The Carmel Valley residence is the creation of California’s Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Arichitects. This private home is located on a property in the Santa Lucia Preserve in Carmel Valley. The compound and views are reminiscent of the owner’s summers spent in the Catskills.

The house embodies a wide range of sustainable materials and design features. Exterior walls are built featuring a combination of gunned earth (PISE) -  a mixture of soil excavated from the site and concrete that is sprayed against a form – and recycled re-sawn cedar siding.

Lumber used in the project was either certified or sustainably harvested and the dwelling’s floors are recycled oak. A long lasting non-reflective zinc roof and passive cooling is enabled by the area’s moderate climate … the mass of the sprayed earth walls and well-placed, operable windows keep the indoor spaces comfortable.