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P R O F I L E | F I E L D A R C H I T E C T U R E
THE KITCHEN FEATURES CABINETS DESIGNED BY FIELD AND BUILT BY MUELLER NICHOLLS; COUNTERTOPS BY CONCRETEWORKS; A CUSTOM BLACKENED STEEL PENDANT BY FIELD; DOORS BY LACANTINA;
AND BACKLESS BAR STOOLS BY FYRN.
DESIGNED AROUND A
GLORIOUS BLUE OAK,
DAWNRIDGE RISES
FROM ITS ENVIRONMENT
WHILE RESPONDING TO
IT WITH LIGHT, SPACE
AND MATERIALS.
building of great virtue and intentional thinking,
the exquisitely drawn Dawnridge defies predictable
notions about the architecture one expects to find
in a largely unadventurous Silicon Valley suburb. A
paradox in its relentlessly fast broader context, the
5,000-square-foot ranch expresses a rigorous fidelity to nature
shared by the California practice behind it, Field Architecture.
The father-son firm, co-captained by South African-born archi-
tects Stan and Jess Field, was founded on the simple interest
of deepening the connection between people and place, with
every project a fresh exploration of this idea, culminating with
clarity and narrative in Dawnridge.
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