View towards entry.over looking Lake Chelan, Washington.
シアトルにあるラグジュアリーな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

シアトルにあるラグジュアリーなモダンスタイル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、混合材屋根) の写真

Street view with flush garage door clad in charcoal-stained reclaimed wood. A cantilevered wood screen creates a private entrance by passing underneath the offset vertical aligned western red cedar timbers of the brise-soleil. The offset wood screen creates a path between the exterior walls of the house and the exterior planters (see next photo) which leads to a quiet pond at the top of the low-rise concrete steps and eventually the entry door to the residence: A vertical courtyard / garden buffer. The wood screen creates privacy from the interior to the street while also softening the strong, afternoon direct natural light to the entry, kitchen, living room, bathroom and study.

Pietro Potestà
シアトルにあるラグジュアリーな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

An urban loft building and one of the most energy-efficient buildings in Seattle.
シアトルにあるラグジュアリーなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

Architect: Szostak Design, Inc. Photo: Jim Sink
ローリーにあるラグジュアリーなモダン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ラグジュアリーな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

ニューヨークにあるラグジュアリーな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

シャーロットにあるラグジュアリーな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

The Narrabeen House is located on the edge of Narrabeen Lagoon and is fortunate to have outlook across water to an untouched island dense with casuarinas. By contrast, the street context is unremarkable without the slightest hint of the lagoon beyond the houses lining the street and manages to give the impression of being deep in suburbia. The house is new and replaces a former 1970s cream brick house that functioned poorly and like many other houses from the time, did little to engage with the unique environmental qualities of the lagoon. In starting this project, we clearly wanted to re-dress the connection with the lagoon and island, but also found ourselves drawn to the suburban qualities of the street and this dramatic contrast between the front and back of the property. This led us to think about the project within the framework of the ‘suburban ideal’ - a framework that would allow the house to address the street as any other suburban house would, while inwardly pursuing the ideals of oasis and retreat where the water experience could be used to maximum impact - in effect, amplifying the current contrast between street and lagoon. From the street, the house’s composition is built around the entrance, driveway and garage like any typical suburban house however the impact of these domestic elements is diffused by melding them into a singular architectural expression and form. The broad facade combined with the floating skirt detail give the house a horizontal proportion and even though the dark timber cladding gives the building a ‘stealth’ like appearance, it still withholds the drama of the lagoon beyond. This sets up two key planning strategies. Firstly, a central courtyard is introduced as the principal organising element for the planning with all of the house’s key public spaces - living room, dining room, kitchen, study and pool - grouped around the courtyard to connect these spaces visually, and physically when the courtyard walls are opened up. The arrangement promotes a socially inclusive dynamic as well as extending the spatial opportunities of the house. The courtyard also has a significant environmental role bringing sun, light and air into the centre of the house. Secondly, the planning is composed to deliberately isolate the occupant from the suburban surrounds to heighten the sense of oasis and privateness. This process begins at the street bringing visitors through a succession of exterior spaces that gradually compress and remove the street context through a composition of fences, full height screens and thresholds. The entry sequence eventually terminates at a solid doorway where the sense of intrigue peaks. Rather than entering into a hallway, one arrives in the courtyard where the full extent of the private domain, the lagoon and island are revealed and any sense of the outside world removed. The house also has an unusual sectional arrangement driven partly by the requirement to elevate the interior 1.2m above ground level to safeguard against flooding but also by the desire to have open plan spaces with dual aspect - north for sun and south for the view. Whilst this introduces issues with the scale relationship of the house to its neighbours, it enables a more interesting multi- level relationship between interior and exterior living spaces to occur. This combination of sectional interplay with the layout of spaces in relation to the courtyard is what enables the layering of spaces to occur - it is possible to view the courtyard, living room, lagoon side deck, lagoon and island as backdrop in just one vista from the study. Flood raising 1200mm helps by introducing level changes that step and advantage the deeper views Porosity radically increases experience of exterior framed views, elevated The vistas from the key living areas and courtyard are composed to heighten the sense of connection with the lagoon and place the island as the key visual terminating feature. The materiality further develops the notion of oasis with a simple calming palette of warm natural materials that have a beneficial environmental effect while connecting the house with the natural environment of the lagoon and island.

An extremely generous deck links both volumes and acts as an outdoor room. It is an entertaining space large enough for the entire extended clan to gather together, and large enough for multiple dining and seating areas. Planting is thoughtfully integrated into the deck, and overtime will help it blend into the site.

A Modern Swedish Farmhouse Steve Buchanan Photography
ボルチモアにあるラグジュアリーなモダン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

Sandringham Renovation
オークランドにあるラグジュアリーなモダン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

Architect: Szostak Design, Inc. Photo: Jim Sink
ローリーにあるラグジュアリーなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

View from the lake.
シアトルにあるラグジュアリーなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (漆喰サイディング) の写真

メルボルンにあるラグジュアリーなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリートサイディング) の写真

Peter Sellar, www.homedesign.com 44 Belvedere Residence. Windows, doors and curtain walls by Bigfoot Door. Designed by Guido Costantino.
トロントにあるラグジュアリーなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

ダラスにあるラグジュアリーなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (漆喰サイディング、混合材屋根) の写真

Pietro Potestà
シアトルにあるラグジュアリーな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