Modern pool with out door to indoor water feature, infinity pool, and large glass windows. Architect: Urban Design Associates Builder: RS Homes Interior Designer: Tamm Jasper Interiors Photo Credit: Dino Tonn

Photograph by Art Gray

photos by Richard Caplan

a modern kitchen. simple, clean + functional

Die Küche ist extrem zurückgenommen, erkennbar nur durch ihre Geräte: Backofen und Mikrowelle sind in die weiße, scheinbar geschlossene Wand eingebaut. Auf den zweiten Blick fallen die großflächigen, deckenhohen und grifflosen Schranktüren ins Auge, die das Küchenequipment verbergen. Ein schlichter weißer Block mit Spülbecken und Ceranfeld teilt den großen Raum. Für seine Abdeckung und Fronten sowie das Griffprofil um die Geräte herum wurde HI-MACS ausgewählt. Der Mineralwerkstoff passt mit seiner feinen Haptik und schlichten Ausstrahlung perfekt in das Konzept des Einfamilienhauses. Sein Farbton Nordic White stand von Beginn an fest und bestimmte die komplette Farbgestaltung der Innenräume. Über die ästhetischen Eigenschaften hinaus ist der porenlose Acrylstein sehr hygienisch und pflegeleicht. Foto: Zuberbühler Fotographie AG

Bedroom. Photo: Chad Holder

For this house “contextual” means focusing the good view and taking the bad view out of focus. In order to accomplish this, the form of the house was inspired by horse blinders. Conceived as two tubes with directed views, one tube is for entertaining and the other one for sleeping. Directly across the street from the house is a lake, “the good view.” On all other sides of the house are neighbors of very close proximity which cause privacy issues and unpleasant views – “the bad view.” Thus the sides and rear are mostly solid in order to block out the less desirable views and the front is completely transparent in order to frame and capture the lake – “horse blinders.” There are several sustainable features in the house’s detailing. The entire structure is made of pre-fabricated recycled steel and concrete. Through the extensive use of high tech and super efficient glass, both as windows and clerestories, there is no need for artificial light during the day. The heating for the building is provided by a radiant system composed of several hundred feet of tubes filled with hot water embedded into the concrete floors. The façade is made up of composite board that is held away from the skin in order to create ventilated façade. This ventilation helps to control the temperature of the building envelope and a more stable temperature indoors. Photo Credit: Alistair Tutton

Fredric J Ueckert

Anice Hoachlander of Hoachlander Davis Photography

Jacob Termansen

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