Black timber house with lit windows at dusk

Sheet

A-201

Dark House

Place

Sonoma, US

Area

380 m²

Year

2024

Type

Private home

Client

A family of five

Client

A family of five

A black timber house for a family of five, turned to the evening sun.

01

Brief

A house that works for three children now and two adults later, on a narrow plot with one good view.

A house that works for three children now and two adults later, on a narrow plot with one good view.

02

Design

Two black timber volumes slide past each other. The lower one holds the family rooms and opens fully to the garden; the upper one turns the bedrooms to the evening sun.

Two black timber volumes slide past each other. The lower one holds the family rooms and opens fully to the garden; the upper one turns the bedrooms to the evening sun.

03

Result

Finished in fourteen months, on the first budget. Regional prize for best new house, 2025.

Finished in fourteen months, on the first budget. Regional prize for best new house, 2025.

Living room at dusk with tall windows and a pendant light
Evening corner with an arc lamp, sofa and oak shelves

C-800 · New commission

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Tell us about the plot or the building. We reply within two working days with a first read of what is possible.

studio@quarrow.co · +44 20 5550 0188

studio@quarrow.co · +44 20 5550 0188

Practice

Quarrow Architects designs private homes and small public buildings from studios in Lisbon, London and Austin.

Drawing

Sheet Z-999 · End of set · Scale 1 : 1 · Rev. 2026

Quarrow

© 2026 Quarrow Architects

Practice

Quarrow Architects designs private homes and small public buildings from studios in Lisbon, London and Austin.

Drawing

Sheet Z-999 · End of set · Scale 1 : 1 · Rev. 2026

Quarrow

© 2026 Quarrow Architects

Practice

Quarrow Architects designs private homes and small public buildings from studios in Lisbon, London and Austin.

Drawing

Sheet Z-999 · End of set · Scale 1 : 1 · Rev. 2026

Quarrow

© 2026 Quarrow Architects

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