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Description
The house sits on a granite cliff overlooking
streams, waterfalls, and eleven- thousand foot mountain
peaks. The slope falls at a 38% to 45% grade at its steepest
aspect. The majority of the house faces a southern exposure,
an essential feature in a mountain home. The house has
many significant construction features, including a climate
proof exterior, impact glass, a steel roof, and steel I-beam
first floor construction (no rot or fire). Five foot holes
were blasted out of the granite to hold the 16 concrete
caissons upon which the house rests. It has two full-function
kitchens, “top of the line” stainless-steel appliances,
exotic woods, cable lighting and a wide selection of stone,
tile, granite and concrete throughout.
Like other Shear Development properties,
the home was designed to merge with its natural setting.
This home is an extension of the serenity and majestic
beauty of its setting. Snow capped peaks and raging waterfalls
juxtapose with the elegant functionality of the home to
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Architect
John McDonald/Steve Molnar
Home Value – 3.5 million
Construction Challenges
The house is built on a granite
cliff, high in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. The
property featured an impressive 630 year old Juniper
Tree which was preserved. Power lines, accessibility,
snow and freezing temperatures - all complicated the
construction.
Solutions
- Redesign the northwest portion of
the home to save the tree.
- Redesign many of the architectural
features of the home during construction to enhance
its overall beauty and function
- Reevaluate at every step to select
the best materials to withstand hot summers and freezing
winters
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Los
Osos, CA 93402 
