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Northwest Peach Farm
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Situated
on a ten-acre plot selected for its extensive sprawl, this residence is
organized around a set of destinations - secluded retreats not unlike the
clearings carved from the woods when the land was cultivated as a peach orchard
years ago. Starting from a central
spine extending from the eastern woods to the western swimming pool edge, a
series of elongated pavilions are arranged to form an attenuated plan that
separates the home's programmatic parts from one another. Attaining privacy through horizontal
extension as opposed to solid vertical partitioning allows the pavilions to
open wholly onto the environment via expansive panoramic glazing. The central spine furthers this
slippage between interior and exterior in its functional transformations -from
terrace and pavilion to tree-canopied garden, raised terrace into open dining
room, and corridor into grotto-like library - before trailing off into the
forest. These transformations are
made seamless through the manipulation of a golden grey Minnesotan limestone
available in sizes and forms ranging from pebbles to massive monolithic
blocks. Consequently, it could be
used as slabs for both interior and exterior flooring, as gravel for walks and
drives, as a veneer for walls both inside and out, and as sculptural forms in
the garden.
Where
the central spine spaces the home's destinations in plan, the walls - materiality articulates vertical separation in elevation. The pitched rooftops and second story
private sleeping quarters are lightly fenestrated and clad in a folded copper
siding that will lose its sheen and darken over time. These visually heavy volumes float above the first floor,
separated by filigreed walls of steel and glass at the living room and finely
spaced vertical cedar channel siding underneath clearstory glazing at the
bedrooms. Through this enunciated
separation, a distance is implied between upper and lower sections.
A
final device for dispersing an abundance of household destinations is delivered
through programmatic multiplicity.
The tools for a single living activity - dining, sleeping, entertaining,
et cetera - are provided at multiple points along the central spine and at
three different elevations. For
example, four distinct cooking and dining experiences are offered: indoors
between the living and media rooms, outdoors at the screened porch, poolside
under the pavilion canopy, and topside overlooking the west patio. Similarly, three different sleeping environments
have been assigned to the house's three floor levels: simple lodge-style rooms
for guests, suite complexes for the homeowners, and a lofted bunkroom for
younger visitors.
Ultimately,
a design oriented around destinations offers the possibility of accommodating
large family gatherings while attending to each individual's desires. As the crowd breaks down into smaller
groups each has its own site for gathering, ideally distanced from one
another. When not entertaining,
these same spaces offer themselves as havens, each with its own tailored
surroundings, to which one may retreat for recreation and repose.
on a ten-acre plot selected for its extensive sprawl, this residence is
organized around a set of destinations - secluded retreats not unlike the
clearings carved from the woods when the land was cultivated as a peach orchard
years ago. Starting from a central
spine extending from the eastern woods to the western swimming pool edge, a
series of elongated pavilions are arranged to form an attenuated plan that
separates the home's programmatic parts from one another. Attaining privacy through horizontal
extension as opposed to solid vertical partitioning allows the pavilions to
open wholly onto the environment via expansive panoramic glazing. The central spine furthers this
slippage between interior and exterior in its functional transformations -from
terrace and pavilion to tree-canopied garden, raised terrace into open dining
room, and corridor into grotto-like library - before trailing off into the
forest. These transformations are
made seamless through the manipulation of a golden grey Minnesotan limestone
available in sizes and forms ranging from pebbles to massive monolithic
blocks. Consequently, it could be
used as slabs for both interior and exterior flooring, as gravel for walks and
drives, as a veneer for walls both inside and out, and as sculptural forms in
the garden.
Where
the central spine spaces the home's destinations in plan, the walls - materiality articulates vertical separation in elevation. The pitched rooftops and second story
private sleeping quarters are lightly fenestrated and clad in a folded copper
siding that will lose its sheen and darken over time. These visually heavy volumes float above the first floor,
separated by filigreed walls of steel and glass at the living room and finely
spaced vertical cedar channel siding underneath clearstory glazing at the
bedrooms. Through this enunciated
separation, a distance is implied between upper and lower sections.
A
final device for dispersing an abundance of household destinations is delivered
through programmatic multiplicity.
The tools for a single living activity - dining, sleeping, entertaining,
et cetera - are provided at multiple points along the central spine and at
three different elevations. For
example, four distinct cooking and dining experiences are offered: indoors
between the living and media rooms, outdoors at the screened porch, poolside
under the pavilion canopy, and topside overlooking the west patio. Similarly, three different sleeping environments
have been assigned to the house's three floor levels: simple lodge-style rooms
for guests, suite complexes for the homeowners, and a lofted bunkroom for
younger visitors.
Ultimately,
a design oriented around destinations offers the possibility of accommodating
large family gatherings while attending to each individual's desires. As the crowd breaks down into smaller
groups each has its own site for gathering, ideally distanced from one
another. When not entertaining,
these same spaces offer themselves as havens, each with its own tailored
surroundings, to which one may retreat for recreation and repose.
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