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Designed by: In Studio
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The primary driver for this home’s design was the four distinct views it frames: a long mountain view to the west, a meadow view to the south, a farm view to the north, and a forest view to the east.
With its U-shaped plan, the house forms three walls of a courtyard with the tree-line of the forest forming the fourth.
The exterior is clad in cedar processed in the Shou Sugi Ban method, which chars the wood to protect against fire and the elements and results in a rich black colour and scaly texture.
Inside, the exposed framing is made of mass timber (an engineered wood product – cross-laminated timber).
The primary suite occupies the south volume of the house, with a long wing of social, entertaining, and dining spaces between it and the guest suite to the north.
From inside, the architecture frames moments of the site’s views, such as the short passageway into the kitchen offering a glimpse of the mountains before revealing the entire vista.
To right-size the house for the couple, the four bedroom guest suite is physically separated from the rest of the spaces and acts as a standalone building.
Though connected to the primary residence by the roof (and forming the south wall of the courtyard), the suite has its own entrance and can only be accessed by leaving the main wing.
This allows for different scales of inhabitation and energy use: the couple can open the guest suite when hosting or take it offline when they are not.
Natural lighting was a driving principle of the design: the long wing that arrays the main living, dining, and entertaining areas is enclosed in full-height glass, so the most used part of the home is naturally lit the entire time the sun is up.
The rooftop is solar-ready, anticipating that the house will shift to that power source in the near future.
The design also preserves 90% of the site area as unbuilt and strengthens the natural ecosystem by establishing a meadow rather than creating a lawn.
Find more design ideas and inspiration at trendsideas.com
Credit List
ArchitectIn Studio | Structural engineerEdward Stanley Engineers |
Civil engineeringDavid Hughes | MEP engineeringKohler Ronan Consulting Engineers |
Landscape architectureKathryn Herman Design | Lighting designOne Lux Studio |
BuilderPrutting & Company Custom Builders | AwardsTrends International Design Awards (TIDA) International Home of the Year – Finalist |
The primary driver for this home’s design was the four distinct views it frames: a long mountain view to the west, a meadow view to the south, a farm view to the north, and a forest view to the east.
With its U-shaped plan, the house forms three walls of a courtyard with the tree-line of the forest forming the fourth.
The exterior is clad in cedar processed in the Shou Sugi Ban method, which chars the wood to protect against fire and the elements and results in a rich black colour and scaly texture.
Inside, the exposed framing is made of mass timber (an engineered wood product – cross-laminated timber).
The primary suite occupies the south volume of the house, with a long wing of social, entertaining, and dining spaces between it and the guest suite to the north.
From inside, the architecture frames moments of the site’s views, such as the short passageway into the kitchen offering a glimpse of the mountains before revealing the entire vista.
To right-size the house for the couple, the four bedroom guest suite is physically separated from the rest of the spaces and acts as a standalone building.
Though connected to the primary residence by the roof (and forming the south wall of the courtyard), the suite has its own entrance and can only be accessed by leaving the main wing.
This allows for different scales of inhabitation and energy use: the couple can open the guest suite when hosting or take it offline when they are not.
Natural lighting was a driving principle of the design: the long wing that arrays the main living, dining, and entertaining areas is enclosed in full-height glass, so the most used part of the home is naturally lit the entire time the sun is up.
The rooftop is solar-ready, anticipating that the house will shift to that power source in the near future.
The design also preserves 90% of the site area as unbuilt and strengthens the natural ecosystem by establishing a meadow rather than creating a lawn.
Find more design ideas and inspiration at trendsideas.com
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Credit List
ArchitectIn Studio | Structural engineerEdward Stanley Engineers |
Civil engineeringDavid Hughes | MEP engineeringKohler Ronan Consulting Engineers |
Landscape architectureKathryn Herman Design | Lighting designOne Lux Studio |
BuilderPrutting & Company Custom Builders | AwardsTrends International Design Awards (TIDA) International Home of the Year – Finalist |
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