Challenge: Design a compact modern home on a sloped wooded lot overlooking the McKenzie River. Integrate the structure into the natural setting to reduce impact. Maximize daylighting and indoor-outdoor connections.
Concepts: The second floor living and master wings occupy two separate square, tall volumes linked via a low-profile entry way. The living wing floor slab is set on concrete piles, floating above the sloping ground. The minimalist modern design palette combines concrete foundations with timber-framed post & beam structure, wooden roof decks, steel hardware, stucco and cedar siding, and multiple tall windows. The separate wings’ shed roofs lifting in opposite directions, accommodate transom windows and afford panoramic views of the surrounding drama of forest, basalt cliffs, and river.
Sustainable Strategies: Reduced footprint; daylighting; shading devices; improved insulation; energy-efficient radiant heat with thermal mass; recycled materials. see more