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Residence for Two Gourmets

This home was designed with the kitchen and dining area as the primary interior space, with an adjacent conversation space that flowed out to an outdoor room surrounded by water. The exterior consists entirely of low maintenance, fire resistant, commercial grade materials. The interiors are rigorously and minimally detailed, but warm and light filled.

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The building divides the land into a public zone on the west, exposed to harsh afternoon light. The interior spaces are filtered from this exposure, while in contrast, they open dramatically to the private eastern portion of the site to welcome in abundant morning light.

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Public, arrival side of the home maintains privacy and minimizes exposure to the hot afternoon sun.
Public, arrival side of the home maintains privacy and minimizes exposure to the hot afternoon sun.
The private side of the home is open to the landscape and the morning sun. The conversation space flows out onto the patio.
The private side of the home is open to the landscape and the morning sun. The conversation space flows out onto the patio.
The landscape is all native plant material, with a series of ponds and a stream.
The landscape is all native plant material, with a series of ponds and a stream.
Early morning light penetrates the entire depth of the home.
Early morning light penetrates the entire depth of the home.
Exterior materials are low/no maintenance and fire resistant.
Exterior materials are low/no maintenance and fire resistant.
Architectural forms are a sequence of contrasts.
Architectural forms are a sequence of contrasts.
The lowest pond defines the edge of the outside patio, which enjoys morning sun and afternoon shade.
The lowest pond defines the edge of the outside patio, which enjoys morning sun and afternoon shade.
The kennel is designed with a nose slot in a mass wall that provides shade and cool thermal mass.
The kennel is designed with a nose slot in a mass wall that provides shade and cool thermal mass.
Random openings in the west walls are created with various sizes of glass block.
Random openings in the west walls are created with various sizes of glass block.
The grandest space in the home is the kitchen.
The grandest space in the home is the kitchen.
The library features a wall of shelving hung on steel cables.
The library features a wall of shelving hung on steel cables.
Interior trim and finishes are minimal and clean.
Interior trim and finishes are minimal and clean.
Custom furniture and interior finishes throughout the home are custom designed and built.
Custom furniture and interior finishes throughout the home are custom designed and built.
A variety of lighting animates walls and ceilings.
A variety of lighting animates walls and ceilings.
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