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ZeroEnergy DesignThis 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
Rustic Trades FurnitureThis 10 foot Live Edge table adds warmth and rustic character to this contemporary home in Atlanta, Georgia. The home is custom designed to every detail just like the table.
This is a 10 Foot Natural Walnut Live Edge with a book-matched top style supported by a hand-welded black metal base. The top is carefully crafted with bow ties intertwined into the top style design adding a fun custom flair. Learn more about the Live Edge top customization options here.
Owner, Sarah, raved about her custom Live Edge table saying, “We eat every meal around our table, my son just ate breakfast at the table.” “Our family eats dinner together every night. We play musical chairs sitting at different parts of the table.” Life happens around the table and this is why we build them, for life to be experienced around the table.
This custom table may feel a bit oversized for quick breakfasts and daily family dinners but it is the perfect piece to host holidays and special occasions.
Rustic Trades FurnitureThis 10 foot Live Edge table adds warmth and rustic character to this contemporary home in Atlanta, Georgia. The home is custom designed to every detail just like the table.
This is a 10 Foot Natural Walnut Live Edge with a book-matched top style supported by a hand-welded black metal base. The top is carefully crafted with bow ties intertwined into the top style design adding a fun custom flair. Learn more about the Live Edge top customization options here.
Owner, Sarah, raved about her custom Live Edge table saying, “We eat every meal around our table, my son just ate breakfast at the table.” “Our family eats dinner together every night. We play musical chairs sitting at different parts of the table.” Life happens around the table and this is why we build them, for life to be experienced around the table.
This custom table may feel a bit oversized for quick breakfasts and daily family dinners but it is the perfect piece to host holidays and special occasions.
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Rustic Trades FurnitureThis 10 foot Live Edge table adds warmth and rustic character to this contemporary home in Atlanta, Georgia. The home is custom designed to every detail just like the table.
This is a 10 Foot Natural Walnut Live Edge with a book-matched top style supported by a hand-welded black metal base. The top is carefully crafted with bow ties intertwined into the top style design adding a fun custom flair. Learn more about the Live Edge top customization options here.
Owner, Sarah, raved about her custom Live Edge table saying, “We eat every meal around our table, my son just ate breakfast at the table.” “Our family eats dinner together every night. We play musical chairs sitting at different parts of the table.” Life happens around the table and this is why we build them, for life to be experienced around the table.
This custom table may feel a bit oversized for quick breakfasts and daily family dinners but it is the perfect piece to host holidays and special occasions.
Western DuPage Landscaping, Inc.This partially wooded, acre and a half lot in West Dundee presented many challenges.
The clients began working with a Landscape Architect in the early spring, but after not getting the innovative ideas they were seeking, the home builder and Architect suggested the client contact our landscape design/build firm. We immediately hit it off with the charismatic clients. They had a tall order for us: complete the design and implement the construction within a three month period. For many projects this would be a reasonable time frame. However construction delays and the coordination of multiple trades left a very short window to complete the work.
Beyond the tight time frame the site required specific care in preserving the many mature surrounding trees, as well as addressing a vast grade change. Over fifteen feet of grade change occurs from one end of this woodland property to the other.
All of these constraints proved to be an enormous challenge as we worked to include and coordinate the following elements: the drive layout, a dramatic front entry, various gardens, landscape lighting, irrigation, and a plan for a backyard pool and entertainment space that already had been started without a clear plan.
Fortunately, the client loved our design ideas and attention to detail and we were able to mobilize and begin construction. With the seamless coordination between our firm and the builder we implemented all the elements of this grand project. In total eight different crews and five separate trades worked together to complete the landscape.
The completed project resulted in a rewarding experience for our firm, the builder and architect, as well as the client. Together we were able to create and construct a perfect oasis for the client that suited the beautiful property and the architecture of this dream home.
Rustic Trades FurnitureThis 10 foot Live Edge table adds warmth and rustic character to this contemporary home in Atlanta, Georgia. The home is custom designed to every detail just like the table.
This is a 10 Foot Natural Walnut Live Edge with a book-matched top style supported by a hand-welded black metal base. The top is carefully crafted with bow ties intertwined into the top style design adding a fun custom flair. Learn more about the Live Edge top customization options here.
Owner, Sarah, raved about her custom Live Edge table saying, “We eat every meal around our table, my son just ate breakfast at the table.” “Our family eats dinner together every night. We play musical chairs sitting at different parts of the table.” Life happens around the table and this is why we build them, for life to be experienced around the table.
This custom table may feel a bit oversized for quick breakfasts and daily family dinners but it is the perfect piece to host holidays and special occasions.
Nicola Holden DesignsThe entrance hall was designed around the eye-catching Crucial Trading striped carpet running up the stairs, and creating a joyful thread of spring colour that runs through the whole house. Porcelanosa tiles throughout the ground floor are durable and easy to maintain in this hard working space, and also help to bounce the light around.
My client's favourite colour is orange, and this colour can be seen in the choice of paint colour for the inside of the front door and the tap in the cloakroom, both adding a touch of playfulness to the space.
The Pooky 'Sweetie' lamp base works with the striped carpet, whilst the black and white lampshade provides contrast, keeping the colours from being too overwhelming. Selecting a console table with drawers provides much needed storage for keys and dog leads, and a space for shoes.
In the cloakroom we chose Cole & Son wallpaper, presents an unexpected conversation piece and adds softness to the hard floor tiles and bathroom fittings.
Meoded Paints & DecorationMeoded Paint and Plaster roots began in Europe over 40 years ago, inspired by the Italian Renaissance and the master artisans of the period. The timeless beauty and lasting construction of the Venetian plaster materials of the time influenced Meoded’s move to the U.S., where we were the first to manufacture authentic lime-based zero VOC wet decorative plasters.
Meoded’s growth in the decorative paint and faux finish trade continues to thrive by adding other unique products such as the Sapphire Metallic paint line, Crystal Brush glitter paints and Pearlas Velvet suede finishes. All of our products are eco-friendly and easy to apply. Our reputation is built on the word of mouth from loyal customers who not only trust the high quality products, but also enjoy the friendly environment and support from the helpful and talented team of experts on staff.
Meoded Paints & DecorationMeoded Paint and Plaster roots began in Europe over 40 years ago, inspired by the Italian Renaissance and the master artisans of the period. The timeless beauty and lasting construction of the Venetian plaster materials of the time influenced Meoded’s move to the U.S., where we were the first to manufacture authentic lime-based zero VOC wet decorative plasters.
Meoded’s growth in the decorative paint and faux finish trade continues to thrive by adding other unique products such as the Sapphire Metallic paint line, Crystal Brush glitter paints and Pearlas Velvet suede finishes. All of our products are eco-friendly and easy to apply. Our reputation is built on the word of mouth from loyal customers who not only trust the high quality products, but also enjoy the friendly environment and support from the helpful and talented team of experts on staff.
Meoded Paints & DecorationMeoded Paint and Plaster roots began in Europe over 40 years ago, inspired by the Italian Renaissance and the master artisans of the period. The timeless beauty and lasting construction of the Venetian plaster materials of the time influenced Meoded’s move to the U.S., where we were the first to manufacture authentic lime-based zero VOC wet decorative plasters.
Meoded’s growth in the decorative paint and faux finish trade continues to thrive by adding other unique products such as the Sapphire Metallic paint line, Crystal Brush glitter paints and Pearlas Velvet suede finishes. All of our products are eco-friendly and easy to apply. Our reputation is built on the word of mouth from loyal customers who not only trust the high quality products, but also enjoy the friendly environment and support from the helpful and talented team of experts on staff.
Meoded Paints & DecorationMeoded Paint and Plaster roots began in Europe over 40 years ago, inspired by the Italian Renaissance and the master artisans of the period. The timeless beauty and lasting construction of the Venetian plaster materials of the time influenced Meoded’s move to the U.S., where we were the first to manufacture authentic lime-based zero VOC wet decorative plasters.
Meoded’s growth in the decorative paint and faux finish trade continues to thrive by adding other unique products such as the Sapphire Metallic paint line, Crystal Brush glitter paints and Pearlas Velvet suede finishes. All of our products are eco-friendly and easy to apply. Our reputation is built on the word of mouth from loyal customers who not only trust the high quality products, but also enjoy the friendly environment and support from the helpful and talented team of experts on staff.
Meoded Paints & DecorationMeoded Paint and Plaster roots began in Europe over 40 years ago, inspired by the Italian Renaissance and the master artisans of the period. The timeless beauty and lasting construction of the Venetian plaster materials of the time influenced Meoded’s move to the U.S., where we were the first to manufacture authentic lime-based zero VOC wet decorative plasters.
Meoded’s growth in the decorative paint and faux finish trade continues to thrive by adding other unique products such as the Sapphire Metallic paint line, Crystal Brush glitter paints and Pearlas Velvet suede finishes. All of our products are eco-friendly and easy to apply. Our reputation is built on the word of mouth from loyal customers who not only trust the high quality products, but also enjoy the friendly environment and support from the helpful and talented team of experts on staff.
Meoded Paints & DecorationMeoded Paint and Plaster roots began in Europe over 40 years ago, inspired by the Italian Renaissance and the master artisans of the period. The timeless beauty and lasting construction of the Venetian plaster materials of the time influenced Meoded’s move to the U.S., where we were the first to manufacture authentic lime-based zero VOC wet decorative plasters.
Meoded’s growth in the decorative paint and faux finish trade continues to thrive by adding other unique products such as the Sapphire Metallic paint line, Crystal Brush glitter paints and Pearlas Velvet suede finishes. All of our products are eco-friendly and easy to apply. Our reputation is built on the word of mouth from loyal customers who not only trust the high quality products, but also enjoy the friendly environment and support from the helpful and talented team of experts on staff.
Meoded Paints & DecorationMeoded Paint and Plaster roots began in Europe over 40 years ago, inspired by the Italian Renaissance and the master artisans of the period. The timeless beauty and lasting construction of the Venetian plaster materials of the time influenced Meoded’s move to the U.S., where we were the first to manufacture authentic lime-based zero VOC wet decorative plasters.
Meoded’s growth in the decorative paint and faux finish trade continues to thrive by adding other unique products such as the Sapphire Metallic paint line, Crystal Brush glitter paints and Pearlas Velvet suede finishes. All of our products are eco-friendly and easy to apply. Our reputation is built on the word of mouth from loyal customers who not only trust the high quality products, but also enjoy the friendly environment and support from the helpful and talented team of experts on staff.
Nicola Holden DesignsThe entrance hall was designed around the eye-catching Crucial Trading striped carpet running up the stairs, and creating a joyful thread of spring colour that runs through the whole house. Porcelanosa tiles throughout the ground floor are durable and easy to maintain in this hard working space, and also help to bounce the light around.
My client's favourite colour is orange, and this colour can be seen in the choice of paint colour for the inside of the front door and the tap in the cloakroom, both adding a touch of playfulness to the space.
The Pooky 'Sweetie' lamp base works with the striped carpet, whilst the black and white lampshade provides contrast, keeping the colours from being too overwhelming. Selecting a console table with drawers provides much needed storage for keys and dog leads, and a space for shoes.
In the cloakroom we chose Cole & Son wallpaper, presents an unexpected conversation piece and adds softness to the hard floor tiles and bathroom fittings.
Meoded Paints & DecorationMeoded Paint and Plaster roots began in Europe over 40 years ago, inspired by the Italian Renaissance and the master artisans of the period. The timeless beauty and lasting construction of the Venetian plaster materials of the time influenced Meoded’s move to the U.S., where we were the first to manufacture authentic lime-based zero VOC wet decorative plasters.
Meoded’s growth in the decorative paint and faux finish trade continues to thrive by adding other unique products such as the Sapphire Metallic paint line, Crystal Brush glitter paints and Pearlas Velvet suede finishes. All of our products are eco-friendly and easy to apply. Our reputation is built on the word of mouth from loyal customers who not only trust the high quality products, but also enjoy the friendly environment and support from the helpful and talented team of experts on staff.
The Awning CompanyAnother example of a poolside combo of lattice and insulated solid panel. The customer incorporated the brown Elitewood aluminum with the insulated panel top, the panel is strong enough to walk on.Insulated Roof Panels in colors white and wheat, only, and sold under the trade names Solar-X™, ProFab™ and Solar III™ have earned ENERGY STAR approval and now qualify for potential tax credits under Section 25C(c) of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The available tax credit is based on 30% of the cost of Insulated Roof Panel system. The maximum available tax credit is $1,500. Installation charges do not qualify for the tax credit.
CPC Trades and ServicesThis project featured a custom permeable interlock driveway designed to provide exceptional curb appeal while improving long-term drainage and stormwater management. Built using a premium permeable paving system, the driveway allows rainwater to naturally filter through the surface, reducing runoff and promoting a more sustainable landscape. The installation included professional excavation, engineered base preparation, precision grading, and expert stone installation to ensure lasting performance and structural integrity. The finished result combines luxury aesthetics, environmental responsibility, and superior craftsmanship, creating a beautiful, durable, and low-maintenance driveway built to perform for decades.
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