PT. REYES COTTAGE

  • Energy use 22% better than code

  • Wood pellet heating

  • Great daylight

  • Instant propane hot water

Completed in 2013, well before recent state-wide legislation allowed ADUs on any residential property, this compact vacation cottage met all the criteria for an ADU with the intention that a primary residence would be built adjacent to it someday. Stepping down the sloped site, a skylit, vaulted living room overlooks the valley and eucalyptus grove. Bedroom, service spaces, and a sleeping loft complete the plan, with kitchen and dining areas nestled into the hillside, lowering the building profile on the uphill side.

  • • EPA certified pellet stove space heating

    • High efficiency compact instant propane-fired water heater

    • Energy Star appliances: range hood, refrigerator & dishwasher

    • Fiber-cement rainscreen exterior

    • Aluminum clad insulated glazed windows

    • Velux skylights

Photo by Hilmar Koch. Exterior view of cottage with asphalt shingle roof with skylights, wood posts and board formed concrete wall at entry, in front of horizontal siding, large wood double hung windows and gravel driveway to the right.
Photo by Hilmar Koch. Interior view of Living room with steel fireplace with exposed chimney to the right with stacked wood adjacent. Wood post and beam supporting vaulted ceiling; wood framed double glass doors in background.
Photo by Hilmar Koch. Interior view of Living/dining space with vaulted gyp board ceiling, exposed wood beam at ridge supported by exposed wood posts. Wood-trimmed windows in the background with a cloth-covered dining table with wood chairs.
Photo by Hilmar Koch. Interior view of kitchen with wood counter on wood post and beam in foreground with hanging drawer cabinet. Grey epoxy counter and modern cabinetry "L" beyond with stainless steel gas range and range hood to the right, sink to t
Photo by Hilmar Koch. Interior view of bathroom with bathtub with horizontal glazed tile to the left, colorful wall with wood framed window over modern towel rack heater in the center with toilet to the right.
Photo by Hilmar Koch. Dim view of bedroom showing four-poster queen bed with modern sconce lamps over headboard; dark wood night tables either side of bed with exposed filament sconces above. Wood framed door to the right and carpeted floor.
Photo by Hilmar Koch. Exterior view of cottage with asphalt shingle roof with skylights, wood posts and board formed concrete wall at entry, in front of horizontal siding, large wood double hung windows and gravel driveway to the right. Foreground ha
Photo by Hilmar Koch. Exterior view of gable roofed cottage with cypress trees in background. Un-mown grassy foreground looking at wood deck with wire mesh in front of double doors to interior.
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