Residential Architecture Design by Cass Calder Smith
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Modern residential architecture by Cass Calder Smith located at 20 miles north of San Francisco—Stinson Beach. Smith and his team approached the design by thinking of the project as one large dock, with a house in the middle. The residential architecture itself is an inverted, almost L shape, with public areas—kitchen, living, dining, on one side, and the bedroom wing on the other. Cedar siding treated with a bleaching oil clads the exterior, and the flat roof is rimmed in 316 stainless steel, a product that resists rust and is often used in marine building. Decks are Ipe. This is a casual beach house. CCS Architecture or Cass Calder Smith designed this sustainable beach house in Stinson Beach, CA, as a second home for a San Francisco family.
The design follows a rigorous sustainability program; photovoltaic panels generate all the home’s electricity, sending surplus energy back to the grid. All the home’s systems – hot water, HVAC, and radiant heating – are integrated, electric-based, and powered by the PV panels on the roof. With the exception of a propane tank which powers the cooking range, the home is net-zero in terms of its energy consumption.
