By KATHERINE FLYNN FOR AIA ARCHITECT originally posted on December 3, 2019 in Architect Magazine. Read the article here. Over the last 50 years, a once-nascent conversation about sustainability has evolved into a full-scale priority for the profession. Passive design—or design that takes advantage of the climate to maintain a comfortable temperature range—has been used to…

This modern rustic residence is being built on the upper Sacramento River near Mount Shasta. The owners are replacing an old 1920s vacation cabin with a modern retirement home.  Designed to bend with the wooded river front and older vacation home community, the house is highly energy efficient, fire resistant and functionally designed to focus…