The Carneros Inn

Format
Full

City
Napa

State/Province
CA

Country
USA

Metro Area
Napa

Project Type
Planned Community or Resort

Location Type
Small Town/Rural

Land Uses
Agricultural Land/Farm
Hotel
Resort
Retail
Single-Family For-Sale Housing

Keywords
Fractional ownership
Green building
Redevelopment
Sustainable development
Wine country

Site Size
27 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
2002

Date Opened
2003

The first resort constructed in Napa County, California, in over 20 years, the 27-acre (10.9-ha) Carneros Inn is the result of a decade-long planning and outreach initiative between the developer, Carneros Partners, and the local government and residents of the surrounding agricultural community. The project–on the site of a former mobile-home park–was developed under existing zoning regulations so as to avoid a costly and complicated rezoning process, necessitating innovative design strategies. The resort community–which features 86 guest cottages, ten suites, 24 for-sale homes, 17 fractional ownership units, and three restaurants–imposes a minimal impact on the environment with an on-site wastewater treatment plant, geothermal heating and cooling, and a rainwater recycling system.

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Date Completed:
Case Study/Profile Type: DCS
Website: http://www.thecarnerosinn.com
World Region: North America
Developer(s): Carneros Partners
Website (Dev.):
Designer(s): William Rawn Associates, Architects Inc., Shopworks Design
Website (Des.): http://www.rawnarch.com, http://www.shopworksdesign.com,