Mill Valley Cabins - contemporary - garage and shed - san francisco

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by Feldman Architecture, Inc.

San Francisco, CA, US 94111 · 320 photos

Mill Valley Cabins

http://www.FeldmanArchitecture.com

Photos by Joe Fletcher
General Contractor: JP Builders, Inc.
(http://www.houzz.com/pro/jpbuilders/jp-builders-inc)

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cbrentano wrote:

What is the material used for building the house? - The outside looks like wood. If it is, what type of wood? Is it just a veneer or is the wall solid wood? Was the wood stained? What color. Or is it stained concrete with a wood structure? »

Like · Comment · 6 months ago

kathmcolson wrote:

Green Roof system - What type of green roof systems do you use? Thanks! Beautiful work. »

Like · Comment · 15 months ago

What Houzz contributors are saying:

added by Annie Thornton to Houzz Tour: Cabin Studios in the Landscape

Navigating and accessing the 20-foot grade change of the property proved to be Hook’s primary challenge. Extensive grading was something neither the designers nor the homeowners wanted for the site, and meant that little space would be left to design an actual garden. “The opportunities and constraints of a project, though sometimes in opposition, are often the driving forces of the design,” Hook says.

added by John Hill to Modern Design Captures Valuable Rain

I can't help but end this story with at least one green roof, and the Mill Valley Cabins near San Francisco are some of the most exceptional ones on Houzz. The series of green roofs let the cabins merge into the dense forest context.

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Roof garden

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Our house on the hill..

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Sedum roofs

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Ambiance site

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The setting and greenery. It's very cool.

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Garden on roof

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hunkers in to the landscape

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natural interior insulator. green roofs :: urban farming :: sustainability yess.

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Hillside garden

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Roof planting

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Greenery

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Environmental Fit 1

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The privacy windows open inside to natural outside

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multiple studios - i'd be happy with just one

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Mill valley cabins

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curved roof, blends into lanscape

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I love that these 2 studios are nestled and camoflauged into the trees. Love the wide windows and the garden on the roof

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roof garden

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Plants

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green roof

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Like the way this is rustic but contemporay

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Rooftop garden

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Garden Terrace

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Organic

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cabin

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nature, trees

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cabin

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Wildness

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Cipreses

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Green Roof and Forest Integration Cabins

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Woods shed

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terrazas

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living roof - beautiful small cabin in woods. On slope

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Green rooftops!

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terrace 3

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Dream weekend house

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Steep lot, stepped buildings, green roof.

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Roof

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Living roof

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Green

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More houses on a hill

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Roof planting

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possible view facing the lake

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Great welcoming entrance

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Green roof

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en el bosque

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Green roof, environmental integration.

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Fence, jardin

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Love this project...house looking down on planted roof...just what I would like of this house.

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Garden

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Green area

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density of foliage

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Tiered

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Be a part of the surroundings.

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Setting

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aghasht

added by cbeagye to Twin Lakes Cabin (4 months ago)

Green roofs slow rainwater runoff while also insulating interior spaces and adding beauty to the "fifth facade"; they also give the opportunity for gardening and even urban farming.

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Obsessed

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Green Roofs

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The roof.

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Libby's choice

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similar terrain as our cabins

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eco setting

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Did Anna jump?

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Farm/ cabin

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Having a house surrounded by big, tall trees.. It's my dream

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one of the best, most perfect locations.

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Bluffrs

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un atelier artiste dans la montagne

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added by Dana Clark to Dana's Dream House Ideas (7 months ago)

nice guest house

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love how it blends into the landscape

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Green roof

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trees

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Natural areas. Color of home.

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the roofs

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Living roofs

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Escape in the forest

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Hillside

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Curved roof

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A Retreat!

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curved / green roofs

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Green roof

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Домик в лесу

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Lovely

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My dream home

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wooded

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green roof, multi level, easy access

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EVERYTHING

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Weathered wood siding

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Exterior

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Underground house

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hillside

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landscape

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love all of it

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Meadow level

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just neat idea

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Roof top is garden!

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Nice studio idea

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Photos by Joe Fletcher General Contractor: JP Builders, Inc. (http://www.houzz.com/pro/jpbuilders/jp-builders-inc)

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Windows, greenery.

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How it fits into the landscape, green roof

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The sunroom/artroom wish...

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Rain harvesting

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Planted roof

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Lower level green roofs

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the green roofs helping meld the architecture with the forest

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wonderful forest home

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rooftop garden

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Mill Valley Cabins near San Francisco

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green roof

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Roof

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great retreat

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I have to include this one for the sheer beauty of the way it blends into its site.

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Farm

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sloped hillside

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mill valley cabins, san francisco

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Integration with environment

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green roofs

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A close-up shows that the terracing allows for access to the roofs. Sedum roofs don't need gardening help like this, but it's important to consider that green roofs slow rainwater runoff while also insulating interior spaces and adding beauty to the "fifth facade"; they also give the opportunity for gardening and even urban farming.

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Green roof

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roof gardens

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Towards the Barn