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Napa Valley Residence

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An existing stone structure is converted for dual uses as a private residence and as offices and gallery for LEF Foundation. The stone enclosure, built in the 1880s, offered a context that is pure and iconic in its space and monolithic in its construction. To maintain the purity and openness of the plan, the program was divided into a series of autonomous systems that float freely, resisting and preserving the perimeter walls.

The upper-floor residence is dictated by a similar strategy. Anchored by a system of interdependent walls and enclosures that contain the domestic functions, its partitions are arranged in an open plan to preserve and free the contiguous surface of the stone enclosure. A concrete tower addition at the west corner accommodates a salon and library. The form restates the monolithic construction of the stone, standing in dialogue with it and linked through the communication of its surface and construction.

Project Info

Office: West Coast
Project Type: 7-Residential
KR Staff: Byron Kuth, Liz Ranieri
Architect: Kuth Ranieri Architects In collaboration with Jim Jennings Architecture
Collaborators: Cello & Maudru
Recognition:
  • Honor Award, AIA San Francisco Best of the Bay, 2006
  • AIA National Honor Award: Interiors, AIA National Council, 
  • AIA State Honor Award: Renovation, AIA California State Council, 
  • AIA Regional Honor Award: Interiors, AIA San Francisco Chapter, 
  • “Monograph,” Kuth Ranieri Architects, 2010