH Consultants
Engineer - MEP and Title 24: Sugarpine Engineering
Engineer - Structural: Strandberg Engineering
General Contractor: Annadel Builders, INC
Interior Designer: Faulkner Architects
Landscape Architect: Terremoto
Lighting Designer: O-Lighting
Surveyor: Munselle Civil Engineering
CALGreen Consultant: Soldata Energy Consulting

Project Overview:
Remotely accessed via a former stagecoach road, the 2019 Kincade Fire saw the destruction of the previous off-grid house. Surviving concrete foundations and walls have been reinhabited. Portions of the pre-existing angular footprint project from the new rectangular form and build the sculptural light well, entry steps and porch. Enhanced construction assemblies, the concrete ground form, non-combustible materials, and sliding ember screens respond to the risk of repeat wildfire events. The clients’ preference for future wheelchair accessibility led to the integration of an expressive entry ramp and wheelchair maneuvering clearances. Off-grid site utilities support a home that embraces passive survivability.

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