477 Contemporary Home Design Photos
TERRIGENOUS Landscape ArchitectureNumerous amenities are allowed for around this cabin thanks to a carefully orchestrated landscape design. A screened room for eating and sleeping, gardens, a fire pit, hot tub, and seating are all allowed for as a foreground to the breath-taking view.
Scott Wunderle
Arnold Schulman Design GroupMaster Bath with access to outdoor shower including cascading waterfall
Photography by Brantley Photography
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Noel Cross+ArchitectsWho says green and sustainable design has to look like it? Designed to emulate the owner’s favorite country club, this fine estate home blends in with the natural surroundings of it’s hillside perch, and is so intoxicatingly beautiful, one hardly notices its numerous energy saving and green features.
Durable, natural and handsome materials such as stained cedar trim, natural stone veneer, and integral color plaster are combined with strong horizontal roof lines that emphasize the expansive nature of the site and capture the “bigness” of the view. Large expanses of glass punctuated with a natural rhythm of exposed beams and stone columns that frame the spectacular views of the Santa Clara Valley and the Los Gatos Hills.
A shady outdoor loggia and cozy outdoor fire pit create the perfect environment for relaxed Saturday afternoon barbecues and glitzy evening dinner parties alike. A glass “wall of wine” creates an elegant backdrop for the dining room table, the warm stained wood interior details make the home both comfortable and dramatic.
The project’s energy saving features include:
- a 5 kW roof mounted grid-tied PV solar array pays for most of the electrical needs, and sends power to the grid in summer 6 year payback!
- all native and drought-tolerant landscaping reduce irrigation needs
- passive solar design that reduces heat gain in summer and allows for passive heating in winter
- passive flow through ventilation provides natural night cooling, taking advantage of cooling summer breezes
- natural day-lighting decreases need for interior lighting
- fly ash concrete for all foundations
- dual glazed low e high performance windows and doors
Design Team:
Noel Cross+Architects - Architect
Christopher Yates Landscape Architecture
Joanie Wick – Interior Design
Vita Pehar - Lighting Design
Conrado Co. – General Contractor
Marion Brenner – Photography
Space Landscape DesignsLarge, tiered backyard separated by a sandstone retaining wall and timber walkway connecting each level. Perfect garden layout for entertaining.
RW Anderson HomesA contemporary home with high ceilings, a 2 story fireplace, and large windows that lookout over a tranquil lake.
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