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In the rear, a wooden deck is supported by concrete and shaded by a roof overhang.
An upper-level media room.
The cross-axis bridge is faced with full-height glazing to overlook views of the pond.
The entry foyer, perched on the pond’s west bank, opens to a long glazed walkway elevated above the water that leads to the main living spaces and bedrooms beyond.
With assistance from landscape designer Monica Viarengo, the outdoor space has been designed to draw the excitement of the city in toward the home.
Garden and greenhouse
The green roof of the linear home, which is located on the property's highest point, was planted with grass to match the surrounding landscape.
"Paradoxically, it defines the different relationships between the internal and external spaces," explains the firm. "The wall—which is usually a symbol of division and isolation—is, in this project, at times concave and at others convex, embracing the entrance garden and creating transparencies as well as offering protection from the street."
A large pool sits on the southwest side of the Planar House.
The green roof is accessible via ladder. "This type of insertion on the plot demanded care and attention with the design of the rooftop, which is the fifth facade of the building," adds the architects.
The structure is built entirely of reinforced, poured in-situ concrete, except for the metallic pillars on opposite ends of the home.
In this aerial photograph, solar panels and skylights can be seen on the green roof.
Amenities include a pool with a waterfall and a sunken tennis court.
The flat roof feature deep overhangs to shield the interior from solar heat gain.
The locations of each structure were carefully staked out early on in the process and chosen for optimal views and minimal site impact.
Transitional spaces were key in the design.
Tamara said she wanted to create a house that breathes, is full of light, and surrounded by nature.
A small outdoor patio with precast concrete pavers is placed on the west side of the home to soak up the afternoon sun. The patio connects to a series of trails that lead through the forest and to the beach.
Passing through a patio and entranceway, one enters an open-plan living and dining area with ceilings that dip towards the four glass walls of the small interior garden.
The triangle is the home’s leitmotiv, appearing in the cantilevered bedroom module and the steps approaching the entrance.
Built with thick stone walls that create two horizontal planes in between the forest, the house has a roof made of glass and steel.
This volume has a rough hewn façade of stacked stones, and a green roof that seems to meld with the green hills of the surrounding El Boldo Park.
The three cabins were built by high school students enrolled in a vocational training program.
Working with Ashley & Vance Engineering, AB Design Studio realized the 2,435-square-foot house in 19 months. Huge expanses of glass from Western Window Systems face the native terrain, overseen by Green Landscapes. Windows throughout are strategically placed to ventilate the home passively. “I’m not a fan of having the windows closed and the AC on,” says Bret.
From the outside, the tower-like volume hints at the minimalist transformation within. The second-floor vacation suite (below) has a convertible Softline sofa and cardboard stools from Stange Design. The storage unit is clad in black MDF.
A look at the rear patio gardens.
A small garden tucked away next to the entrance hallway offers a blissful place to dine al fresco.
This retreat for two by Mexican architecture group EDAA flawlessly meshes with its surroundings in an elegant response to the landscape formed by native Tepoztecos over 500 years ago.
The home gracefully sits among the surrounding canopy of trees.
A studio located above the dining area enjoys direct access to one of the two roof terraces.
The front of the house is composed of expansive, open terraces that look toward the boundary between the ocean and the jungle.
The outdoor dining and lounge area flows out toward the pool.
Those hammers and saws built a home for the family’s chickens, watched over by Apolo among outdoor furniture by Richard Schultz.
Case Inlet Retreat
The poured concrete foundation is clearly visible when viewing the back of the home.
Complemented by 5,600 square feet of outdoor space, the enclosed passage opens up to a central courtyard with a bocce court and a saltwater lap pool.
Butler Armsden placed the home on a poured-concrete platform, providing expansive views that reveal themselves only after passing through to the central courtyard of the house.
Large, sliding glass doors connect the interior living spaces to the garden, while drawing in plentiful daylight.
The residence is set back a few feet from the site’s edge, allowing more light to flood into neighbors’ windows and leaving space for trees. “The idea was to make a strong gesture to incorporate ideas of openness,” Lynch explains. “It’s not just a box if you look at it closely. It’s a series of planes that fit together."
Bassam (left, with Fellows) hung redwood garage doors that match the house’s exterior.
Raise the Roof Using a commercial roof in a residential project was a first for architect Michael Epstein. While similar systems are often covered, Epstein chose this long-span roof deck from Epic Metals for its beam-like interior face, which hides fastenings in its deep grooves, creating a flat-panel appearance.
Benjamin Moore’s Tomato Red provides “punctuation” to the exterior. “That was the cheapest way to have that hot spark of color,” Pirman explains.
The wraparound deck enhances the homes' indoor/outdoor lifestyle.
The barbeque area sits just off the kitchen and features built-in seating.
The indoor portion is set behind sliding glass doors and can be used for storing firewood.
Partially enclosed, the exterior platform features an outdoor swing that is suspended from the timber-framed porch.
The shack is only accessible via two ways: taking a boat across Pittwater Bay or hiking through the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.
Located between the courtyard and the home, the shallow linear pool on the north-south axis is reflected by mirrored-finish panels.
Set high on a cliff along the south end of the beach, this residence of three glass-and-copper pavilions offers a mighty reward for conquering the steep ascent.
This open-ended box, lined in mirrored glass, performs like a kaleidoscope, amplifying the mature Melia tree’s presence within the dining room.
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