L o w n R e s i d e n c e M o d i f i c a t i o n s
PROGRAM:
THE OWNERS OF AN EXISTING THREE-STORY HOUSE ON A MOUNTAINSIDE IN SANTA FE REQUIRED A NEW ENTRY, ENCLOSURE OF AN UPPER LEVEL PORCH, AND A SUNROOM AT THE THIRD FLOOR GREAT ROOM. THEY ALSO ASKED THAT THE HOUSE BE INTEGRATED WITH ITS STEEP SITE.
PROJECT:
THE DESIGN SETS THE HOUSE IN A SHADOW BOX OF STEPPED WALLS, PATHS AND TERRACED GARDENS. THIS NEW GROUND-LEVEL FRAME ESTABLISHES THE RELATION TO THE SITE BOTH VISUALLY AND AS OUTDOOR CIRCULATION AROUND THE HOUSE. THE DOMESTIC GARDENS CONTRAST WITH THE MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. A TIMBER PERGOLA SLOPED TO MATCH THE EXISTING ROOF LEADS FROM THE DRIVEWAY STEPS TO THE ENTRY AND MEDIATES BETWEEN THE MASS OF THE HOUSE AND THE LANDSCAPE. THE DESIGN PROVIDED A NEW ENTRY BY GLAZING OPENINGS IN AN EXISTING PORCH TO TRIPLE THE SIZE OF THE FOYER. AT THE EAST SIDE, THE SUNROOM OPENS FROM THE KITCHEN ONTO THE STONE TILE ROOF OF THE STOREROOM BELOW. THE ROOF DECK ADDS AN OUTDOOR ROOM TO THE GREAT ROOM AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THIS MULTI-FLOOR DWELLING.
THE OWNERS OF AN EXISTING THREE-STORY HOUSE ON A MOUNTAINSIDE IN SANTA FE REQUIRED A NEW ENTRY, ENCLOSURE OF AN UPPER LEVEL PORCH, AND A SUNROOM AT THE THIRD FLOOR GREAT ROOM. THEY ALSO ASKED THAT THE HOUSE BE INTEGRATED WITH ITS STEEP SITE.
PROJECT:
THE DESIGN SETS THE HOUSE IN A SHADOW BOX OF STEPPED WALLS, PATHS AND TERRACED GARDENS. THIS NEW GROUND-LEVEL FRAME ESTABLISHES THE RELATION TO THE SITE BOTH VISUALLY AND AS OUTDOOR CIRCULATION AROUND THE HOUSE. THE DOMESTIC GARDENS CONTRAST WITH THE MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. A TIMBER PERGOLA SLOPED TO MATCH THE EXISTING ROOF LEADS FROM THE DRIVEWAY STEPS TO THE ENTRY AND MEDIATES BETWEEN THE MASS OF THE HOUSE AND THE LANDSCAPE. THE DESIGN PROVIDED A NEW ENTRY BY GLAZING OPENINGS IN AN EXISTING PORCH TO TRIPLE THE SIZE OF THE FOYER. AT THE EAST SIDE, THE SUNROOM OPENS FROM THE KITCHEN ONTO THE STONE TILE ROOF OF THE STOREROOM BELOW. THE ROOF DECK ADDS AN OUTDOOR ROOM TO THE GREAT ROOM AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THIS MULTI-FLOOR DWELLING.
