AT HOME WITH JAPANESE TOUCHES

Lot Size: 0.3 acres

Heated Square Feet: 2,792

Total Square Feet: 4,845

Designer:

Stephen Beili, studio beili

Interior Designer: Steffany Hollingsworth, Pare, LLC

Landscaper: Scott’s Irrigation & Landscaping

• Custom steel and vertical-grain fir front entry door

• Multilayered wood ceiling framing in main space

• Shoji screen–inspired ceilings in office and bedrooms

• Floating front entry bench

• Bronze butterfly joints inlaid into live-edge walnut countertop

• Faswall construction material with 85 percent recycled content

• Custom steel post-and-beam courtyard details

As with every residence it builds, Green Star Builders brought a heightened design sensibility and aesthetic to this home. It showcases how a well-considered house brings joy to its makers, inhabitants, and visitors. The homeowners’ travels to Japan inspired this custom dwelling that is far from cookie-cutter. Inside, visitors will find a Japanese sento (bathhouse)–inspired spacious main bath, where the ritual of side-by-side seated showering and rinsing with a wooden pail refreshes the home’s residents.

Located in a historic district with an unassuming facade, this home is a delight to discover as it unfolds. Pleasure is built in, from the floating entry bench to the generously sized portal that creates a play of light in the living room. The home doesn’t feel palatial; instead it feels intimate and uplifting. Green Star is proud of this home. It displays the care they took in making it.

About the Builder: Green Star Builders is proud of its many awards. These include a Grand Hacienda Award and a Grand Green Award from the Santa Fe Area Home Builders Association Parade of Homes. Green Star Principal Jesse is proudest that his peers have recognized him for outstanding craftsmanship as a homebuilder and an artisan in both steel and wood.

Visit: greenstarsantafe.com

Pictured: Karla Helland and Jesse Gries

Photo: By Anne Staveley

Lot Size: 0.15 acres

Heated Square Feet: 1,366

Total Square Feet: 1,808

Architect: Brian Lawler, Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity

Designer: Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity

Interior Designer: Santa Fe Habitat ReStore

Landscaper: Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity

• Classic adobe exterior

• Net-zero energy use

• All-electric

• Grid-tied solar energy