Conceived by the architects as a modern barn, this net-zero-energy house offers loft-like spaces where the natural world becomes integral to the living experience. Set on a rising meadow, the house is beautifully situated between a sweeping ridgeline to the east and a lower spine to the west, offering unassailable privacy. Oaks are scattered throughout the lower reaches of the land, while walnuts, elderberries and scrub oaks fringe the meadows. The house offers large areas of glass open to the Upper Ojai valley to the south and the Topatopa Mountains to the north. Carefully oriented to achieve maximum passive solar advantage in the winter and shaded interiors in the summer, the house also employs active thermal solar water heating and thin-film photovoltaics. There is a salt-water lap pool set in a gravel terrace that extends from each of the three sets of eight foot sliding glass doors on the north side of the building. Spaces are designed with minimalist detailing but every convenien Brokered And Advertised By: Coldwell Banker PropertyShoppe Listing Agent: Patty Waltcher
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