Remodeled Home With Great Manmade Pond Near He

Remodeled Home With Great Manmade Pond Near He -

Located on the southern peninsula of San Francisco, this house is on an internal flag commuter lot. It was built in 1950 but recently renovated. A cool artificial pond that was there before becoming the thing that add a feeling of being at the holiday retreat in everyday life. The site consists of four buildings - the main house, office, pool house anda garage. All of them focus on the pond, garden and pool. There is also a terrace near the pond which is separated from the interior by glass sliding doors. The roofs conceal photovoltaic panels and solar water heaters. The house is heated by a radiant system in the stone floors, and despite the hot climate, it has no air conditioning, but passively cooled with a combination of overhangs, shades, and windows that open. It also has many green building materials, including high fly ash concrete, formaldehyde-free casework and denim insulation. [Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects]