Sunset Magazine has built a reputation out of all things home-and-garden-related in the West, while Blu Homes has built a reputation for affordable green modular homes. Now the two have teamed up on Sunset’s 2012 Idea House, the new two-story Sunset Breezehouse in Healdsburg in California‘s Sonoma County, which opens to the public April 21.
While the home’s original design debuted in the 2005 issue of Sunset, this year’s model has been updated by Blu in ways that reflect the company’s take on the home’s indoor/outdoor connection. It includes 16’ wide sliding glass doors, an elevated deck, “thoughtful” exterior landscape design (including water features, outdoor seating areas and planters), an herb and vegetable kitchen garden area, and a “Breeze Pod” for a flexible detached living space. Additionally, the home features an integrated wine cellar (a nod toward the good life in California wine country) and soaring 14’+ high ceilings.
image via Blu Homes
The location for the home appears to be no coincidence, as Blu reports that Sonoma County is fast becoming a hub for the company, with four existing Sonoma-area homes based on the Breezehouse design and nine new homes in the works, including four in Healdsburg.
These other Blu homes in Sonoma showcase Blu’s business concept of catering to different demographics. For instance, one home being built around the company’s Element design will serve an 80-year-old “downsizer,’ while a net-zero energy Breezehouse design will form the hub of a “sprawling family compound.” Also going up in the region is a family retreat complex featuring a Blu Glidehouse and an Element, and a Breezehouse featuring an “in-law suite” with accessibility features for aging parents.
image via Blu Homes
“With an indoor-outdoor aesthetic and elements that accentuate a relationship with the natural world, Blu’s homes – especially the Breezehouse – are a perfect fit for California wine country and Sunset’s enlightened readers,” said Bill Haney, founder and president of Blu Homes, in a statement. “We are delighted to have Sunset magazine’s support in bringing this iconic design to life with a new generation of smart and beautiful features for a new generation of homebuyers.”
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