HumaNature Architecture
Honoring and Integrating Human and Nature through Sustainable, Sacred, Regenerative Architecture
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Boulder Orchard House
This home in Boulder, Colorado is a major addition to, and remodeling of, a small house on a big, beautifully landscaped lot. The owner, a permaculture landscape designer, wanted a home that reflected his commitment to natural materials and systems. The addition more than doubled the size of the one story home with a basement to include a two-car garage, a work room, laundry room, great room, and a master bedroom suite on the upper floor. The walls are made of a 9" wide, double 2x4 stud system with cellulose insulation, and the green features of the house include passive solar design including shading, solar water heating, window sills made from beetle-kill wood from the owner's land in the mountains. It also has earthen floors, natural plaster walls, and passive cooling and ventilation. Stone removed from the existing structure was used on the addition to blend the old and new. This home was featured on the television show, "Renovation Nation", staring "This Old House" Alumni Steve Thomas.
Existing House
View from street showing existing house to right, Garage to left, and Master Suite + Family Room addition behind
CAD Model from South showing existing house on the left, Sunroom in the center,
and two-story Master Suite/Great Room addition on the right
View from South showing existing house on the left, Sunroom in the center,
and two-story Master Suite/Great Room addition on the right
View of Sunroom and Master/Family Room Addition from South
View from Southeast at Dusk
CAD Model from Southeast (rear) showing Sunroom and Master Suite/Great Room addition
View from South at Dusk
View from Southwest at Dusk
View from Front Door - New Stairs wrap Fireplace to access new Master Suite
CAD Model Interior View from Entry
Note the new stairway that wraps around the existing fireplace to access the new Master Suite
Kitchen and Dining Room
New Dining Room
Kitchen from Dining Room
New Family Room looking at Stairs wrapping existing Fireplace
CAD Model Interior View from Great Room to Entry
Note the new stairway that wraps around the existing fireplace to access the new Master Suite
Sunburst custom tile work in Family Room, surrounded by Earthen Floor
Outside of the Family Room, a custom Crescent Moon opposes the Sunburst inside
Sunlight flooding down the stairwell invites one Upstairs
The existing chimney is surrounded by the new stairwell, making for an interesting interior space
Existing chimney is focal point of new Stairway
The Master Bedroom is flooded with light, and overlooks the back yard landscape
The Master Bath incorporates a real tree towel rack from the owner's mountain property
The Master Bath Vanity is a beautiful, one-of-a-kind work of art in wood
