Sketch of first floor
Layout of first floor, showing guest house, solar power house as well as main floor of the dacha.

Sketch of second floor
Layout of second floor of dacha, showing master suite, loft, secret room, study and deck.

Outside Photo from Southwest
         In this view you see the living room, kitchen and study facing south toward the view. The house sits at 1000 ft on the shoulder of a hill in Anderson Valley. There are views to redwood covered ridges to the south, north and east.

East side of house
         East side view of the house shows the stucco covered strawbale and part of the redwood siding.

Outside Photo from Southeast
         In this view you see the kitchen and study facing south toward the view and the strawbale bedroom wing to the rear right.

Mosaic floor
         A custom mosaic floor was designed for the dining room. The design is based on the night sky.

Entry at knoll
Entrance gate with guest house and power shed in view. The house is accessed along a pathway connected with a trellis to the gate.

Moon Gate
         Just inside the entrance gate to your right is a moon gate framing the spectacular views.

Trellis connecting main gate to house
         In this view you see the main gate to the left, the guest house straight ahead, behind the camera is the entrance to the house.

View of Dining Room from entry
This view is from entry looking towards the octagonal mosaic floored dining room. Past the dining room is the kitchen, above is the mezzanine library.

View of Kitchen (butcher block table)
         The kitchen is designed around two pieces of furniture built by the owner’s husband many years ago.  Three kitchens have been designed around the marble and butcher block table. 

View of Kitchen (couch)
         For this kitchen, it was decided to include the couch as everyone always gathers in the kitchen and it would be nice to have a place for guests to sit.

View of Library Mezzanine and Dome
         This view looks across from one side of the mezzanine to the other. The mezzanine is wrapped with redwood bookshelves and opens to the study and master bedroom.  Behind the bookshelves is a small secret room housing a built in bunk bed. Over the mezzanine is an octagonal rough sawn cedar dome with a cupola and skylight at the top. The dome is supported by redwood post and beam construction that runs down to the first floor where the column bases define the outside of a marble tile mosaic.

View of Master Bedroom towards Library Mezzanine
         The master bedroom is set at on the diagonal of the dome and has straw walls of all four sides. Because the room is set on the corner of the house it has deep set windows on all four sides of the room.

View of Dining Room from entry
Closeup view of the octagonal mosaic floored dining room. Past the dining room is the kitchen. Above is the mezzanine library and entry to the study.

View of Living Room
This view is from the living room looking across the deck towards the south view.

View of upstairs loft
Closeup view of the upstairs loft.

View of bedroom window during construction
Closeup view of the strawbale wall during construction.