The Meadow House is situated at Sea Ranch, a planned community in California's Sonoma County first set up in 1965.
A popular vacation spot, the coastal village is located about 160 kilometres north of San Francisco and was recently selected as one of 10 modernist architectural marvels on America's West Coast.
一对见多识广的夫妇委托建造这栋住宅,寻求能够与自己在城市中的小公寓相对立的住宅。
住宅内需要容纳他们的书籍和从世界各地收集的文物。
A well-traveled couple commissioned the house, seeking a "counterpoint" to their small apartment in the city.
The home needed to accommodate their books and collection of artefacts from around the world.
“建筑坐落于高度暴露海洋牧场区,面临的挑战是为住户提供隐私和遮蔽的户外空间,同时最大限度的开放和引入南侧的风景,”位于旧金山工作室的Malcolm Davis Architecture事务所这样认为。
住宅包含两个由酒吧联系起来的体量,所有建筑围合成一个庭院。
"Sited on a highly exposed ocean meadow lot, the challenge was to provide privacy and sheltered outdoor space, while maximising the sense of openness and capturing the southerly views," said Malcolm Davis Architecture, a San Francisco-based studio.
The home consists of two angular volumes connected by a bar, all of which surround a courtyard.
立面使用红木包覆,大窗户可以俯瞰大海和森林覆盖的山脊。
“两个简单的大体量房屋创造出焦点,而且阻断海风和邻居的视线,”建筑师说。
The facades feature redwood cladding and large windows overlooking the ocean and a forested ridge.
"The massing of the two simple sheds creates a focal point while blocking the coastal wind and views from the house of the immediate neighbour," the architects said.
房子占地2690平方英尺(250平方米)。公共功能放在一个分支,厨房,餐厅和客厅占据了大空间。
私人房间大多位于其他升高两层的体量上。
The home encompasses 2,690 square feet (250 square metres). Public functions were placed in one wing, with the kitchen, dining room and living room occupying one large space.
Private rooms were mostly located in the other volume, which rises two levels.
"The program called for 'his and hers' offices at opposite ends of the house, encouraging focus but allowing for interaction around the central kitchen," the architects added.
"They wanted a place to read and write in the reflective and inspiring coastal setting."
室内设计“温暖而平静”,与户外有强烈的联系。
墙壁覆盖着本地种植的Douglas冷杉,而地板使用石头和抛光混凝土。
The interiors are designed to be "warm and calm", with a strong connection to the outdoors.
Walls were sheathed in locally harvested Douglas fir, while stone and polished concrete were used for the flooring.
From inside, occupants can observe the birds and native plants that animate the scenic terrain.
Other residential projects in northern California include a ski chalet by Mork-Ulnes clad in tar-coated timber and a white barn-like house by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop in a farming valley.
Photography is by Joe Fletcher.
项目概况:
首席设计方:Malcolm Davis Architecture
景观设计师:Lutsko Associates
承包商:Phil Simon, Simon Construction
Project credits:
Lead architects: Malcolm Davis Architecture
Landscape architect: Lutsko Associates
Contractor: Phil Simon, Simon Construction