Right: The design for the
house began with the idea
of a large, casual screened
porch overlooking the
pool and vineyard view.
A NanaWall folding door
system allows the porch to
open fully to the great room.
with a screened porch. And the owners are
big cooks. They wanted to have a really
nice main kitchen, and an outdoor kitchen
with a pizza oven. They have a friend in
a wheelchair, so the front driveway is
ramped, there's a pathway to the pool, and
an accessible bedroom."
About that porch—it's really so much
more. In fact, it's an integral part of the
great room and opens up to it completely
by means of a NanaWall system. "It's
really just a big, easy living area," says
Mary. Furniture on the screened porch
is weather-worthy, but the aesthetic of
the whole house is casual enough that it
doesn't seem like a different species
of décor.
The porch serves other practical pur-
poses that support the goals of the house.
It plays an important role in ventilating the
entire living space, which is not air condi-
tioned. "There are low operable windows
as well, and a clerestory that vents," says
Mary. Heating and cooling are provided
by the radiant concrete floors. There's a
photovoltaic array on the south-facing
roof and solar hot water panels to supply
most of the home's energy needs, including
powering the heat pumps for the floor.
Two secondary bedrooms are accessed
Above: Cloverdale currently serves as a weekend/second home but, with its accessible features and one-level
floor plan, could be a future age-in-place fulltime residence.
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