US studio Feldman Architecture has created a Sonoma County dwelling referred to as The Phoenix, which replaces a fire-destroyed dwelling and options out of doors areas for “calm moments of immersion” within the panorama.
Located atop a ridge within the small city of Healdsburg, the holiday house is afforded sweeping vistas of the area, together with Mount Saint Helena within the distance.

The picturesque views served as the place to begin for the brand new retreat, which consists of a predominant dwelling and a guesthouse/pool home.
Designed for a “forward-thinking household” that prioritises being in nature, the home replaces an older dwelling destroyed in 2017 by a fireplace probably attributable to an outdated electrical system.

“Our purchasers have been keen to begin contemporary and enhance upon the shortcomings of the unique construction,” stated Feldman Architecture, a San Francisco studio.
The workforce conceived a collection of elongated, stacked bars which are positioned round out of doors areas.

The outside partitions are a mixture of light-toned fibre-cement panels and huge expanses of glass. Green roofs assist combine the home into the pure panorama.
Inside there are shiny rooms with earthy finishes and subdued colors. Vancouver-based Gaile Guevara Studio served as the inside designer.

The bottom stage encompasses the general public areas, together with an open kitchen and lounge with sliding doorways and customized casework with a white oak veneer.
Hanging within the communal house, a swarm-like lighting sculpture by Studio Drift provides “a way of lighthearted motion” to the streamlined decor.

Upstairs are the personal areas – a main bed room suite on one aspect and two extra bedrooms on the opposite. The central portion holds a den, flanked by terraces.
The home has numerous open-air dwelling areas, every with a barely totally different operate and relationship to the location. The out of doors areas permit for internet hosting and entertaining, together with “calm moments of immersion within the surrounding panorama,” the workforce stated.

Within the rear, the home opens towards a slender terrace and an infinity pool. The swimming pool was previously situated in a unique a part of the property.
“The unique structure located the pool considerably downslope of the home, leading to a disconnect between indoor and out of doors dwelling areas,” the workforce stated.
“Because of the complexities of the steep website, our design workforce confronted the difficult activity of relocating the pool to enhance its relationship with each the house and the pool home.”
Located between the principle dwelling and guesthouse is a patio for eating and lounging. An overhead trellis permits for shade ranges to be adjusted – an necessary function given the area’s scorching summer season days.

Adjoining to the shaded patio is a gravel space with an outside kitchen, full with a wood-fired pizza oven. Simply past is a backyard with raised vegetable beds, “encouraging a real farm-to-table life-style”.
“The brand new dwelling sits surrounded by olive and fruit orchards, maximising all of the sprawling website has to supply,” the workforce stated.

“The Phoenix is a contemporary dwelling that intimately connects its occupants to the dramatic panorama.”
Different California initiatives by Feldman Structure embody a renovated 1970s coastal home with wood surfaces and brightly lit rooms, and a residence overlooking Silicon Valley that’s designed to be a “house of serenity”.
The images is by Ema Peter.