ArchReview #141
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Review :
Houses on difficult terrain are always interesting: unexpected spaces inside, a striking facade, dramatic views of the house and out the windows.
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This house uses anthracite stone, which elsewhere can look like a dark blotch on the facade. Here it's paired with even darker, blacker panels, and the stone's rich texture comes through.3
The wooden window frames look great against the black, reading almost as orange accents on the facade.4
A "faded" look to the wood shingles, much like the spruce bark on the surrounding trees.5
Steps and boulders: the architect seems to carve the house out of the landscape. As you climb toward it, the wild surroundings turn into lived-in space.6
A very unusual color choice for the bargeboard and roof trim: gray. So the accent becomes not the outline of the house but its complex three-dimensional structure.Facade #3064 from Archi.Capital base.
