SunRay Farm
PROJECT LOCATION:
Sonoma
SIZE:
6,285sf main house with attached ADU
1,397sf accessory dwelling
2,960sf barn
KEY FEATURES:
Net zero rating
Passive heating and cooling
Permaculture site planning
This project is designed as a “Contemporary Homestead"" where the ecology of the land is enhanced rather than diminished by the development of the site. Located in rural Sonoma County, this project includes a primary residence of 6,285sf with attached 2-bedroom ADU, an accessory dwelling of 1,397sf. and 2,960sf. barn. The project design is informed by modern rural design influences including the “red barn” that embeds this project well into the Sonoma landscape.
Designed at very high green building standards well beyond minimal requirements, the project itself is “net zero,” generating the same amount of energy that it uses. The two residences have been designed to “passive house” standards for optimal energy efficiency. The landscape design enhances the ecology of the land through organic soil building practices and by capturing storm water on site. Some of this storm water is encouraged to percolate to subsoils, thereby recharging the site groundwater, while overflow is stored at the surface to be used during the summer for landscape irrigation. Trees and vegetation are selected for either food production or for the enhancement of habitat for native species.
