SEA GATE ROAD ADDITION
After becoming full-time residents at The Sea Ranch, the clients realized they needed to add to their house. The original residence includes the main house and a second building that houses a small workshop, guest room, and bath. The addition, done with Donlyn Lyndon, FAIA, is adjacent to the existing work spaces, and includes shelving, drawers, and nooks as well as a work space that is isolated while still adjacent to the rooms of the house. The addition is sited on the North West side and it is designed to add a segment that provides better wind-shade, privacy, and sound protection for the exterior decks on the southwest. The roof is sloped down towards the north and into the wind, providing the most effective wind-shadow protection. Large openings on the south bring in solar gain, to be stored in the concrete floors.