This house situated nestled in the hills of Mill Valley, California, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. This contemporary house designed San Francisco based SB Architects, combine both of high design and high sustainability. This house set on a steep hillside site that provides for a very vertical design with living and private zones situated on multiple separate floors. Numerous outdoor and covered terraces and balconies capitalize on stunning views of the bay and the San Francisco skyline beyond. The green concept includes Energy Star-Rated Whirlpool appliances, Kohler low-flow plumbing fixtures, Mythic zero-VOC paints, High-recycled content interior concrete from Concreteworks, Sustainable produced stone veneers from Eldorado Stone, and Sustainable harvested floors and cabinetry from Plantation Hardwood. very inch of this LEED Platinum custom home has been designed to maximize its sustainability, in direct response to the site, trees and views. – Photos by Mariko Reed
