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- Cupertino, California Dwell Magazine : September / October 2017
- Cupertino, California Dwell Magazine : September / October 2017
With large spans of glazing, this transparent home fully embraces its forested setting.
With large spans of glazing, this transparent home fully embraces its forested setting.
Cabinets that slide closed provide hidden storage. All cabinets and appliances are touch-to-open
Cabinets that slide closed provide hidden storage. All cabinets and appliances are touch-to-open
Living / dining area.
Living / dining area.
Floor-to-ceiling windows let in plenty of light and provide big views.
Floor-to-ceiling windows let in plenty of light and provide big views.
The room has two walls of built-in bookshelves and would make a lovely light-filled library.
The room has two walls of built-in bookshelves and would make a lovely light-filled library.
Nestled within Verholy Relax Park in Sosnivka, Ukraine, these contemporary guest cottages by YOD Design Lab offer a sense of solitude and a meaningful outdoor connection. Highly reflective windows mirror the forest, while an outdoor terrace wraps around each cottage. Inside, interiors are swathed in organic hues and materials to allow the views to be the focal point—each dwelling is arranged so that windows peer at pines rather than another building. The houses are even installed on geo-screens to save the root systems of the surrounding trees in the forest, to prevent them from being cut down.
Nestled within Verholy Relax Park in Sosnivka, Ukraine, these contemporary guest cottages by YOD Design Lab offer a sense of solitude and a meaningful outdoor connection. Highly reflective windows mirror the forest, while an outdoor terrace wraps around each cottage. Inside, interiors are swathed in organic hues and materials to allow the views to be the focal point—each dwelling is arranged so that windows peer at pines rather than another building. The houses are even installed on geo-screens to save the root systems of the surrounding trees in the forest, to prevent them from being cut down.
“The ceiling plane starts with giant beams as you step up on the front porch, and they run at the same level throughout the axis of the house,” says Lamaster. “As you step down into the home, they accentuate the feeling of moving down the hill. We wanted to create that intimate, low feeling when you walk in.”
“The ceiling plane starts with giant beams as you step up on the front porch, and they run at the same level throughout the axis of the house,” says Lamaster. “As you step down into the home, they accentuate the feeling of moving down the hill. We wanted to create that intimate, low feeling when you walk in.”