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CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, CALIFORNIA
Sitting above the sand dunes overlooking the Pacific, White Sands takes its name from the beach sand at this site: its unique mineral composition lends it a pale grey color, rendering it a near-white when lit by the sun.
White sand from the site was compacted to form a central rammed-earth wall in the home.
Carefully placed skylights leverage the wall's thermal mass to collect heat during the day. As temperatures drop throughout the cool oceanfront nights, the wall radiates heat back to the space, turning the wall into a central passive heating element. The constantly changing light across the wall highlights not only its function, but also its materiality, linking the interior of the home to the sands of the dunes and beach outside.
 
        
        
      
    
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      Joe Fletcher Photography 
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      2023 Gold Building Of The Year- Residential 
 International Design Awards2023 Gold Residential Architecture Design - Green, Sustainable Living 
 International Design Awards2023 Silver Residential Architecture Design - Single/Family Dwelling 
 International Design Awards2023 Silver Sustainable/ Green Architecture Design - Sustainable Residential Private Home 
 International Design Awards
 
                         
            
              
            
            
          
               
            
              
            
            
          
               
            
              
            
            
          
               
            
              
            
            
          
               
            
              
            
            
          
               
            
              
            
            
          
               
            
              
            
            
          
               
            
              
            
            
          
              