This modern green home offers both a vacation destination on Cape Cod near local family members and an opportunity for rental income. FAMILY ROOTS. A West Coast couple living in the San Francisco Bay Area sought a permanent East Coast vacation home near family members living on Cape Cod. As academic professionals focused on sustainability, they sought a green, energy efficient home that was well-aligned with their values. With no green homes available for sale on Cape Cod, they decided to purchase land near their family and build their own. SLOPED SITE. Comprised of a 3/4 acre lot nestled in the pines, the steeply sloping terrain called for a plan that embraced and took advantage of the slope. Of equal priority was optimizing solar exposure, preserving privacy from abutters, and creating outdoor living space. The design accomplished these goals with a simple, rectilinear form, offering living space on the both entry and lower/basement levels. The stepped foundation allows for a walk-out basement level with light-filled living space on the down-hill side of the home. The traditional basement on the eastern, up-hill side houses mechanical equipment and a home gym. The house welcomes natural light throughout, captures views of the forest, and delivers entertainment space that connects indoor living space to outdoor deck and dining patio. MODERN VISION. The clean building form and uncomplicated finishes pay homage to the modern architectural legacy on the outer Cape. Durable and economical fiber cement panels, fixed with aluminum channels, clad the primary form. Cedar clapboards provide a visual accent at the south-facing living room, which extends a single roof plane to cover the entry porch. SMART USE OF SPACE. On the entry level, the “L”-shaped living, dining, and kitchen space connects to the exterior living, dining, and grilling spaces to effectively double the home’s summertime entertainment area. Placed at the western end of the entry level (where it can retain privacy but still claim expansive downhill views) is the master suite with a built-in study. The lower level has two guest bedrooms, a second full bathroom, and laundry. The flexibility of the space—crucial in a house with a modest footprint—emerges in one of the guest bedrooms, which doubles as home office by opening the barn-style double doors to connect it to the bright, airy open stair leading up to the entry level. Thoughtful design, generous ceiling heights and large windows transform the modest 1,100 sf* footprint into a well-lit, spacious home. *(total finished space is 1800 sf) RENTAL INCOME. The property works for its owners by netting rental income when the owners are home in San Francisco. The house especially caters to vacationers bound for nearby Mayo Beach and includes an outdoor shower adjacent to the lower level entry door. In contrast to the bare bones cottages that are typically available on the Cape, this home offers prospective tenants a modern aesthetic, paired with luxurious and green features. Durable finishes inside and out will ensure longevity with the heavier use that comes with a rental property. COMFORT YEAR-ROUND. The home is super-insulated and air-tight, with mechanical ventilation to provide continuous fresh air from the outside. High performance triple-paned windows complement the building enclosure and maximize passive solar gain while ensuring a warm, draft-free winter, even when sitting close to the glass. A properly sized air source heat pump offers efficient heating & cooling, and includes a carefully designed the duct distribution system to provide even comfort throughout the house. The super-insulated envelope allows us to significantly reduce the equipment capacity, duct size, and airflow quantities, while maintaining unparalleled thermal comfort. ENERGY EFFICIENT. The building’s shell and mechanical systems play instrumental roles in the home’s exceptional performance. The building enclosure reduces the most significant energy glutton: heating. Continuous super-insulation, thorough air sealing, triple-pane windows, and passive solar gain work together to yield a miniscule heating load. All active energy consumers are extremely efficient: an air source heat pump for heating and cooling, a heat pump hot water heater, LED lighting, energy recovery ventilation (ERV), and high efficiency appliances. The result is a home that uses 70% less energy than a similar new home built to code requirements. OVERALL. The home embodies the owners’ goals and values while comprehensively enabling thermal comfort, energy efficiency, a vacation respite, and supplementary income. PROJECT TEAM ZeroEnergy Design - Architect & Mechanical Designer A.F. Hultin & Co. - Contractor Pamet Valley Landscape Design - Landscape & Masonry Lisa Finch - Original Artwork European Architectural Supply - Windows Eric Roth Photography - Photography

This modern green home offers both a vacation destination on Cape Cod near local family members and an opportunity for rental income. FAMILY ROOTS. A West Coast couple living in the San Francisco Bay Area sought a permanent East Coast vacation home near family members living on Cape Cod. As academic professionals focused on sustainability, they sought a green, energy efficient home that was well-aligned with their values. With no green homes available for sale on Cape Cod, they decided to purchase land near their family and build their own. SLOPED SITE. Comprised of a 3/4 acre lot nestled in the pines, the steeply sloping terrain called for a plan that embraced and took advantage of the slope. Of equal priority was optimizing solar exposure, preserving privacy from abutters, and creating outdoor living space. The design accomplished these goals with a simple, rectilinear form, offering living space on the both entry and lower/basement levels. The stepped foundation allows for a walk-out basement level with light-filled living space on the down-hill side of the home. The traditional basement on the eastern, up-hill side houses mechanical equipment and a home gym. The house welcomes natural light throughout, captures views of the forest, and delivers entertainment space that connects indoor living space to outdoor deck and dining patio. MODERN VISION. The clean building form and uncomplicated finishes pay homage to the modern architectural legacy on the outer Cape. Durable and economical fiber cement panels, fixed with aluminum channels, clad the primary form. Cedar clapboards provide a visual accent at the south-facing living room, which extends a single roof plane to cover the entry porch. SMART USE OF SPACE. On the entry level, the “L”-shaped living, dining, and kitchen space connects to the exterior living, dining, and grilling spaces to effectively double the home’s summertime entertainment area. Placed at the western end of the entry level (where it can retain privacy but still claim expansive downhill views) is the master suite with a built-in study. The lower level has two guest bedrooms, a second full bathroom, and laundry. The flexibility of the space—crucial in a house with a modest footprint—emerges in one of the guest bedrooms, which doubles as home office by opening the barn-style double doors to connect it to the bright, airy open stair leading up to the entry level. Thoughtful design, generous ceiling heights and large windows transform the modest 1,100 sf* footprint into a well-lit, spacious home. *(total finished space is 1800 sf) RENTAL INCOME. The property works for its owners by netting rental income when the owners are home in San Francisco. The house especially caters to vacationers bound for nearby Mayo Beach and includes an outdoor shower adjacent to the lower level entry door. In contrast to the bare bones cottages that are typically available on the Cape, this home offers prospective tenants a modern aesthetic, paired with luxurious and green features. Durable finishes inside and out will ensure longevity with the heavier use that comes with a rental property. COMFORT YEAR-ROUND. The home is super-insulated and air-tight, with mechanical ventilation to provide continuous fresh air from the outside. High performance triple-paned windows complement the building enclosure and maximize passive solar gain while ensuring a warm, draft-free winter, even when sitting close to the glass. A properly sized air source heat pump offers efficient heating & cooling, and includes a carefully designed the duct distribution system to provide even comfort throughout the house. The super-insulated envelope allows us to significantly reduce the equipment capacity, duct size, and airflow quantities, while maintaining unparalleled thermal comfort. ENERGY EFFICIENT. The building’s shell and mechanical systems play instrumental roles in the home’s exceptional performance. The building enclosure reduces the most significant energy glutton: heating. Continuous super-insulation, thorough air sealing, triple-pane windows, and passive solar gain work together to yield a miniscule heating load. All active energy consumers are extremely efficient: an air source heat pump for heating and cooling, a heat pump hot water heater, LED lighting, energy recovery ventilation (ERV), and high efficiency appliances. The result is a home that uses 70% less energy than a similar new home built to code requirements. OVERALL. The home embodies the owners’ goals and values while comprehensively enabling thermal comfort, energy efficiency, a vacation respite, and supplementary income. PROJECT TEAM ZeroEnergy Design - Architect & Mechanical Designer A.F. Hultin & Co. - Contractor Pamet Valley Landscape Design - Landscape & Masonry Lisa Finch - Original Artwork European Architectural Supply - Windows Eric Roth Photography - Photography

Solar installation in Sun Valley 13 solar panels of Jinko solar 400 watts With panel upgrade, this specific customer was required to install a commercial grade panel with the commercial grade socket. The project was completed very quickly Shingles roof installation with a reverse tilt . the customer is super happy and ready to be free from an electrical bill :) GO SOLAR SAVE MONEY AND LET SUN TO PAY YOUR ELECTRICAL BILL!

Solar installation in Sun Valley 13 solar panels of Jinko solar 400 watts With panel upgrade, this specific customer was required to install a commercial grade panel with the commercial grade socket. The project was completed very quickly Shingles roof installation with a reverse tilt . the customer is super happy and ready to be free from an electrical bill :) GO SOLAR SAVE MONEY AND LET SUN TO PAY YOUR ELECTRICAL BILL!

Solar installation in Sun Valley 13 solar panels of Jinko solar 400 watts With panel upgrade, this specific customer was required to install a commercial grade panel with the commercial grade socket. The project was completed very quickly Shingles roof installation with a reverse tilt . the customer is super happy and ready to be free from an electrical bill :) GO SOLAR SAVE MONEY AND LET SUN TO PAY YOUR ELECTRICAL BILL!

Solar installation in Sun Valley 13 solar panels of Jinko solar 400 watts With panel upgrade, this specific customer was required to install a commercial grade panel with the commercial grade socket. The project was completed very quickly Shingles roof installation with a reverse tilt . the customer is super happy and ready to be free from an electrical bill :) GO SOLAR SAVE MONEY AND LET SUN TO PAY YOUR ELECTRICAL BILL!

Solar installation in Sun Valley 13 solar panels of Jinko solar 400 watts With panel upgrade, this specific customer was required to install a commercial grade panel with the commercial grade socket. The project was completed very quickly Shingles roof installation with a reverse tilt . the customer is super happy and ready to be free from an electrical bill :) GO SOLAR SAVE MONEY AND LET SUN TO PAY YOUR ELECTRICAL BILL!

Solar installation in Sun Valley 13 solar panels of Jinko solar 400 watts With panel upgrade, this specific customer was required to install a commercial grade panel with the commercial grade socket. The project was completed very quickly Shingles roof installation with a reverse tilt . the customer is super happy and ready to be free from an electrical bill :) GO SOLAR SAVE MONEY AND LET SUN TO PAY YOUR ELECTRICAL BILL!

This kitchen pays tribute to the owner's love of wood and craft woodworking. Sally Painter Photography
Kitchen - mid-sized rustic u-shaped medium tone wood floor and beige floor kitchen idea in Portland with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium tone wood cabinets, quartz countertops, multicolored backsplash, cement tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

My Clients wanted to update their second-floor bathroom, original to the house they'd bought over thirty years ago. The renewed space was designed with a transitional style in mind, paying close attention to simplicity and clean lines. This north-facing room required a bright palette. We selected Benjamin Moore paint in Whisper Violet, soft browns and greys, and luminous white. As an added layer of luxury, my Clients had radiant floor heating installed. Ample recessed lighting and a vanity light fixture with a sleek profile unsure plenty of functional and stylish light!

My Clients wanted to update their second-floor bathroom, original to the house they'd bought over thirty years ago. The renewed space was designed with a transitional style in mind, paying close attention to simplicity and clean lines. This north-facing room required a bright palette. We selected Benjamin Moore paint in Whisper Violet, soft browns and greys, and luminous white. As an added layer of luxury, my Clients had radiant floor heating installed. Ample recessed lighting and a vanity light fixture with a sleek profile unsure plenty of functional and stylish light!

My Clients wanted to update their second-floor bathroom, original to the house they'd bought over thirty years ago. The renewed space was designed with a transitional style in mind, paying close attention to simplicity and clean lines. This north-facing room required a bright palette. We selected Benjamin Moore paint in Whisper Violet, soft browns and greys, and luminous white. As an added layer of luxury, my Clients had radiant floor heating installed. Ample recessed lighting and a vanity light fixture with a sleek profile unsure plenty of functional and stylish light!

The owners of this one-time classic east bay property updated their home for the 21st century, but wished to pay homage to the retro style of the original architecture, fixtures and vintage elements. In addition to plumbing and electrical repairs required for current code compliance, the kitchen was rebuilt maintaining the warmth and charm of the original, and a modern half-bath was newly constructed. The kitchen remodel included a new countertop surface and shelves, cabinets, a new tile backsplash and painting of trim, doors and casework. New hardwood flooring was installed in the kitchen, existing floors and stairs refinished throughout the home, and carpentry work performed to repair doors, windows and walls as needed. The existing bathroom sink and tub were refinished to home-owner requirements.

First home, savvy art owners, decided to hire RBD to design their recently purchased two story, four bedroom, midcentury Diamond Heights home to merge their new parenthood and love for entertaining lifestyles. Hired two months prior to the arrival of their baby boy, RBD was successful in installing the nursery just in time. The home required little architectural spatial reconfiguration given the previous owner was an architect, allowing RBD to focus mainly on furniture, fixtures and accessories while updating only a few finishes. New paint grade paneling added a needed midcentury texture to the entry, while an existing site for sore eyes radiator, received a new walnut cover creating a built-in mid-century custom headboard for the guest room, perfect for large art and plant decoration. RBD successfully paired furniture and art selections to connect the existing material finishes by keeping fabrics neutral and complimentary to the existing finishes. The backyard, an SF rare oasis, showcases a hanging chair and custom outdoor floor cushions for easy lounging, while a stylish midcentury heated bench allows easy outdoor entertaining in the SF climate. Photography Credit: Scott Hargis Photography

This reveal is a perfect example of how affordable updates can transform a otherwise dated bathroom. Our clients requested assistance updating their master bath without the cost and time of a bathroom renovation. My first suggestion was to paint the walls and cabinets. Simply painting a builder grade vanity can deliver a beautiful and affordable update. The recommendations we suggested did not require changing the floor plan. DIY home owners did most of the hard work and boy did it pay off!

This reveal is a perfect example of how affordable updates can transform a otherwise dated bathroom. Our clients requested assistance updating their master bath without the cost and time of a bathroom renovation. My first suggestion was to paint the walls and cabinets. Simply painting a builder grade vanity can deliver a beautiful and affordable update. The recommendations we suggested did not require changing the floor plan. DIY home owners did most of the hard work and boy did it pay off!

This reveal is a perfect example of how affordable updates can transform a otherwise dated bathroom. Our clients requested assistance updating their master bath without the cost and time of a bathroom renovation. My first suggestion was to paint the walls and cabinets. Simply painting a builder grade vanity can deliver a beautiful and affordable update. The recommendations we suggested did not require changing the floor plan. DIY home owners did most of the hard work and boy did it pay off!

This reveal is a perfect example of how affordable updates can transform a otherwise dated bathroom. Our clients requested assistance updating their master bath without the cost and time of a bathroom renovation. My first suggestion was to paint the walls and cabinets. Simply painting a builder grade vanity can deliver a beautiful and affordable update. The recommendations we suggested did not require changing the floor plan. DIY home owners did most of the hard work and boy did it pay off!