Atherton Residence / Turnbull Griffin Haesloop

Nov 2009

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Location: Atherton, California, USA
Architect: Turnbull Griffin Haesloop – Eric Haesloop, FAIA and Mary Griffin, FAIA, John Kleman, Evan Markiewicz, Jule Tsai
Interiors: Margaret Turnbull Simon, ASID of Turnbull Griffin Haesloop
Landscape Architects: Lutsko Associates
Engineer: Mike Forbes, Fratessa Forbes Wong
Lighting: Eric Johnson, Eric Johnson Associates
General Contractor: Carter Seddon, Carter Seddon Construction
Year: 2008
Photographer: David Wakely, David Wakely Photography

Located on the peninsula south of San Francisco, this house sits on an internal suburban flag lot. The previous 1950’s house, which was removed due to structural problems, featured mature landscaping and a manmade pond that the clients wanted to preserve. They wanted their new house to be a private retreat that maximizes the drama of the pond and takes advantage of the privacy of the site. As advocates of year round outdoor dining and entertaining, the clients wanted a house that would open up to the landscape and have as many outdoor rooms as possible.

The design solution breaks the program into four buildings – main house, study, pool house and garage – that ring the edge of the site and focus inwards on the pond, garden and pool. The main house features a butterfly roof that turns up to the south with a dramatic overhang. Large sliding glass doors open directly out to the pond and terrace.

Environmental diagram

The roofs conceal photovoltaic and solar hot water panels. The house is heated with a radiant system in the stone floors, and despite the hot climate it is not air conditioned, but passively cooled with a combination of overhangs, shades, and operable windows. The house also features many green building materials, including high fly-ash concrete, formaldehyde-free casework and denim insulation. The new house creates a special place for the clients, making a main residence feel like a vacation retreat.

Products in this project

Bathroom Equipment: Hansgrohe

Outdoor shower: Axor Philippe Starck by Hansgrohe

Construction materials, Semi-finished materials: BioBased Systems, LLC

Soy‐based spray foam insulation: 501 + 2000NB by BioBased Systems, LLC

Floor: Eurostone, Inc.

Limestone by Eurostone, Inc.

Furniture: Columbia Forest Products

Cabinetry by Columbia Forest Products

Heating and Ventilation: Viessmann

High‐efficiency boiler: Vitodens 200 by Viessmann

Kitchen Equipment: Viking, Sub Zero, Bosch

Range by Viking
Refrigerator by Sub Zero
Dishwasher by Bosch

Lighting, Heating, Home/building automation: RSA Lighting, Lutron

Lightning by RSA Lighting
Lightning by Lutron

Roof: AEP Span

Standing seam metal roof by AEP Span

Walls: Benjamin Moore

Paint by Benjamin Moore

: © David Wakely Photography

: © David Wakely Photography

: © David Wakely Photography

: © David Wakely Photography

: © David Wakely Photography

: © David Wakely Photography

: © David Wakely Photography

: © David Wakely Photography

: © David Wakely Photography

: © David Wakely Photography

: Environmental diagram

: Floor plan

: Site plan

About David Basulto: Graduate Architect. Co Founder and Executive Editor of ArchDaily.com. Architecture geek.

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Basulto , David . "Atherton Residence / Turnbull Griffin Haesloop" 09 Nov 2009. ArchDaily. Accessed 09 Feb 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/40046>

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the uninformed observer says:

The best residence I’ve seen this year. What a success! Thanks for your good work.

# November 9, 2009 at 13:30

cad says:

My dream house, a longer overhang would have been perfect.

# November 9, 2009 at 13:58

harry says:

I like the open view, a very good design

# November 10, 2009 at 07:14

ZIED says:

I do like the design, in fact I think it’s very successful.
the pool is very well placed.
But this idea of having big huge glass walls will rais quistions about privecy

# November 10, 2009 at 15:45

derustun says:

I love this house! Both interior and exterior designs are in peaceful harmony..

# November 10, 2009 at 16:33

Robesfran says:

Excelent; DESIGN, FORM, FUNCTION, this is architecture, great integration between indoor,outdoor, this hapens when you have clients that trust in your skills, and also have a great budget, great PROJECT..

# November 10, 2009 at 22:12

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