LIVING IN ART
Why enjoy a few paintings or sculptures adorning your property when you can simply immerse yourself into it, by LIVING in Art?
This house is a 1-of-a-kind home designed for that very purpose. The entire home sits on 7.75 acres emerging from the elevated rise of the eastern mountains of Napa with breathtaking and secluded hillside views of the valley. This home offers an eco-inspired, artistically motivated, “eclipse formed” home with museum grade finishes and a passive solar design that aligns to the celestial guide of Solstice – The views penetrate across the Napa Valley, through the Carneros Region, over Mt. Tamalpais and into the San Francisco skyline – All the while the home sits securely notched into the hillside and is seamlessly integrated into nature, in a way that invites the indigenous wildlife to share this property with you. The herds of deer and wild turkeys will feel like they came with the property as they feel quite at home here.
This home could be considered a solar observatory on a hill with additional inspiration that was derived from Frank Lloyd Wright designs, in which incorporates the organic principle of allowing the site to influence the building design. It has also incorporated all of the natural elements (earth, wind, fire, & water) as the home has the feel of a luxurious cave, with natural cross breezes flowing through the home, along with the sounds of running water, and the elements from the 72” open flame fireplace.
This 3,100 sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom creation combines a “half circle” and “half ellipse” design. Each room has a private and direct access to the multiple levels of outdoor patios and entertaining areas, along with each room is equipped with a fireplace and a hidden flat screen TV with surround sound. The open kitchen overlooks a cozy sunken living room arrangement with a cozy fireplace and a hidden 65” flat screen that will appear at the push of a button, equipped with a home theater system that also utilizes the amphitheater shaped living room that will blow your mind! The southern exposure orientation, in combination with the window arrangement and concrete floors, creates a passive solar effect within the home. Your senses are heightened by the walls of windows and the intricate design and shape of the home. All the while this home is just minutes from downtown Napa.
This home has also been known as the Sundial Home.
This unique property has been featured in Sunset Magazine’s “Building Tomorrow’s Home” and the book, “Living Homes”.