Outdoor Living Room, North Entry Court

An 8-foot-tall rammed-earth wall, constructed from onsite soil, and a handcrafted copper-clad door privatize the home from the street to create this additional living space. Interior and exterior living space flow together, imperceptibly separated by transparent walls of glass. Positioned as dramatic focal points when viewed from the inside, a gas fire pit extends the outdoor living season and a zero-edge stainless steel water feature adds visual enjoyment and summer cooling.

Outdoor Living Room, South

A rammed-earth wall continues from the great room to outside, blurring the line between interior and exterior and framing views to the golf course and city lights. The deep overhang of the pavilionlike roof shelters the area, and a zero-edge pool, architecturally integral to the home, and five water spouts add passive cooling here and inside as breezes pass over these entry-level water features and a waterfall on the floor below.

WORD TO THE WISE
“We live in a unique region of the country where outdoor temperatures are comfortable nine months of the year, and often all it takes is a little shade, a cooling breeze and the sound of water to make even some of the hotter months comfortable.” —Brent Kendle