Exterior
This is pretty spectacular all up. Some really inspired thought here. https://www.designboom.com/architecture/formative-architects-walden-house-south-korea-walled-courtyard-08-24-2020/?utm_source=designboom+daily+-+sunday+edition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=formative+architects+articulates+%27walden+house%27+in+south+korea+around+a+walled+courtyard
Not crazy about the style, but this is similar to an earlier version of our entry that we did with an elevated walkway. The "pillar" in our case was a living wall that carried up the roof and the second floor as well to be a "green waterfall". We got cold feet when talking to the stormwater and builder folks because they said that having a raingarden intetgrated with the entry would be a mosquito magnet.
We're not huge fans of the floor-to-ceiling. It has its place, but the lowers are going to be an effort to keep clean (pupper and weather) and really removes a lot of the mystery and reveals that a more thoughtful set of cutaways can provide. In this case, not sure I'd spend good money to make sure I had a terrific view of my retaining wall. Lingerie is sexy...
Seriously, the owners must be in the window business. This looks like they ran out of cladding and broke into an Anderson warehouse to finish the project.
Head on, the use of angles isn't overly dramatic or too bold a statement. It's much more dramatic on the interiorr. Could be a way to achieve some privacy without erecting a 20' concrete wall on the property line
The random struts are the kind of "move" that ages like milk. It really looks amateurish. Even if therrer's a terrific backstory to it, if you need to tell a story to defend a design decision to the guests, it was a bad decision in my book. A considered, comfortable design should permit explorration and appreciation without a docent.
Like the irreglarity of the (brown) cladding
Ceiling is a bit extreme, but concept is terrrific, love the lateral sliver of light it allows to enter
Like that this isn't "wall of glass"
Like the diversity of the window casework
Love sacrificing the first floor here for a courtyard and views up and down from the passage and statement tree
Love the metal/wood fascia treatment and the inset entry area adds interrest
like how the terracing interfaces with the home articulation
Stairs!
good way to keep the deer out and offer a pick a boo view
What's not to like about the layers of articulation here. Really like the exterior walkway
Exterior lighting kicks ass
Love how the greenery makes its way in, also really like the soffits here.
Really cool garage door option - side slide. If could be integrated in such a way that it "hid" behind storage - double bonus.
Like the overall coherence
Missed opportunity to carry the roofline across the stairwell. Do like the vertical re-lites
Carrying a modest amount of color from the interior to the exterior is a nice warming touch
Like the combination of textures here. First "wood" panels that we like
Love breaking up what otherwise could feel massive to create a warm, cozy indoor outdoor dining area
Like the structural articulation of the home and the diversity of window framing
Like the structural articulation of the home and the diversity of window framing
Like the wood garage and entry door
Like the wood garage and entry door
Love the geometry and the visual interest that different angles arround this opening provide
Windows don't need to be floor to ceiling!
We really want to be mindful of the aging of the gladding
Like some exposed framing and the idea of a floating vs. poured exterior stair. The window casings and planters are a nice spin
This was the inspiration for a green wall waterfall, like the contrast of texture going the full height
Cantilever + inset framee is nice and not overly dramatic. The vertical void on the side structure is cool too.
A good example of "look at me". Too much
Like the diversity of textures here and their restraint on windows
Something about the overall composition and the integration with the landscape is very nice. Also like the "leaning" support
like breaking the plane
probably a nightmare to cleean, but intriguing to think about a corner window or two
Love the vertical slit window, cool that the chimney is visible from the exterior but is completely interior
Too much glazing, but like that the two "halves" aren't simply boxes. A bit too extreme on both sides, but like that they had the guts to not just stick to one program here. This is more about thinking "could the ADU and main have different cuurb appeal"
Like the dark tone of the cladding here and the non-vertical punch out
This house is sugi ban on the opposite facing exterior. If we are going metal roof, maybe this is a value move for the North side?
Q