This comfortable contemporary home, suitable for a sloping site with a view, features a vaulted sunroom for collecting and storing passive solar energy.
To the left of the two-story hall, the great room spans the full depth of the house. Bay windows brighten the living area; the island kitchen fills an end wall.
French doors flanking the wood stove regulate the flow of solar-warmed air from the two-story, skylighted sun room. A masonry wall backing the wood stove and a masonry floor serve as heat storage in the sunroom. Glass shutters in the bedrooms also allow the sunroom to warm the upper floor.
The vaulted master bedroom and a second bedroom, each with a private bath, complete the upstairs. Both bedrooms have skylights.
The full daylight basement has a third bedroom and full bath as well as a large recreation room with a sitting room and access to the porch.
Foundation: daylight basement. See house plan 5310Q for a version with a crawlspace.
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