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Atherton Residence Structure by TGH Architects

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Located on the peninsula south of San Francisco, this house begun to build in 1950an, removed due to structural problems, featured mature landscaping and a man-made pond that the clients wanted to preserve. The design solution breaks the program into four buildings main house, study, pool house and garage that ring the edge of the site and focus inward on the pond, garden and pool. Large sliding glass doors open directly out to the pond and terrace. The roofs conceal photovoltaic and solar hot water panels. The house is heated with a radiant system in the stone floors, and despite the hot climate it is not air conditioned, but passively cooled with a combination of overhangs, shades, and operable windows. The house also features many green building materials, including high fly-ash concrete, formaldehyde-free casework and denim insulation.

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