by 450 Architects, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, US 94103 · 43 photos
450 architects - Sonoma Residence
http://450architects.com/projects/sonoma_residence

The owners of this modest 2,300 square foot country home wanted to minimize their impact on the Earth and establish a lasting connection to nature. The project employed local craftsmen and used natural, recycled, locally sourced materials. The sunroom features an earthen mud floor made from the soil of the site! The house employs passive solar design concepts; the sunroom, situated at the center of the house, captures the warmth of the sun and radiates it throughout the living spaces. With sustainable building techniques, sensitive attention to the surrounding environment, and framed views of the exterior from every interior space, this house celebrates its site and connection to the land.

 
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rvrlao wrote:
Are these concrete floors? They look beautiful! How did you get this finish/color? Thx »
· Comment · 2 years ago
Emily Hurley They do look like concrete! Nice!
15 months ago ·
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This 300-square-foot sunroom is the only new addition to the house. "It used to be that the way the whole house functioned, the nicest views were from a bedroom but the bedroom didn't really open to the view," Parker says. "[Now] throughout the house there are linkages to the garden and landscaping." The floors are made by From These Hands using mud taken from the home's site. "It feels great underfoot," Parker says.
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floor to ceiling windows
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sunroom windows with electrical outlets
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Concrete floors? Nice in this space
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wood beams
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These windows don't abstruct your view! I like them.
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Floor to ceiling windows with cedar trim.
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Wood
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sunroom fully usable space
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There are sunroom styles available for every taste. I like this rustic look. Do you?
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Love the windows, with the opening for air flow below and fixed windows above.
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Sunroom addition
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windows and floors
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Sunroom windows
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Sunroom
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window idea..note outlet near the floor???
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Windows
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love the floor, windows..yes they open and big picture windows!
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woodwork
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back porch
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bottom windows that open with cased windows but with wood casing treatment
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drifts of 4season color
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window size
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Wood sunroom
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porch
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Hmm. Wood stain or paint. Windows.
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brown sun
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Window
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Wood looks nice.
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3 season room
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porch
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the windows
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good small sunroom except too dark ceiling
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using standard windows to create a glass wall
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Too much?
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Good blend of Casement and Awning windows
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Wood Windows
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Nice one level house
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4 season room
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No panes! Good proportion? Transom or bottom window - air circulation? Like ceiling color blended to wall color.
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Sunroom
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Added room in back of house
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awning windows on bottom
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Porch to sunroom
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Regular windows give 4 - season room option
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Sunroom looking out on greenery
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wood casements
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Awning windows
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Crank windows
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the wood and glass
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Sunroom fixed above awning windows below
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picture windows with awning windows below - wood framed
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Great Room - Window Layout
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Exterior landscaping
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sunroom
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wooden window framing
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sunroom
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sunroom with windows that open
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Yours would be less chunky than this, and taller.
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Roll out lower windows. Wood frames.
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have that feeling of being in nor outside
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Trim
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Casment awnings below and fixed above
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WINDOWS OPEN IN SUNROOM
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to much wood around them --- but looks good with floor
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Back porch cabin
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windows
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The windows
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lots of wood and drywall ceiling
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windows that can open
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Love the awning windows on the bottom
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acid cement floor
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window with awning
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beautiful
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Large upper windows
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the look
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This 300-square-foot sunroom is the only new addition to the house. "It used to be that the way the whole house functioned, the nicest views were from a bedroom but the bedroom didn't really open to the view," Parker says. "[Now] throughout the house there are linkages to the garden and landscaping." The floors are made by From These Hands using mud taken from the home's site. "It feels great underfoot," Parker says.
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This would be my meditation room for sure!
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Kitchen nook - all windows & door
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Wood
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Gym windows
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the wood
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Sunroom windows
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My sun room
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window if it were white
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This is what I really want -- with blinds
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Window3
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Concrete floor
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Earthen mud floor
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windowed deck, electric outlets too
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Wood windows and tile floor
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Windows
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Windows
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windows
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crank windows
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like the flooring
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wood and glass
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sunroom!
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Like windows for enclosed deck
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Not us, but wood look nice
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earthen floor
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screen porch/sun room GREAT MATERIALS
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kitchen - south window
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Window sits almost at floor - trim very nice
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Great windows
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Sun room
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small cottage
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opening lower windows like Grin's first plan for green house
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the ability to open and close windows for air
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Corner of windows
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4 Season room
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simple practical
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Screen porch