Photo: Matthew Millman
California Meadow House
San Francisco Bay Area
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Design Principal
Jim Olson
Envisioned as a single continuous, flowing expression, this family estate links architecture, interior design, art and landscape into an integrated whole. Unified around the central living area, views radiate in four directions across reflecting pools to vistas into gardens and the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains. The residence also includes three auxiliary buildings and extensive outdoor living areas, but the subdued quality of the design blends the home into its verdant site.
The 3.5-acre site is organized into two interconnected parts, reflecting contrasting attitudes towards the landscape. The cultivated portion of the site, with vineyards and old-growth olive trees, contains the “public” areas of the house, including living, dining and entertainment areas. The other side, delineated by an infinity pool and gentle slope, opens into uncultivated meadow space and contains bedrooms and an office. An earthy exterior palette inspired by the California woodland setting continues inside the home, which features a collection of custom furniture and lighting designed by Jim Olson.
Team
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Design Principal
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Project Manager
Olivier Landa
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Project Architect
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Interiors
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Architectural Staff
Angus MacGregor
Laura Bartunek
Publications
2022
“California Meadow House | Olson Kundig.” ArchiDiaries, 17 Oct. 2022. Web.
Stonchus, Linsey. “To The Manor Reborn.” Luxury Portfolio International, Vol. II, Issue 2 (Feb. 2022), 71-75. Print.
Stonchus, Linsey. “To The Manor Reborn.” Luxury Portfolio International, 17 Feb. 2022. Web.
2021
“California Meadow House / Olson Kundig.” ArchDaily, 5 Feb. 2021. Web.
“California Meadow House by Olson Kundig.” Re-thinking The Future, 31 Mar. 2021. Web.
“California Meadow House.” Dwell, 29 Mar. 2021. Web.
“California Meadow House.” World-Architects, 1 Apr. 2021. Web.
Monie, Karine. “Warm Modernism.” South Bay DIGS, Sep. 2021, 58-61. Print.
Waligore, Athena. Top 10 Trending Kitchen Countertops.” Archello, 9 Dec. 2021. Web.
2020
Arango, Jorge S. “The Shape of Water.” Luxury Magazine, Jul. 2020, 104-116. Print.
“California Meadow House.” Archello, 10 Aug. 2020. Web.
“California Meadow House.” Uncrate, 27 Apr. 2020. Web.
Gangal, Sanjay. “Meadow House in California by Olson Kundig.” AECCafe, 21 Sep. 2020. Web.
“Intuitive & Personal with Jim Olson / Olson Kundig.” Design And Live. 29 Nov. 2020. Web.
“Κατοικία μηδενικής κατανάλωσης ενέργειας στην Καλιφόρνια.” Ktirio, 21 Jan. 2020. Web.
2019
“California dreaming.” Grand Designs UK, December 2019, 14. Print.
Dailey, Jessica. “17,000 square feet – and sustainable?” Business of Home, 9 Aug. 2019. Web.
Dailey, Jessica. “17,000 Square Feet – and Sustainable?” Business of Home, Summer 2019, 44-55. Print.
Marcos, Pilar. “Construir el Paisaje.” Diseño Interior, October 2019, 60-69. Print.
