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Mihaly SlocombeWeather House is a bespoke home for a young, nature-loving family on a quintessentially compact Northcote block.
Our clients Claire and Brent cherished the character of their century-old worker's cottage but required more considered space and flexibility in their home. Claire and Brent are camping enthusiasts, and in response their house is a love letter to the outdoors: a rich, durable environment infused with the grounded ambience of being in nature.
From the street, the dark cladding of the sensitive rear extension echoes the existing cottage!s roofline, becoming a subtle shadow of the original house in both form and tone. As you move through the home, the double-height extension invites the climate and native landscaping inside at every turn. The light-bathed lounge, dining room and kitchen are anchored around, and seamlessly connected to, a versatile outdoor living area. A double-sided fireplace embedded into the house’s rear wall brings warmth and ambience to the lounge, and inspires a campfire atmosphere in the back yard.
Championing tactility and durability, the material palette features polished concrete floors, blackbutt timber joinery and concrete brick walls. Peach and sage tones are employed as accents throughout the lower level, and amplified upstairs where sage forms the tonal base for the moody main bedroom. An adjacent private deck creates an additional tether to the outdoors, and houses planters and trellises that will decorate the home’s exterior with greenery.
From the tactile and textured finishes of the interior to the surrounding Australian native garden that you just want to touch, the house encapsulates the feeling of being part of the outdoors; like Claire and Brent are camping at home. It is a tribute to Mother Nature, Weather House’s muse.
Joseph Sepot ArchitectsThis year-round retreat radiates charm and classic detailing traditionally found in vintage 19th century cottages. Dennis M. Carbo Photography
DIETERLE DESIGNS, LLC.Custom made Top Choice cedar, primed and double painted 5 board and batten shutters for a new home in Slater Woods in Hamilton County. All sustainably sourced materials, non-toxic water based coatings, and locally made by small business Dieterle Designs, LLC.
Vetter ArchitectsThe client’s request was quite common - a typical 2800 sf builder home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, living space, and den. However, their desire was for this to be “anything but common.” The result is an innovative update on the production home for the modern era, and serves as a direct counterpoint to the neighborhood and its more conventional suburban housing stock, which focus views to the backyard and seeks to nullify the unique qualities and challenges of topography and the natural environment.
The Terraced House cautiously steps down the site’s steep topography, resulting in a more nuanced approach to site development than cutting and filling that is so common in the builder homes of the area. The compact house opens up in very focused views that capture the natural wooded setting, while masking the sounds and views of the directly adjacent roadway. The main living spaces face this major roadway, effectively flipping the typical orientation of a suburban home, and the main entrance pulls visitors up to the second floor and halfway through the site, providing a sense of procession and privacy absent in the typical suburban home.
Clad in a custom rain screen that reflects the wood of the surrounding landscape - while providing a glimpse into the interior tones that are used. The stepping “wood boxes” rest on a series of concrete walls that organize the site, retain the earth, and - in conjunction with the wood veneer panels - provide a subtle organic texture to the composition.
The interior spaces wrap around an interior knuckle that houses public zones and vertical circulation - allowing more private spaces to exist at the edges of the building. The windows get larger and more frequent as they ascend the building, culminating in the upstairs bedrooms that occupy the site like a tree house - giving views in all directions.
The Terraced House imports urban qualities to the suburban neighborhood and seeks to elevate the typical approach to production home construction, while being more in tune with modern family living patterns.
Overview:
Elm Grove
Size:
2,800 sf,
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Completion Date:
September 2014
Services:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Interior Consultants: Amy Carman Design
Carolina ColortonesRustic Cabin Artist Studio
Western Red Cedar stained with Cabot S/S 'Black'
Interior: Ceiling Spruce 1x6 T&G VGroove (End Match) 1 coat Minwax 'Pickled Oak' with Satin finish.
Visbeen ArchitectsThis cozy lake cottage skillfully incorporates a number of features that would normally be restricted to a larger home design. A glance of the exterior reveals a simple story and a half gable running the length of the home, enveloping the majority of the interior spaces. To the rear, a pair of gables with copper roofing flanks a covered dining area that connects to a screened porch. Inside, a linear foyer reveals a generous staircase with cascading landing. Further back, a centrally placed kitchen is connected to all of the other main level entertaining spaces through expansive cased openings. A private study serves as the perfect buffer between the homes master suite and living room. Despite its small footprint, the master suite manages to incorporate several closets, built-ins, and adjacent master bath complete with a soaker tub flanked by separate enclosures for shower and water closet. Upstairs, a generous double vanity bathroom is shared by a bunkroom, exercise space, and private bedroom. The bunkroom is configured to provide sleeping accommodations for up to 4 people. The rear facing exercise has great views of the rear yard through a set of windows that overlook the copper roof of the screened porch below.
Builder: DeVries & Onderlinde Builders
Interior Designer: Vision Interiors by Visbeen
Photographer: Ashley Avila Photography
WINN Design+BuildThis Sears craftsman in the Del Ray part of Alexandria, VA was restored with a complete exterior renovation.
Daniel Koplowitz ArchitectThis 1,650 sf beach house was designed and built to meed FEMA regulations given it proximity to ocean storm surges and flood plane. It is built 5 feet above grade with a skirt that effectively allows the ocean surge to flow underneath the house should such an event occur.
The approval process was considerable given the client needed natural resource special permits given the proximity of wetlands and zoning variances due to pyramid law issues.
Imperfect InteriorsWe painted the windows and doors in a dark green brown at our Cotswolds Cottage project. Interior Design by Imperfect Interiors
Armada Cottage is available to rent at www.armadacottagecotswolds.co.uk
The Baldwin Architectural Group
This large 2 bedroom original farmhouse design combines country living quaintess with modern minimalism.
The covered porch on the rear side provides an enclosed and peaceful space for retreat and calm.
A small rear balcony off the master bedroom is the perfect getaway for morning coffee.
A 3 car garage is tactfully incorporated into the design in order to maximize space for this cozy home.
Farm style doors provide easy access add an old style country feel.
Square Footage Breakdown
Total Heated Square Footage - 1582
1st Floor - 1460
2nd Floor- 122
Beds/Baths
Bedrooms: 2
Full bathrooms: 1.5
Foundation Type
Standard Foundations: Slab
Exterior Walls
Standard Type(s): 2x6 studs
Dimensions
Width: 72' 0"
Depth: 47' 10"
Max ridge height from finished first floor: 35'
Garage
Type: Attached
Area: 795 sq. ft.
Count: 3 Cars
Entry Location: Side
Ceiling Heights
Floor / Height: First Floor / 10' 0" Second Floor / 8' 0"
Roof Details
Primary Pitch: 6 on 12
Framing Type: Vaulted
CAST architectureThe cottage is snug against tandem parking and the cedar grove to the west, leaving a generous yard. Careful consideration of window openings between the two houses maintains privacy for each. Weathering steel panels will patina to rich oranges and browns.
Artistic Design and Construction, IncLittle White Cottage - Showing Rear Dormer and board & batten siding
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