alan nicholson Design Studio

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The Yorkville Residence has been published in the January 2017 edition of DWELL Magazine.

The Yorkville home we designed for Bill Gawthrop and Diane Taylor is featured in the new January/February issue of Dwell. Thank you Lydia Lee!

We are honored to receive a design award from the AIA Redwood Empire for the Yorkville House.

New photos of the Yorkville residence: j.mp/1SFHQOZ

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From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat Nov. 10, 2012: Winners of 2012 AIA Design Awards Yorkville Residence for Unbuilt Projects: Alan Nicholson Design Studio was singled out for its design work on this unbuilt home conceived for the coastal hills of Mendocino County. The 2750 square-foot residence was conceived as a sheltering nest with wings to lift the heart and water to anchor and reflect the earth. The cantilevered roof is supported by two internal columns to give an economy... of structure and the house is sited to wrap around an excavated rock-knoll, following the contours of the land and solar orientation. The design was also a People's Choice award winner selected by the overall AIA membership. See: Simply smart design http://www.pressdemocrat.com/a/20121109/LIFESTYLE/121109609

alan nicholson Design Studio is pleased to announce they have won two design awards from the American Institute of Architects for 2012 for a residence in Yorkville, California. This 2750 2ft. residence was conceived as a sheltering nest with wings and water to anchor and reflect the earth. To integrate the house to its site, the north wall of the house floats in a 70 foot reflecting pool. The house is sited to wrap around an excavated rock-knoll and follows the contours of ...the land and solar orientation with 270 degree views. To further integrate the house to its site, the north wall of the house floats in a 70 foot reflecting pool. It is energy independent and efficient; incorporating active solar panel technologies for power and heating, and passive design for sustainable comfort. The eight-foot-high entry walls are capped with two feet of glazing along the entire 100-foot length of rammed earth, to give the roof plane an airy, floating character. The roof system, is framed with very light steel shapes held in plane by three-dimensional cable-stayed trusses and the custom cast-steel web struts, allowing the roof a long clear span, floating on the glass walls.

New Veranda Canopy

Detail | Entry Canopy