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requests for sustainable and low-maintenance
living.
“We wanted it to be as sustainable
as possible as far as low maintenance,
so we chose to clad the house in
galvanized metal with accents of
coreten steel,” Kersting says.
Another sustainable choice was
the inward sloping roofs. The roof
shape allows rainwater to funnel
into two pipes that lead to individual
rainwater cisterns. Once the site’s
landscaping is complete, the rain-water
will be reused for irrigation.
The placement of small, irregularly
shaped geometric windows perforates
the metal boxes.
“The steel siding … was a blank
canvas. … Each window has its
own personality and engages it in an
abstract manner,” Kersting says. “By
adding these components to the out-side
of the primary cubic volume, it
begins to take on life and more of an
artistic flair — more of an expression
of the things man can do in this very
natural setting.”