California - Design

Compared to the Seattle house, we've spend probably triple the amount of design time on this cabin, and due to life complications, we've been at it for more than three years. Although we're much more experienced with green building, the project has been quite challenging because this building is in a very different climate, we're doing a style we're not familiar with (which includes a lot of handmade stuff we're designing), and we're doing most of the finish work ourselves.

• Needs
• Style
• Layout
• Guest house
• HVAC
• Finish Materials
• Electric/Lighting
• Fire resistance
• Cost
• Healthy House Issues
• Landscape
• Adaptive Reuse
• Rainwater/Greywater