Atherton has many large substantial homes - our clients purchased an existing home on a one acre flag-shaped lot and asked us to design a new dream home for them. The result is a new 7,000 square foot four-building complex consisting of the main house, six-car garage with two car lifts, pool house with a full one bedroom residence inside, and a separate home office /work out gym studio building. A fifty-foot swimming pool was also created with fully landscaped yards. Given the rectangular shape of the lot, it was decided to angle the house to incoming visitors slightly so as to more dramatically present itself. The house became a classic u-shaped home but Feng Shui design principals were employed directing the placement of the pool house to better contain the energy flow on the site. The main house entry door is then aligned with a special Japanese red maple at the end of a long visual axis at the rear of the site. These angles and alignments set up everything else about the house design and layout, and views from various rooms allow you to see into virtually every space tracking movements of others in the home. The residence is simply divided into two wings of public use, kitchen and family room, and the other wing of bedrooms, connected by the living and dining great room. Function drove the exterior form of windows and solid walls with a line of clerestory windows which bring light into the middle of the large home. Extensive sun shadow studies with 3D tree modeling led to the unorthodox placement of the pool to the north of the home, but tree shadow tracking showed this to be the sunniest area during the entire year. Sustainable measures included a full 7.1kW solar photovoltaic array technically making the house off the grid, and arranged so that no panels are visible from the property. A large 16,000 gallon rainwater catchment system consisting of tanks buried below grade was installed. The home is California GreenPoint rated and also features sealed roof soffits and a sealed crawlspace without the usual venting. A whole house computer automation system with server room was installed as well. Heating and cooling utilize hot water radiant heated concrete and wood floors supplemented by heat pump generated heating and cooling. A compound of buildings created to form balanced relationships between each other, this home is about circulation, light and a balance of form and function. Photo by John Sutton Photography.

Stephen Ironside
バーミングハムにある高級なラスティックスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (メタルサイディング) の写真

Material expression and exterior finishes were carefully selected to reduce the apparent size of the house, last through many years, and add warmth and human scale to the home. The unique siding system is made up of different widths and depths of western red cedar, complementing the vision of the structure's wings which are balanced, not symmetrical. The exterior materials include a burn brick base, powder-coated steel, cedar, acid-washed concrete and Corten steel planters.

Sumptuous spaces are created throughout the house with the use of dark, moody colors, elegant upholstery with bespoke trim details, unique wall coverings, and natural stone with lots of movement. The mix of print, pattern, and artwork creates a modern twist on traditional design.

シカゴにあるトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

アトランタにあるトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

他の地域にあるカントリー風のおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリート繊維板サイディング) の写真

Casa Bella Luna, St John, Steve Simonsen Photography
他の地域にあるモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (混合材サイディング) の写真

Roger Wade Studio
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他の地域にある高級なトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (レンガサイディング) の写真

レンヌにある高級なビーチスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (石材サイディング) の写真

This unique project has heavy Asian influences due to the owner’s strong connection to Indonesia, along with a Mountain West flare creating a unique and rustic contemporary composition. This mountain contemporary residence is tucked into a mature ponderosa forest in the beautiful high desert of Flagstaff, Arizona. The site was instrumental on the development of our form and structure in early design. The 60 to 100 foot towering ponderosas on the site heavily impacted the location and form of the structure. The Asian influence combined with the vertical forms of the existing ponderosa forest led to the Flagstaff House trending towards a horizontal theme.

Exterior Roadside
ミネアポリスにあるラスティックスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

VHT Photography
シカゴにある高級なモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (レンガサイディング、黄色い外壁) の写真

Jason R. Bernard
ミルウォーキーにある高級なトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

This comfortable, yet gorgeous, family home combines top quality building and technological features with all of the elements a growing family needs. Between the plentiful, made-for-them custom features, and a spacious, open floorplan, this family can relax and enjoy living in their beautiful dream home for years to come. Photos by Thompson Photography

デンバーにある高級なラスティックスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

ミネアポリスにある高級なラスティックスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

ナッシュビルにあるお手頃価格のトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (混合材サイディング) の写真