Floor Plans for Sloping Terrain, Maximum Exposure - 3/21/2005 - Home Remodeling Interior Decorating Design

Floor Plans for Sloping Terrain, Maximum Exposure
 

Lone Star Custom Homes ― CA. Studio Architecture
(www.johnbrooks.com) — (www.ca-studio.com)

Reflecting a Sense of Need and Place: This 5,250-square-foot residence draws its energy from its surrounding views and from how the sun interacts with the spaces within.

Bowing to individual home owner needs, the single-family residence can be realized in various scales with interchangeable interior spaces and custom preferences to suit the client and blend with the site’s topography.

Heavily Grounded: A concrete foundation provides a sturdy base — both visually and structurally — for the gardens and cantilevered living spaces above while allowing for clerestories to bring southern light into the main entry and living spaces below. The solid base also provides an appropriate transition from the sloping site to the upper levels while serving as a retaining wall for the outdoor entertainment spaces above that could include an in-ground lap pool, pavilion and garden.

Privacy Bathed in Sunlight: The public living areas on the first floor are positioned to take full advantage of seasonal and daytime sunlight. Generous windows capture key views while providing appropriate privacy. Plus, the cantilevered nook (here, shown off of the main living space) features fully operable glass at its outside end and serves as a modern interpretation of the window seat. This alcove can be located off the living or bedroom spaces.

Morning Sun for Early (and Not-So-Early) Risers: The top floor owners’ suite has full access to a south-facing balcony, while a large, vertical, east-facing window brings in the morning sun. The stair tower acts as a light-well for all levels and connects to the southern exposure hallway, providing access and distributing southern light into all the rooms and through semi-transparent walls.

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