howguinnland remodel sebastopol, ca

The remodel includes a new freestanding 14 ft. square sky lit kitchen which is rotated 45° in plan, opened up on three sides to the surrounding spaces, and extended up through the existing roof.  Light coming through a 7 ft. pyramidal skylight is intercepted by truncated, perforated metal screens that diffuse some of the light coming down into the kitchen and deflect the remainder into the adjoining spaces.  Summer heat is bled off via four passive ventilation chimneys that exhaust hot air from the kitchen, which now has the highest ceiling in the house.