The building site had a significant influence on the design for this house. Layered with intense geologic history at the base of a three-million-year-old volcano, the site is a north-facing 20-degree slope with equal parts refuge and prospect at 6,300 feet above mean sea level.
Project name
Lookout House
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Truckee, California, USA
Photography
Joe Fletcher Photography
Design team
Gregory Faulkner, Christian Carpenter, Jenna Shropshire, Gordon Magnin, Darrell Linscott, Breanne Penrod, Garrett Faulkner
Interior design
CLL Concept Lighting Lab, LLC
Civil engineer
Shaw Engineering
Structural engineer
CFBR Structural Group
Environmental & MEP
MSA Engineering Consultants
Lighting
CLL Concept Lighting Lab, LLC
Construction
Rickenbach Development and Construction, Inc.
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel
Typology
Residential › House
The clients are a couple of environmental scientists who, along with their two sons, relocated from the Oakland Hills to the summer climate of Orinda. Their commitment to sustainability, including a request for net-zero energy performance annually, was evident throughout the design process. A three-bedroom program began as a remodel of a 1954 ranch...
Project name
Miner Road House
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Orinda, California, USA
Photography
Joe Fletcher Photography; Drone Promotions (aerial)
Design team
Greg Faulkner, Christian Carpenter, Jenna Shropshire, Owen Wright, Darrell Linscott, Richard Szitar, Pete Austin, Ben Lueck, Glenn Lutz
Collaborators
Bob Hodas Acoustic Analysis (Acoustics), Garrett Faulkner (3D Model)
Interior design
Faulkner Architects with DZINE Concept
Civil engineer
Lea & Braze Engineering
Structural engineer
CFBR Structural Group
Environmental & MEP
Davis Energy Group
Landscape
Thuilot Associates
Construction
Ethan Allen Construction
Typology
Residential › House
CLB Architects has recently completed Dogtrot, a new residence in Jackson, Wyoming. Dogtrot is sited at the center of a quiet 18-acre meadow with panoramic views of the surrounding ranchlands, foothills, and mountains, notably Mount Glory, the distinctive southernmost peak of the Teton Range. Its design is inspired by the separate but connected for...
Project name
Dogtrot House
Architecture firm
CLB Architects
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, USA
Photography
Audrey Hall (summer views), Matthew Millman (winter views)
Design team
Kevin Burke, AIA, Principal. Bryan James, AIA, Project Manager. Libby Erker, Interiors
Collaborators
Teton Geotechnical (Geotechnical Engineer)
Interior design
CLB Architects (with client)
Civil engineer
Agrostis Inc.
Environmental & MEP
JM Engineering (Mechanical Engineer), Helius Lighting Group (Electrical Engineer)
Lighting
Helius Lighting Group
Construction
Matarozzi Pelsinger
Material
Exterior: clad in oxidized corrugated and perforated steel and Siberian larch; Interior: Steel, Glass and Concrete
Client
ithheld at Owners’ Request
Typology
Residential › House
James Trahan AIA’s Slope House located in Sunnyslope, Arizona started out as an unassuming 1964 cinder block ranch perched on a hillside at the top of Central Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona. The home was marketed for its “gazillion dollar views” when it caught James’ attention in 2002; this proved to be true each day at dawn.
Architecture firm
180 Degrees Design + Build
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Photography
Matt Winquist
Principal architect
James Trahan, John Anderson, Troy Vincent
Design team
James Trahan AIA
Environmental & MEP
180 Degrees Design, Inc
Lighting
180 Degrees Design, Inc
Supervision
180 Degrees Design, Inc
Construction
180 Degrees Design, Inc
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Skylab Architecture designs the N M Bodecker Foundation in Portland, Oregon. The foundation provides creative communities with a dynamic mix of in-person spaces for workshops, gathering, and collaboration.
Project name
The N M Bodecker Foundation
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Photography
Jeremy Bitterman, Stephen Miller (video)
Design team
Jeff Kovel (Design Director), Brent Grubb (Project Manager), Jamin AAsum (Project Architect), Kyle Norman (Project Architect), Dustin Furseth (Project Architect), Amy DeVall (Interior Designer), Stephen Miller (Design & Visualization)
Collaborators
Geo Design (Geotechnical Engineer), Coral Sound Inc. (Acoustical Engineer), Ambient Automation (AV), The Facade Group (Building Envelope & Waterproofing), Michael Cronin Acoustic (Recording Room Consultant), Dream Land Skateparks (Skatepark Consultant)
Interior design
Skylab Architecture
Civil engineer
Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc.
Structural engineer
Structural Engineering (SCE)
Environmental & MEP
Interface Engineering
Lighting
Lighting Workshop
Construction
Skylab Construction Co.
Perched at 8,100 feet on the side of a mountain in Montana’s Madison Range, the massing and materials of this house are derived from the powerful landscape. The exterior of the house is a composition of Core-ten steel and board-formed concrete, materials which metaphorically and directly embrace the harsh realities of the site and its immediate env...
Project name
Yellowstone Residence
Architecture firm
Stuart Silk Architects
Location
Big Sky, Montana, USA
Photography
Aaron Leitz (spring views); Whitney Kamman (winter views)
Principal architect
Stuart Silk
Design team
Stuart Silk, Julianne Shaw, Kim Pham
Collaborators
Brandner Design, Inc. (Decorative Steel Fabrication), Scott Chico Raskey (Custom Glass Design)
Interior design
Stuart Silk Architects
Landscape
Land Design, Inc
Lighting
Brian Hood Lighting Design
Construction
Charter Construction
Material
Core-ten steel, Board-formed concrete, brick, wood, glass
Typology
Residential › House
Located at the eastern edge of the Texas Hill Country, this private wine cave serves as a destination along a secluded bend of the Blanco River. Excavated into the north face of a solid limestone hillside, this shotcrete lined tube is protected on the east and west by tall oak and elm trees, allowing it to nearly disappear within the native landsca...
Project name
Hill Country Wine Cave
Architecture firm
Clayton Korte
Location
Texas Hill Country, Texas, USA
Principal architect
Brian Korte, FAIA, Partner. Camden Greenlee. Brandon Tharp
Collaborators
Dash Concrete (Concrete subcontractor), Fasone and Associates (Specialty steel fabrication), : Cactus Max Fine Metal Artwork (Art metalwork)
Civil engineer
Intelligent Engineering Services
Structural engineer
SSG Structural Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Positive Energy
Construction
Monday Builders
Material
Board-formed concrete, Wood-clad, Rocky Mountain Hardware, Glass
Typology
Residential › Wine Cave
Tucked away in Los Altos Hills, the aptly named Round House is a geometrically unique structure; one of a few similarly shaped homes built in California in the 60s. The clients fell in love with this quirky circular house and initially planned a modest remodel.
Architecture firm
Feldman Architecture
Location
Los Altos Hills, California, United States
Collaborators
Romig Engineers Inc (Geotechnical Consultant), Urban Tree Management (Arborist)
Civil engineer
Lea + Braze Engineering Inc
Structural engineer
BKG Structural Engineers
Landscape
Variegated Green
Construction
Baywest Builders
Typology
Residential › House
