The owner’s desire was for a home blending Asian design characteristics with Southwestern architecture, developed within a small building envelope with significant building height limitations as dictated by local zoning. Even though the size of the property was 20 acres, the steep, tree covered terrain made for challenging site conditions, as the owner wished to preserve as many trees as possible while also capturing key views. For the solution we first turned to vernacular Chinese villages as a prototype, specifically their varying pitched roofed buildings clustered about a central town square. We translated that to an entry courtyard opened to the south surrounded by a U-shaped, pitched roof house that merges with the topography. We then incorporated traditional Japanese folk house design detailing, particularly the tradition of hand crafted wood joinery. The result is a home reflecting the desires and heritage of the owners while at the same time respecting the historical architectural character of the local region.

シーダーラピッズにあるラグジュアリーな巨大なラスティックスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、スレートの床、マルチカラーの床) の写真

ベルリンにある広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、スレートの床、マルチカラーの床) の写真

サクラメントにある高級な中くらいなラスティックスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、スレートの床、マルチカラーの床) の写真

Entry hall. Photography by Ian Gleadle.
シアトルにある高級な中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、スレートの床、マルチカラーの床) の写真

ヒューストンにある高級な広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、スレートの床、マルチカラーの床) の写真

Built in 1997, and featuring a lot of warmth and slate stone throughout - the design scope for this renovation was to bring in a more transitional style that would help calm down some of the existing elements, modernize and ultimately capture the serenity of living at the lake.

他の地域にある中くらいな地中海スタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、スレートの床、マルチカラーの床) の写真

サンフランシスコにあるエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (スレートの床、マルチカラーの床、白い壁) の写真