Shipwreck House Is an Eco-Friendly Wonder Floating Above Folsom Lake

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You’ve never seen anything like the Shipwreck House. Like a spaceship that crash-landed on a pristine mountainside, this one-of-a-kind home marries cutting-edge sustainable design with the rugged mountainside and crystal blue lake below.

Now this eco-friendly home overlooking Folsom Lake, just outside Sacramento, CA, is on the market for $2.9 million and ready for an owner committed to living in harmony with nature in high style.

The home sits high on the mountainside in Newcastle, in an area known as Rattlesnake Bar. According to listing agent Cliff Keith, the name “Shipwreck House” is intended to evoke images of a ship grounded on sharp rocks along the shore.

Keith adds that the serpentine shape of the side of the home mimics the look of local rattlers, the rivers below, and the ridges running along the surrounding mountains.

“The nautical imagery functions as a nexus between the architecture, structure, and integrated solar technologies,” according to the agent.

Exterior

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The undulating roof of the home is designed to collect rainwater into tanks that can hold up to 12,000 gallons. The solar design of the home is connected to the grid and sells power back to PG&E on sunny days, producing an annual credit balance.

Sitting on an acre lot, the home has three bedrooms, four bathrooms, and 4,466 square feet of living space. The interiors are open, modern, and minimalist, for which the natural beauty of the lake and mountains provide a breathtaking backdrop.

“The water-collecting, warped butterfly profile for the main-level roof geometry was conceived, along with the serpentine valley beam, which, when viewed from the interior, become evocative of the damaged underside of a ship’s hull, or the skeletal remains of a rattlesnake,” says Keith

Living

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The kitchen is extraordinary with a custom-built stainless-steel cooktop and shelving. The 12-foot-high ceilings are made possible by steel and wooden beams and showcase exposed fluted steel deck.

Kitchen

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The master bathtub is equally minimalist, yet luxurious, thanks to the stunning views.

Bathtub

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There’s even a small aluminum pool perched behind the home on the mountainside and suspended by cables, along with a companion triangular spa with vanishing edge.

Pool

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The home’s construction began in 2006 and was finished in 2015. The visionary architect, Martin Tarafdar with Border Studios Architecture, was inspired by the rocky, forbidding terrain to realize his idea of a home appearing as if it washed ashore.

“The natural imagery, together with the proximity to Folsom Lake and rugged terrain, including numerous granite outcroppings, drove the project conceptually from the very beginning: a vessel racked against the outcrops was envisioned,” says Keith.

Vision accomplished.

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