{"id":491812,"date":"2026-01-04T13:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/491812\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T13:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:19:15","slug":"faulkner-architects-brings-off-grid-living-to-northern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/491812\/","title":{"rendered":"faulkner architects brings off-grid living to northern california"},"content":{"rendered":"

a remote site in northern california<\/p>\n

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Faulkner Architects<\/strong><\/a> completes this contemporary steel<\/strong><\/a> Pine Flat Residence along a former stagecoach road northeast of Healdsburg, California<\/strong><\/a>. Reaching this place requires time and attention, with the road narrowing as it climbs into the Mayacamas Mountains.<\/p>\n

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The previous house<\/strong><\/a> on the property was lost during the 2019 Kincade Fire. What remained was a concrete foundation pressed into the hillside, the clearing surrounded by dense vegetation and steep grades. Thus, the site carries the quiet traces of the historic Pine Flat community.<\/p>\n

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images \u00a9 Joe Fletcher<\/a><\/p>\n

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Faulkner Architects Works Within an Existing Foundation<\/p>\n

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The new Pine Flat Residence is organized by the team<\/strong><\/a> at Faulkner Architects as a simple rectangular shed inside the footprint of the earlier structure. Nearly all of the existing concrete was kept in place. The old foundation establishes both scale and position on the slope.<\/p>\n

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Parts of that foundation extend beyond the new volume. One becomes an entry step shaped directly from the concrete. Another forms a light well that brings daylight down into the base. The ground feels cut and held rather than reshaped.<\/p>\n

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the Pine Flat Residence sits on a remote ridgeline northeast of Healdsburg, California<\/p>\n

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A Corten Steel Shell for Fire safety<\/p>\n

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Faulkner Architects designs a corten steel shell to enclose the Pine Flat Residence. The surface reads as continuous from roof to wall, and its tone shifts subtly with weather and sun. Openings are protected by sliding ember screens so that the steel facade remains visually consistent across all sides of the building.<\/p>\n

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Inside, living spaces are arranged on a single level. The kitchen, dining area, living room, and primary bedroom share one continuous floor. An entry ramp connects the house to the terrain, and a framed shaft allows for a future elevator. The home\u2019s horizontality is emphasized through an elongated deck which wraps the living space and frames distant views of the rolling landscape.<\/p>\n

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Faulkner Architects rebuilt the house within the footprint of a fire-damaged concrete foundation<\/p>\n

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pine flat Operates Off Grid in the Mountains<\/p>\n

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The house is off-grid, and thus operates without connection to municipal utilities. Solar panels, inverters, and batteries were upgraded from the earlier installation. Electrical equipment is integrated into the concrete base.<\/p>\n

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Stormwater is collected across the roof. A cantilevered gutter directs water into a steel basin. From there, runoff moves into a planted bioretention area and then to a retention pond downslope. Water also drives a Pelton wheel that produces supplemental hydroelectric power. After passing through the system, water gathers in a concrete basin beside the entry. The basin remains filled throughout the year.<\/p>\n

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nearly all of the existing concrete was retained and incorporated into the new structure<\/p>\n

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a continuous corten steel shell encloses the house on all sides<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"a remote site in northern california \u00a0 Faulkner Architects completes this contemporary steel Pine Flat Residence along a…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":491813,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[69958,33003,648,1032,1033,171,221634,25017,45941,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-491812","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-architecture-in-california","9":"tag-architecture-in-the-us","10":"tag-arts","11":"tag-arts-and-design","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-faulkner-architects","15":"tag-residential-architecture-and-interiors","16":"tag-steel-architecture-and-design","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115837033855979742","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=491812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/491813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=491812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=491812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=491812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}