MONTANO STREET

This leed gold certified, 1,254 square foot house, expresses a high degree of visual privacy on a street with frequent pedestrian traffic on a budget. 

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Located on a city infill lot, the design includes clerestory windows for natural light and ventilation and a beneficial spatial connection to an exterior room. Along the street, a high wall is designed to add monumentality. A void in this metal clad wall signals the entry into a sky garden courtyard.  The living room is composed of two rooms, one interior and one exterior. 

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On the street side of the building, the bathroom, office, and bedrooms have south facing clerestory windows to harvest daylighting. An example of daylighting is seen in the bathroom, where a color tile accent disappears into a wealth of daylighting. Despite its windowless exterior, the house interior is a surprise of openness and natural light.