Houses

The house goes beyond shelter to inspire, delight and harmonize with nature

There was always some poetic or spiritual or humanistic reference in all the collaborative decisions we made.

Merlyn Ruddell

The individual house embodies our dreams and most personal aspirations. It is a kaleidoscope of experiences: a place of quiet reflection, family life, and community connection. Houses also connect us to the cycles of nature by how they fit to the land, frame views, and engage light and air.

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The Sea Ranch Taking Part Workshop:
Celebrating and Renewing the Vision & Values

The wind lashed at native grasses along the bluff, then rippled upland through ochre fields. Rocky palisades cascaded down the to the sea, where awesome turbulence alternated with the stillness of protected coves. Tidepools revealed ancient life to the patient observer. Above, cypress hedgerows shaped shadowy cathedral aisles, parsing the fields, and traversing inland. Fields met forests, which climbed to the horizon. They sequestered ancient redwoods and a meandering river.

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