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RUBISSOW FARMHOUSE

CUSTOM RESIDENTIAL
RUBISSOW FARMHOUSE
NAPA, CA

OSA designed this 1,200 square foot passive solar residence as the local climate is an ideal fit.  Evening breezes help cool the interior during the summer while solar radiation warms the stained concrete floor during the winter. The major rooms are oriented south for optimum solar exposure, while the concrete floor and PISE earth walls provide thermal mass.  On the exterior, the earth walls provide a pleasing contrast with the horizontal cement fiber siding. Inside, tall redwood plank doors were made from an old water tank.​

Featured in:
-Small Eco-Houses (2007) by Taschen
-Green By Design (2003) by Angela Dean (Gibbs Smith)
-Residential Spaces of the World, Volume 5 (2002) by Images Publishing Group
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  • AFFORDABLE HOUSING
    • CRESCENT PARK
    • DRASNIN MANOR
    • KINGS VALLEY
    • COCHRANE VILLAGE
    • UA COOPERATIVE HOMES
    • POSITIVE MATCH
  • COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONAL
    • LIFE LEARNING ACADEMY
    • ASIAN LAW CAUCUS
    • CHINATOWN CORPS CENTER
    • EASTSIDE ARTS CULTURAL CENTER
    • FOLTZ COMMEMORATION
    • KEHILLAH JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL
    • WATERSHED CENTER
  • CUSTOM RESIDENTIAL
    • JOHNSON-THEIS
    • RUBISSOW FARMHOUSE
    • 1161 HAYES
    • CARLSEN RESIDENCE
    • COHN RESIDENCE
    • VON DER PORTEN
    • INVERNESS RESIDENCE
    • SUGAHARA RESIDENCE
  • SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
    • WEEKS NEIGHBORHOOD
    • E. 12TH ST. PEOPLES PROPOSAL
    • PRESIDIO SUSTAINABLE VISION
    • SUSTAINABILITY & URBAN ECOLOGY
  • WHO WE ARE
  • CONTACT