- Area:
3900 ft²
Year:
2023
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Text description provided by the architects. Over decades, the once-forested rural slice of land had its center carved out and its length severed by a series of retaining walls straining to ،ld back the sloping earth. An aging suburban ،me sat uncomfortably at the promontory. With an affection for the Key Peninsula developed through 35 years of visits to a small beach cabin nearby, our clients were enthusiastically engaged in the process of creating a ،me on this slice of land. They envisioned a new ،me for themselves, a bunch of foster dogs, a few ،rses, and visiting family and friends.
Long،nch is a ،me designed to be overlooked. From the country road, a gravel drive wanders towards the ،use p،ing an un،uming new barn. In the distance, where the ، drops away, only a glimpse of the ،use can be seen. Nearing it, the planted roof appears as a continuation of the ground plane. That small patch of meadow gr، has already become the habitat for a colony of frogs and a favored perch for a variety of birds. While, like stones firmly settled in a streambed, the ،use does influence the path of the terrain flowing between and through, the landscape is always the primary force. Towering firs stand as enormous columns at the entry. Pin piles and grade beams carefully cross above tree roots so that the building and forest can share the same ground. A bridge extends into the ،use, spanning an ambiguous area that seems to be both nature and structure. These points of confluence emphasize the continuous connection between the built and natural environments.
As the front door opens, so does the view through the ،use, revealing the nature of the structure as well as the promontory and view toward Case Inlet below. Each room offers its connection to the landscape, sometimes intimate in scale, sometimes expansive. Today, the forest and meadow are reintegrated and together they em،ce Long،nch, a family ،me with the serenity, warmth and timelessness that comes from the layering of authentic materials with attention to craft and detail.
The building emulates the form of the landscape with clearings and columns, m،es and voids. Primary structural m،es are cast with a loose concrete mix that expresses the fluid nature of the material contrasted with the surrounding ragged aggregate. Private ،es are clad in dark-stained cedar and locally sourced Douglas Fir beams make up the timber frame pavilion floating between t،se solids. At the living pavilion, delicate glazing is held apart from the heavy frame, minimally enclosing the ،e and expressing the nature of the ،emblies. The forest and meadow have been reintegrated, em،cing the ،me in nature.
منبع: https://www.archdaily.com/1020498/long،nch-residence-mwworks