Sankchuberrymush
Story:
A couple of graceful baby boomers design a new home to complement the party-barn they used for a residence. Their old barn hid on 20 acres of the purest natural conservation area known to man. They live the “conservation” mantra and their home, dubbed Sankchuberrymush, is a spirited blend of friendly people and earth-friendly strategies.
Location:
Smithville, Texas (Designed 2007; Built TBD)
Idea:
This home embodies blending old with new and new with the earth
Personalized new home!
Stats:
2,305 SF; 3BR, 2BA, 483 SF patios, 2-car carport, 1-story
Client’s Style:
modern farmhouse
Services:
The Sketch, The Details, The Docs
Lifestyle Features:
- great room with soaring ceilings to provide a natural gathering space
- library to store an extensive book collection
- home office conveniently located to monitor approaching visitors
- sewing room to give her a place to call her own
- expansive screen porch to enjoy the nightly chorus without being the appetizer
- carport joins the old and new “barn” together creating a unified compound
Environment Solutions:
- SIPs panels for super-insulated building envelope to improve comfort and conserve energy
- two-stage HVAC unit designed to dehumidify first and cool when needed for controlled comfort and energy conservation
- clerestories to provide abundant natural light
- minimal site disturbance to preserve the natural wild life eco system where the home is built
- oriented home for future solar panel retrofit and provided a battery storage room
- low-maintenance, pre-finished metal roof and wall panels to simplify cleaning and reduce long-term maintenance
- routed aerobic septic system to irrigate wildflower and wild grasses
- recycled gray-water for irrigation to eliminate potable water use for irrigation
Community Influence:
- matched red vertical metal siding and tan metal roof to seamlessly blend “old barn” and new
- winding path to follow natural grade and conceal the developed section to preserve views to-from the site
- retained maximum existing vegetation and established material delivery, handling and storage plan to respect natural refuge environment
What this client said about WishingRock Studio:
— Ronnie and Melinda (Sankchuberrymush)