Sometime how a house is situated and integrated into its surroundings makes it more profoundly green than if it made totally out of recycled materials.  Architect Craig Steely makes a structure’s siting and assimilation a major design priority.

Steely’s Gypsy House is built on a steep hillside acre in the Berkeley hills.  The house is divided into two distinct zones – one burrowed into the hillside – and the other, glass encased section, cantilevering toward the view.  A sod covered green roof further integrates the home’s hillside section into the surroundings.  Very nice indeed.

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