New build · Sonoma
Ridge House
A ground-up family home built into a hillside, with deep eaves and a material palette that answers to the landscape.
- Location
- Sonoma, CA
- Year
- 2026
- Scope
- New build · 3,200 sq ft
- Services
- Design-build
The site
A steep south-facing slope with long views and almost no flat ground — the hardest part of the project, and the best.
Approach
We stepped the house down the hill
Rather than carve a single pad into the grade, we let the plan follow the slope so each room meets the ground on its own terms. The move keeps the structure low and quiet against the ridgeline.
Stepped section follows the natural grade
Board-formed concrete base, vertical cedar above
Deep eaves tuned to summer and winter sun
Details
In the making
3,200
Square feet
11
Month build
42°
Slope tamed
1
Accountable team
They read the site better than we ever could have, and the house is calmer for it.
The owners
Ridge House