A new residence located on a sloping site, the home is designed to take full advantage of its mountain surroundings. The arrangement of building volumes allows the grade and water to flow around the project. The primary living spaces are located on the upper level, providing access to the light, air and views of the landscape. The design embraces the materials, methods and forms of traditional northeastern rural building, but with a definitive clean, modern twist.

view of Dining Room toward Front Bay window (Interior Design By Studio D)
デンバーにあるラグジュアリーな中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれなリビング (マルチカラーの壁、淡色無垢フローリング、横長型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、テレビなし、ベージュの床、板張り壁) の写真

ロサンゼルスにあるエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれな応接間 (テレビなし、マルチカラーの壁、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、クロスの天井、壁紙) の写真

This close up of the end-elevation of the extension shows the zinc-clad bay window with Crittall windows which neatly frames the freestanding log-burning stove.

A classic property, looking for some style to relax and entertaining in. Being respectful to the property, we developed a sophisticated country look with an injection of their love for Africa.

The clients called me on the recommendation from a neighbor of mine who had met them at a conference and learned of their need for an architect. They contacted me and after meeting to discuss their project they invited me to visit their site, not far from White Salmon in Washington State. Initially, the couple discussed building a ‘Weekend’ retreat on their 20± acres of land. Their site was in the foothills of a range of mountains that offered views of both Mt. Adams to the North and Mt. Hood to the South. They wanted to develop a place that was ‘cabin-like’ but with a degree of refinement to it and take advantage of the primary views to the north, south and west. They also wanted to have a strong connection to their immediate outdoors. Before long my clients came to the conclusion that they no longer perceived this as simply a weekend retreat but were now interested in making this their primary residence. With this new focus we concentrated on keeping the refined cabin approach but needed to add some additional functions and square feet to the original program. They wanted to downsize from their current 3,500± SF city residence to a more modest 2,000 – 2,500 SF space. They desired a singular open Living, Dining and Kitchen area but needed to have a separate room for their television and upright piano. They were empty nesters and wanted only two bedrooms and decided that they would have two ‘Master’ bedrooms, one on the lower floor and the other on the upper floor (they planned to build additional ‘Guest’ cabins to accommodate others in the near future). The original scheme for the weekend retreat was only one floor with the second bedroom tucked away on the north side of the house next to the breezeway opposite of the carport. Another consideration that we had to resolve was that the particular location that was deemed the best building site had diametrically opposed advantages and disadvantages. The views and primary solar orientations were also the source of the prevailing winds, out of the Southwest. The resolve was to provide a semi-circular low-profile earth berm on the south/southwest side of the structure to serve as a wind-foil directing the strongest breezes up and over the structure. Because our selected site was in a saddle of land that then sloped off to the south/southwest the combination of the earth berm and the sloping hill would effectively created a ‘nestled’ form allowing the winds rushing up the hillside to shoot over most of the house. This allowed me to keep the favorable orientation to both the views and sun without being completely compromised by the winds.

A classic property, looking for some style to relax and entertaining in. Being respectful to the property, we developed a sophisticated country look with an injection of their love for Africa.

Papier peint LGS
ディジョンにあるお手頃価格の広いカントリー風のおしゃれな独立型リビング (ライブラリー、マルチカラーの壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、テレビなし、茶色い床、板張り天井、壁紙) の写真

A classic property, looking for some style to relax and entertaining in. Being respectful to the property, we developed a sophisticated country look with an injection of their love for Africa.

A classic property, looking for some style to relax and entertaining in. Being respectful to the property, we developed a sophisticated country look with an injection of their love for Africa.

A classic property, looking for some style to relax and entertaining in. Being respectful to the property, we developed a sophisticated country look with an injection of their love for Africa.

A classic property, looking for some style to relax and entertaining in. Being respectful to the property, we developed a sophisticated country look with an injection of their love for Africa.

A classic property, looking for some style to relax and entertaining in. Being respectful to the property, we developed a sophisticated country look with an injection of their love for Africa.

A classic property, looking for some style to relax and entertaining in. Being respectful to the property, we developed a sophisticated country look with an injection of their love for Africa.

A classic property, looking for some style to relax and entertaining in. Being respectful to the property, we developed a sophisticated country look with an injection of their love for Africa.

Papier peint LGS
ディジョンにあるお手頃価格の広いカントリー風のおしゃれな独立型リビング (ライブラリー、マルチカラーの壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、テレビなし、茶色い床、板張り天井、壁紙) の写真

A classic property, looking for some style to relax and entertaining in. Being respectful to the property, we developed a sophisticated country look with an injection of their love for Africa.

A classic property, looking for some style to relax and entertaining in. Being respectful to the property, we developed a sophisticated country look with an injection of their love for Africa.

Papier peint LGS
ディジョンにあるお手頃価格の広いカントリー風のおしゃれな独立型リビング (ライブラリー、マルチカラーの壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、テレビなし、茶色い床、板張り天井、壁紙) の写真