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California Lagoon House / Butler Armsden Architects

California Lagoon House / Butler Armsden Architects

Project Name: California Lagoon House

Architects:

Butler Armsden Architects

Project Lead: Federico Engel

Interior Design: Monica Cardanini Interior Design

General Contractor: Gubbins Building

Location: Stinson Beach,

California

Project Area: 2900 sq ft

Photo Credits:

Joe Fletcher

Text by

Butler Armsden Architects

An unusual two-lot

property in Stinson Beach

is the site of a dramatic horizontal architectural composition that is subtle from the street but opens into view-filled pavilions towards the lagoon and coast range. Painterly strokes of

Shou Sugi Ban

integrate the fenestration on the street side, and natural landscaping pulls the beach environment into the house from all sides. The large poured concrete fireplace in the living room flanked by twelve foot high corner windows encourages one’s eye away from the houses across the lagoon, and towards the dramatic ridge lines of the coastal range.

Other materials of the home include cedar siding used both horizontally and vertically, blackened steel C channel that doubles as an overhead track for the large entry barn door, oversized dark aluminum frame windows, and Douglas fir beams that punctuate the living room pavilion. The garden features native plants found where the hills meet the coast, which create a serene environment within the wings of the house.