Ranch Dressing, Mill Valley Real Estate, USA, California Luxury House, Californian Interior, Architecture Photos
Ranch Dressing in Mill Valley
Dec 30, 2021
Architects: Buttrick Projects Architecture+Design
Location: Mill Valley, California, USA

Ranch Dressing
Returning to the Bay Area after living in Texas for a number of years, the clients discovered an existing midcentury ranch-style house in Mill Valley that satisfied at least part of the needs; the site is amazing. Sitting atop an oak covered knoll within the Mount Tamalpais area, the location provides direct connections to wilderness and the opportunity for 270-degree views. The challenge was that the Ranch Dressing house was dated and was closed off from the surrounding views.
?It sits on an oak knoll on the middle ridge of Mount Tamalpais,? the owner noted. ?You step outside and see wilderness.? The lot was ideal, but the structure itself was less than perfect. The house had very few windows that took advantage of the site?s 270-degree views. ?We wanted something open and full of light,? the owner adds.

A set of additions was knit into strategic locations along the perimeter of this ?60s boomerang plan to remedy the staid quality of the previous interior geometry and make the landscape more legible from inside.

Areas of pillowed wood siding and large windows were added to add textural relief to the expansive walls. A neutral white interior envelope, washed with daylight, becomes a background for the clients? ar...