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Flavin ArchitectsThis new house is perched on a bluff overlooking Long Pond. The compact dwelling is carefully sited to preserve the property's natural features of surrounding trees and stone outcroppings. The great room doubles as a recording studio with high clerestory windows to capture views of the surrounding forest.
Photo by: Nat Rea Photography
Hagstrom BuilderA Modern Farmhouse set in a prairie setting exudes charm and simplicity. Wrap around porches and copious windows make outdoor/indoor living seamless while the interior finishings are extremely high on detail. In floor heating under porcelain tile in the entire lower level, Fond du Lac stone mimicking an original foundation wall and rough hewn wood finishes contrast with the sleek finishes of carrera marble in the master and top of the line appliances and soapstone counters of the kitchen. This home is a study in contrasts, while still providing a completely harmonious aura.
Fabi Architekten BDA part gmbbEin Wohnturm mit 5 Geschossen auf einem quadratischen Grundriss von 12 x 12 m direkt am Donauufer gelegen - als Reminiszenz der ursprünglichen, historischen Geschlechtertürme des mittelalterlichen Regensburgs. Das städtebauliche Konzept von bogevischs buero sieht eine dichte, urbane Qualität für das Quartier vor. Der massive Baukörper mit seiner Lochfassade wird nur an einer Ecke aufgerissen, um dort, hoch oben der 4. Ebene, eine Aussichtslounge vom Wohnbereich in die Donauauen zu bieten. Ansonsten strukturieren nur eine Loggia und zwei Sichtbetonbalkone die Fassade dreidimensional. In der ersten Ebene öffnet sich ein zweigeschossiges Eingangsfoyer und lädt den Nutzer ein das Gebäude zu betreten und beide Wohneinheiten zu erschließen. In der 3. Ebene liegen die Schlafräume, Bad, Ankleide und Hauswirtschaftsraum. Von hier gelangt man über die frei kragende Treppe in das Wohngeschoss der 4. Ebene mit Küche, Essbereich, Arbeitsraum und Gäste-WC. Über eine Rohstahltreppe erweitert sich die Wohnung um einen Rückzugsraum im 5.Geschoss - hier gibt es einen Dachzugang mit großer Dachterrasse, Außenküche und 270°-Blick über Regensburg und den Naturraum der Donauauen. Werthaltige Materialien wie Eiche, Kalkstein, Corian, Kupfer, Glas und Rohstahl bilden zusammen mit den technischen Komponenten ein zeitgemäßes Wohnrefugium.
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Daniel Contelmo ArchitectsThe left side of the house looks out onto a meadow and behind the house, there is a pond. The left side of the house begins to allow for more views of the landscape with full window walls, while still making use of the traditional style elements such as window muntins and a custom paneling design.
Photographer: Daniel Contelmo Jr.
AquaTerra OutdoorsThis large sprawling yard is highlighted by the house with a dry creek bed flowing under a see through corridor in the house.
Kim Grant Design IncKim Grant, Architect;
Elizabeth Barkett, Interior Designer - Ross Thiele & Sons Ltd.;
Theresa Clark, Landscape Architect;
Gail Owens, Photographer
House Exterior Ideas and Designs
Klopf Architecture
Klopf Architecture, Arterra Landscape Architects and Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures Designed and built a new warm, modern, Eichler-inspired, open, indoor-outdoor home on a deeper-than-usual San Mateo Highlands property where an original Eichler house had burned to the ground.
The owners wanted multi-generational living and larger spaces than the original home offered, but all parties agreed that the house should respect the neighborhood and blend in stylistically with the other Eichlers. At first the Klopf team considered re-using what little was left of the original home and expanding on it. But after discussions with the owner and builder, all parties agreed that the last few remaining elements of the house were not practical to re-use, so Klopf Architecture designed a new home that pushes the Eichler approach in new directions.
One disadvantage of Eichler production homes is that the house designs were not optimized for each specific lot. A new custom home offered the team a chance to start over. In this case, a longer house that opens up sideways to the south fit the lot better than the original square-ish house that used to open to the rear (west). Accordingly, the Klopf team designed an L-shaped “bar” house with a large glass wall with large sliding glass doors that faces sideways instead of to the rear like a typical Eichler. This glass wall opens to a pool and landscaped yard designed by Arterra Landscape Architects.
Driving by the house, one might assume at first glance it is an Eichler because of the horizontality, the overhanging flat roof eaves, the dark gray vertical siding, and orange solid panel front door, but the house is designed for the 21st Century and is not meant to be a “Likeler.” You won't see any posts and beams in this home. Instead, the ceiling decking is a western red cedar that covers over all the beams. Like Eichlers, this cedar runs continuously from inside to out, enhancing the indoor / outdoor feeling of the house, but unlike Eichlers it conceals a cavity for lighting, wiring, and insulation. Ceilings are higher, rooms are larger and more open, the master bathroom is light-filled and more generous, with a separate tub and shower and a separate toilet compartment, and there is plenty of storage. The garage even easily fits two of today's vehicles with room to spare.
A massive 49-foot by 12-foot wall of glass and the continuity of materials from inside to outside enhance the inside-outside living concept, so the owners and their guests can flow freely from house to pool deck to BBQ to pool and back.
During construction in the rough framing stage, Klopf thought the front of the house appeared too tall even though the house had looked right in the design renderings (probably because the house is uphill from the street). So Klopf Architecture paid the framer to change the roofline from how we had designed it to be lower along the front, allowing the home to blend in better with the neighborhood. One project goal was for people driving up the street to pass the home without immediately noticing there is an "imposter" on this lot, and making that change was essential to achieve that goal.
This 2,606 square foot, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom Eichler-inspired new house is located in San Mateo in the heart of the Silicon Valley.
Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, Klara Kevane
Landscape Architect: Arterra Landscape Architects
Contractor: Henry Calvert of Calvert Ventures
Photography ©2016 Mariko Reed
Location: San Mateo, CA
Year completed: 2016
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