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7706, Continental Parkway, Amarillo, TX, United States
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Suburban home
7706, Continental Parkway, Amarillo, TX, United States
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2010
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$500K - 1M
Today the suburbs in many American cities can feel like a never ending sea of self-similar tract homes, mc mansions, disorienting crooked streets and strip malls. Yet the formula seems to work, as it allows people the luxuries of a front yard, back yard and garage. The intent with this design was to focus the house inwards creating a serene space. Built in a new neighborhood with restrictive neighborhood covenants and no significant contextual elements to relate to, the house seeks to quietly integrate into the suburban fabric. The house is for a husband and wife whose three children have moved away, but many of the extended family visits often. It is a 2 bedroom 2.5 bath, but the second bedroom is completely detached and accessible only through the private courtyard.
The house design was inspired by the dwellings built upon the high western plains by the Anasazi people, Spanish colonizers as well as the simple frontier dwellings of the early settlers. The plan was conceived as five square pavilions arranged around a central court, partially defined by a sixth pavilion wall, each measuring approx 25’ x 25’ x 25’. The building uses repetition to create harmony of scale. Oversized, the spaces inspire grandeur and a sense of protection. Rustic and fortified on the outside the house reveals clean white volumes on the inside, with a strong connection to the central courtyard.
Stone was chosen for the exterior walls for its durability to protect against the harsh elements of West Texas. Heating and cooling was achieved with a simple ductless unit, one in each of the four volumes. Structural insulated panels over the roof joists and open cell spray foam insulation in all walls provide above average insulating values. The floors are white oak and the door and window frames were left unpainted. The cedar roof structure is exposed in the Living Room and Garage.
The house design was inspired by the dwellings built upon the high western plains by the Anasazi people, Spanish colonizers as well as the simple frontier dwellings of the early settlers. The plan was conceived as five square pavilions arranged around a central court, partially defined by a sixth pavilion wall, each measuring approx 25’ x 25’ x 25’. The building uses repetition to create harmony of scale. Oversized, the spaces inspire grandeur and a sense of protection. Rustic and fortified on the outside the house reveals clean white volumes on the inside, with a strong connection to the central courtyard.
Stone was chosen for the exterior walls for its durability to protect against the harsh elements of West Texas. Heating and cooling was achieved with a simple ductless unit, one in each of the four volumes. Structural insulated panels over the roof joists and open cell spray foam insulation in all walls provide above average insulating values. The floors are white oak and the door and window frames were left unpainted. The cedar roof structure is exposed in the Living Room and Garage.
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