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Feldman Architecture incorporates garage-door windows into California home
Glazed garage doors surround this wood-clad residence by US firm Feldman Architecture in California's Sonoma Valley, an area that was recently devastated by wild fires.
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The home is situated on a 40-acre (16-hectare) property in Healdsburg, a small town on the Russian River, in the heart of the state's winemaking region.
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The area suffered major damage from forest fires that swept across vineyards and residential neighbourhoods this month, killing 42 people. Reports say the blaze is now being contained.
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Fortunately unaffected by the wild fires, House in Healdsburg was designed by Feldman Architecture, which partnered with local firm Arterra Landscape Architects for the project.
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Around the residence, hinged windows raise like garage doors to create an open-air pavilion. Walls that swing up to open homes to the outdoors are also found at a vacation retreat by Olson Kundig in Idaho, a multi-family house by Nishizawa Architects in Vietnam, and a home with sliding polycarbonate panels by H Arquitectes in Spain.
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Northern California's rolling landscape plays a major part in the home's design. Woodland revitalisation, the extraction of non-native plants, and grasslands restoration were all practiced during the project.
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Clad in wide-planked wood, the L-shaped house has opposing living and sleeping wings.
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The main living area has access to two separate outdoors spaces: one with a fire pit overlooking the town, and a larger area with a swimming pool and a terrace for lounging.
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"The mission was to create a rural retreat for a client who loves to entertain," said the firm.
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A two-car garage is situated off the kitchen, with a laundry room, master bedroom and en-suite in the perpendicular wing.
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Inside, walls are painted white, while grey floors and beige furnishings were chosen so as not detract from the expansive views.
Photography is by Joe Fletcher.