"Faulkner Architects completes this contemporary steel Pine Flat Residence along a former stagecoach road northeast of Healdsburg, California. Reaching this place requires time and attention, with the road narrowing as it climbs into the Mayacamas Mountains. The previous house on the property was lost during the 2019 Kincade Fire. What remained was a concrete foundation pressed into the hillside, the clearing surrounded by dense vegetation and steep grades. Thus, the site carries the quiet traces of the historic Pine Flat community."
"The new Pine Flat Residence is organized by the team at Faulkner Architects as a simple rectangular shed inside the footprint of the earlier structure. Nearly all of the existing concrete was kept in place. The old foundation establishes both scale and position on the slope. Parts of that foundation extend beyond the new volume. One becomes an entry step shaped directly from the concrete. Another forms a light well that brings daylight down into the base."
"Faulkner Architects designs a corten steel shell to enclose the Pine Flat Residence. The surface reads as continuous from roof to wall, and its tone shifts subtly with weather and sun. Openings are protected by sliding ember screens so that the steel facade remains visually consistent across all sides of the building. Inside, living spaces are arranged on a single level. The kitchen, dining area, living room, and primary bedroom share one continuous floor."
The Pine Flat Residence sits on a remote ridgeline northeast of Healdsburg, California, reached by a narrowing stagecoach-era road through the Mayacamas Mountains. The previous house was lost in the 2019 Kincade Fire, leaving a concrete foundation pressed into the hillside. The new design retains nearly all of that foundation, using it to set scale, position, and elements such as an entry step and a light well. A simple rectangular shed form is wrapped in a continuous corten steel shell with sliding ember screens for fire protection. Interior spaces occupy a single level with an entry ramp, a framed shaft for a future elevator, and an elongated deck that frames distant landscape views.
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