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Oak Knoll Residence in Napa Valley
Contemporary Californian Property design by Jørgensen Design architects, USA
Feb 9, 2016
Location: Napa Valley, California, USA
Design: Jørgensen Design, architects
Set within the vineyards and close to the center of town, the site for the Oak Knoll Residence is a large plot of land dotted with full grown trees and vineyards.
Photos by Joe Fletcher Photography – Berkeley, CA, USA
Oak Knoll Residence
The project consists of two houses connected with glass. Each house is protected from a busy road with two ‘L’ Shaped walls – one is stone and one is cedar. A number of pieces behind these walls are arranged together around courtyards and terraces.
In turn giving rise to a sequence of individual gardens, each with their own individual ambience – gardens set among other limitless gardens. A system of slender spaces act like paths connecting the gardens, courtyards, and interior spaces, each embracing and respecting the landscape.
The entrance garden is conceived as a porch-like atrium which leads to a solid redwood door crafted from the only tree removed from the site. This door opens to a small glass foyer which connects the two main walls of the house. To one side is an interior gateway through a cedar wall and to the other side is a portal through a thick stone wall. The gateway opens to a garden and guestrooms and the portal opens onto the family art collection and main house.
The main house opens to vineyards on the valley floor with 270 degree views of the surrounding Mayacamas Mountains, Mt. St. Helena, and Stags Leap beyond. Guestrooms are through the cedar gateway and open to the southern views of vineyards, Stone Mountain, Mt. Vedeer and the city nearby. Meanwhile the utility areas are hidden away in front with easy access while increasing the buffer between the house and busy road and the house.
Large eaves create both a place to enjoy the outdoors all year around and protection from the summer sun, while letting in the right amount of winter sun deep into the house. The envelope of the house enhances the control of the site while providing a sense of privacy and protection while juxtaposed with large openings to the surrounding landscape. The materialization of this project reflects its rural setting, while softening its urban attributes of shelter in front and massive openings behind those urban attributes and human nature.
Oak Knoll Residence, Napa Valley – Real Estate Information
Location: Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley, California, USA
Year: 2014 Completion
Collaborators: SC Fabricators – Concrete Countertops & Steel Fabrication, Napa California
Poor House – Interior Design – Napa, California
Trinity Wood works – Casework – Trinity, California
Diego Construction – Custom Doors & Finish Carpentry – San Mateo, California
Rivera Landscapes – Custom Landscape & Masonry – Napa, California
DJ Engineers & Associates – Structural Engineering – Pleasanton, California
Building Area: 5050 Square Feet
Manufacturers: Sub Zero – Refrigerators & Freezers
Wolf – Range & Wall Ovens
Miele – Dishwashers
Lutron – Complete Home system
Grohe – All fixtures
Photography: Joe Fletcher Photography – Berkeley, California
Oak Knoll Residence in Napa Valley images / information received 090216 from Jørgensen Design architects
Location: Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley, California, United States of America
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