Fire Country Lookout | Studio VARA
Healdsburg, CA / United States / 2022
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This multi-generational family retreat on an oak-studded hilltop west of Healdsburg, CA provides a prototype for sustainable dwelling and resilient development in the “post-climate-change” West. A single 180’ long extrusion was carefully sited along the east-west axis, its prismatic form kinked at the center to maximize sunrise views to Mount St. Helena and sunset views to the west.
Contractor: Fairweather Associates
Structural Engineer: Strandberg Engineering
Civil Engineer: Adobe Associates
Lighting Designer: Tucci Lighting
MEP Engineer: Monterey Energy Group
Prefab Structure: Spearhead Inc.
Pool Consultant: Blue Revolution
Landscape Contractor: Oxbow Landscape Contractor
Wildfire Protection: Frontline Wildfire Defense
Audio Visual: Audio Visual Engineering
Cost Estimation: Christine Kiesling
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Studio VARA
Principal Architect
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Maura Fernández Abernethy
Founder
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Christopher A. Roach
Founder
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This multi-generational family retreat on an oak-studded hilltop west of Healdsburg, CA provides a prototype for sustainable dwelling and resilient development in the “post-climate-change” West. A single 180’ long extrusion was carefully sited along the east-west axis, its prismatic form kinked at the center to maximize sunrise views to Mount St. Helena and sunset views to the west. Contractor: Fairweather AssociatesStructural Engineer: Strandberg EngineeringCivil...
- Year 2022
- Work finished in 2022
- Status Completed works
- Type Single-family residence / Interior Design
- Websitehttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/realestate/twitter-exec-dream-home.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
- Websitehttps://www.dezeen.com/2024/03/18/studio-vara-sonoma-county-house-wildfires/
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