Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope

<br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope exterior thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="802" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-exterior-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>Situated in San Francisco, California, USA above the Dolres Park on a quite steep internet site with a public garden on one side, Craig Steely Architecture constructed Peter’;s Home in such a way as to disturb the land as small as attainable. The 1800sqft begins with the 24′x24′ cast-in-spot garage on the lowest point of the website. The architects then constructed a 3-storey glass tower on leading of the garage and in front of the slope, enabling the hillside to stay intact. The top volume of the property is then reconnected with the landscape by means of a concrete terrace. Privacy from the public garden was developed by means of a series of interior and exterior wooden louvers. The Louvers where also utilised in the creation of the garage doors.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope garage thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="315" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-garage-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The garage doors are louvered for air and light flow when closed. Because the louvers are rigid pieces of wood and there is no area for them to slide sideways, the architects made the doors with a central hinge and two sections of the louvers – an upper and reduced. This allows the door to bend up and out in a folding format.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope exterior thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="840" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-exterior-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The alternating double row of louvers on the garage door creates a slotted style that is significantly more private on the centre half of the door. Continuing the flow of wood is a drum shaped segment beside the garage door that wraps about a circular stairway that leads to the floor above.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope outdoor stairs thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="840" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-outdoor-stairs-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>A flight of concrete stairs travels from the street up by means of the public garden to the prime of the slope.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope public garden thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="903" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-public-garden-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The public garden offers a lush green space to an otherwise urban setting and the architects took benefit of this with the glass tower design. Although none of the huge glazings, round “port holes” within the glazings pivot open for air circulation.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope public stairs thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="840" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-public-stairs-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The public stairs arrive at the best of the slope a brief distance from Peter’;s residence and a lengthy landing connects them to an additional quick flight of stairs that leads to the home’;s back deck.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope louvers thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="917" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-louvers-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The wooden louvers on the side of Peter’;s residence exactly where designed to offer privacy from the public gardens, but there is some thing else that is specific about them. Although the property was nonetheless in its design stage, a new on-ramp was under building for the Golden Gate Bridge and a grove of Monterey Cypress trees needed to be cleared to accommodate the ramp. The architects where able to secure some of the downed trees and hired a neighborhood mill shop to develop all 90 of the strong wood louvers used within the home. The exterior louvers are fixed while the interior ones are operable for privacy and light exposure.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope outdoor stair landing thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="944" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-outdoor-stair-landing-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The outdoor stairs leads to a concrete “bridge” that connects to the residences back deck and to the slope itself. The deck is wrapped in the Montery Cypress panels for privacy.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope deck thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="472" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-deck-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The deck is big and spacious and made to be an extended living area for the house. Right here planters continue the greenery of the public space whilst outdoor cabinetry creates a continuum to the kitchen cabinetry on the other side of the glazings. With glazings on 3 sides of the residence, there are views in every single direction.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope kitchen thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-kitchen-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The architects developed Peter’;s Home to have the social zone on the leading floor to take benefit of the outdoor living area.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope kitchen thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-kitchen-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>With the outdoor living area proper off the kitchen, the homeowners can grow their personal herbs and some vegetables inside the containers if they so select. </p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope kitchen thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-kitchen-thumb__.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>With the deck just off of the kitchen, the architects chose to use a marble with heavy veining on the counter tops and backsplash to compliment the grey inside the concrete outdoors.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope living thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-living-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The living area just past the kitchen draws on the white inside the marble while the wood flooring (also utilized in the kitchen) ties in with the kitchen cabinetry. Whilst there are no windows on the media wall, skylights above flood the shelving with natural light and glass panels in the floor continue the flow of light to the volume below.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope terrace thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="429" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-terrace-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>Just previous the living room is a terrace overlooking the street under and the city beyond.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope bedroom thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-bedroom-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>Just below the terrace, a single level down is the Master Bedroom. While there is no deck off of the bedroom, the wall-to-wall glazings bring the outdoors in and a comfy Corbusier lounge chair is the excellent location to get pleasure from the outside views. When its time for privacy, the louvers can be closed.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope bedroom thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="409" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-bedroom-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The bedroom has a panoramic view of the cityscape in front and a view of the public garden to the side. Two large portholes produce an interesting visual witin the glazings that is picked up on with the choice of light pendant on the ceiling.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope ensuite thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-ensuite-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>Behind the Master Bedroom and surrounded by frosted glass is the ensuite. The exact same heavily veined marble is utilised on the floor, walls and counters. The only place it is not featured is on the big expanse of mirror above the vanity.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope ensuite thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-ensuite-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>With the ensuite wrapped in marble, there is no want for a separate shower space.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope stairs thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="944" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-stairs-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>A hallway among the ensuite and bedroom leads to a flight of stairs that leads to the volume under. From there, a circular staircase leads to the garage. The stairwell is kept light and bright through the natural light traveling from the living area skylights through the glass panels in the living room floor.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope bathroom thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="439" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-bathroom-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>A second bathroom on the second level also functions marble, but in this case a black marble with pale grey veining. The stark white of the tub, vessel sink and wall under the vanity as nicely as the frosted glass wall keep the space from feeling dark.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope circular staircase thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="944" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-circular-staircase-thumb.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The second volume is connected to the garage by way of a circular stairway of white powder coated steel wrapped in vertical wood 1x6s.</p><br/><img alt="garage upper deck connects glass home slope exterior thumb Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="944" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/garage-upper-deck-connects-glass-home-slope-exterior-thumb__.jpg" style="" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="630" /><br/><p>By designing the house as a free of charge standing tower, connected to the land by a concrete bridge above and the garage below, excavation was decreased to 1/3 of the norm thereby minimally affecting the native hillside and all-natural drainage. </p><br/><p>Craig Steely Architecture</p><br/><p>Photography by Bruce Damonte </p><br/><img alt="uk Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " height="1" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/uk.jpg" title="Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope home design " width="1" />

Garage And 3rd Floor Deck Connects Glass Home To Slope

Situated in San Francisco, California, USA above the Dolres Park on a quite steep internet site with a public garden on one side, Craig Stee...

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See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture

<br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass privatepasture social thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="423" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-privatepasture-social-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The Villa Sterk is a 5,059sqft home located in Bentebok, The Netherlands, just north of Heerenveen. Designed by Inbo, the home is a modern composition of concrete finished with a natural white stone or stucco. High efficiency glazings allow for long expanses of windows to enjoy the magnificent views of the surrounding landscape while the heat and cold storage in the ground removes the necessity for gas. The architects also designed the home with a series of long narrow strips of solar collectors in the landscaped garden to reduce the home’;s footprint on the environment.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture site thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-site-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The architects designed the home to be long and narrow to take advantage of the views on both sides of the site. Surrounded by a wall of trees, the residence is hidden from the road but visible to the home on the neighbouring site. The privacy of the location allowed the architects to expose the inner volumes of the home to the landscape with its walls of glass.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture site thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-site-thumb___.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The Villa Sterk sits centrally within the lot allowing for sweeping vistas on both sides. Access to the home is via a long lane flanked on one side by a row of trees.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture solar thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="419" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-solar-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The residence sits across the full width of the lot, which is divided into a courtyard on the entrance side and an open landscape garden on the other. The solar panels are able to take full advantage of the sun by being positioned on a slight slope within the pastures.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture neighbours thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-neighbours-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The home is also positioned to expose itself to the landscape and not to the neighbours on the next lot. The ends of the home are closed and private and this privacy is expanded upon with the use of privacy walls extending out from the facade of the home.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture privacy wall thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-privacy-wall-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The privacy walls extend quite a distance into the landscape but are unobtrusive in their design. With the home’;s facade long and narrow, the privacy walls simply act as a continuation of the facade.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture privacy walls thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-privacy-walls-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>There is a privacy wall on both ends of the home, creating a symmetrical pattern to the silhouette of the home.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass privatepasture social thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="423" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-privatepasture-social-thumb___.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The entrance to the Villa Sterk opens up to the living area of the social zone and with the two long lengths of the home covered in glazings, the uninterrupted views create the effect of living outdoors. The living area is separated from the dining room by two rectangular columns, one of which holds a two sided fireplace. Beyond the dining room is the kitchen.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture dining thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="423" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-dining-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The dining room consists of a peninsula table that juts out at right angles from the kitchen island. The island has a raised backsplash to create a visual break fro the kitchen area and the back of the island features open shelving in the same material as the dining room tabletop. The kitchen and the rooms beyond (a study and spare room) float within the centre of the home with walkways on both sides, allowing the landscape to continue uninterrupted through the wall of glazings.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture study thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-study-thumb__.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The study is lined on two sides with books and on the other two with views. A Lucite desk is used so as not to block the vistas. What a fantastic place to work, private yet so open, simply awesome.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture study thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-study-thumb___.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The study is given some soundproofing through the use of interior glass panels.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture social thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-social-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>On the other side of the living room is where the Master Suite is located. Since this area is a private zone, the interior walls extend to the glazings on both sides with the use of glass partitions. </p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture bedroom thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-bedroom-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The bedroom has access to the outside through its own sliding glass panel and the homeowners don’;t have to worry about sight lines from the neigbours if they choose to step outside at night thanks to the clever use of the privacy wall.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture toilet thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-toilet-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>With the privacy wall eliminating the sight line from the neigbours, the architects where able to design each zone of the ensuite to be open to the views. Even the toilet has view to the gardens – although it maintains its privacy from the rest of the bathroom and the bedroom.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture bathtub thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-bathtub-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>Then there’;s the soaker tub, tucked into a corner of glass creating the ultimate in luxury soaking.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture bathtub thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-bathtub-thumb___.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>Its as though the soaker tub is outside, simply stunning.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture bathtub exterior thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-bathtub-exterior-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>With the home long and narrow, guests sitting on the deck outside the social zone are far enough away from the Master suite that the view of the tub is not noticed.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture floorplan thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="184" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-floorplan-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>There is a second bathroom on the other side of the main volume just past the study and spare room. This main volume is one of two with the second accessed from an underpass to the main volume. In this second location is both storage and an atelier.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture atelier thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-atelier-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The atelier is a workshop, craft room and here the homeowners can explore their creative sides.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture exterior thumb See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-exterior-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>Inbo<br /> Photography by Auke van der Weide</p><br/><img alt="ytbvsdnirko See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " height="1" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ytbvsdnirko_.jpg" title="See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture home design " width="1" /><br/>

See Via Glass Property On Private Pasture

The Villa Sterk is a 5,059sqft home located in Bentebok, The Netherlands, just north of Heerenveen. Designed by Inbo, the home is a modern c...

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See Through Glass House On Private Pasture

<br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass privatepasture social thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="423" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-privatepasture-social-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The Villa Sterk is a 5,059sqft home located in Bentebok, The Netherlands, just north of Heerenveen. Designed by Inbo, the home is a modern composition of concrete finished with a natural white stone or stucco. High efficiency glazings allow for long expanses of windows to enjoy the magnificent views of the surrounding landscape while the heat and cold storage in the ground removes the necessity for gas. The architects also designed the home with a series of long narrow strips of solar collectors in the landscaped garden to reduce the home’;s footprint on the environment.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture site thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-site-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The architects designed the home to be long and narrow to take advantage of the views on both sides of the site. Surrounded by a wall of trees, the residence is hidden from the road but visible to the home on the neighbouring site. The privacy of the location allowed the architects to expose the inner volumes of the home to the landscape with its walls of glass.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture site thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-site-thumb__.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The Villa Sterk sits centrally within the lot allowing for sweeping vistas on both sides. Access to the home is via a long lane flanked on one side by a row of trees.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture solar thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="419" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-solar-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The residence sits across the full width of the lot, which is divided into a courtyard on the entrance side and an open landscape garden on the other. The solar panels are able to take full advantage of the sun by being positioned on a slight slope within the pastures.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture neighbours thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-neighbours-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The home is also positioned to expose itself to the landscape and not to the neighbours on the next lot. The ends of the home are closed and private and this privacy is expanded upon with the use of privacy walls extending out from the facade of the home.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture privacy wall thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-privacy-wall-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The privacy walls extend quite a distance into the landscape but are unobtrusive in their design. With the home’;s facade long and narrow, the privacy walls simply act as a continuation of the facade.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture privacy walls thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-privacy-walls-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>There is a privacy wall on both ends of the home, creating a symmetrical pattern to the silhouette of the home.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass privatepasture social thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="423" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-privatepasture-social-thumb__.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The entrance to the Villa Sterk opens up to the living area of the social zone and with the two long lengths of the home covered in glazings, the uninterrupted views create the effect of living outdoors. The living area is separated from the dining room by two rectangular columns, one of which holds a two sided fireplace. Beyond the dining room is the kitchen.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture dining thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="423" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-dining-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The dining room consists of a peninsula table that juts out at right angles from the kitchen island. The island has a raised backsplash to create a visual break fro the kitchen area and the back of the island features open shelving in the same material as the dining room tabletop. The kitchen and the rooms beyond (a study and spare room) float within the centre of the home with walkways on both sides, allowing the landscape to continue uninterrupted through the wall of glazings.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture study thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-study-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The study is lined on two sides with books and on the other two with views. A Lucite desk is used so as not to block the vistas. What a fantastic place to work, private yet so open, simply awesome.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture study thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-study-thumb_.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The study is given some soundproofing through the use of interior glass panels.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture social thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-social-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>On the other side of the living room is where the Master Suite is located. Since this area is a private zone, the interior walls extend to the glazings on both sides with the use of glass partitions. </p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture bedroom thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-bedroom-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The bedroom has access to the outside through its own sliding glass panel and the homeowners don’;t have to worry about sight lines from the neigbours if they choose to step outside at night thanks to the clever use of the privacy wall.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture toilet thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-toilet-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>With the privacy wall eliminating the sight line from the neigbours, the architects where able to design each zone of the ensuite to be open to the views. Even the toilet has view to the gardens – although it maintains its privacy from the rest of the bathroom and the bedroom.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture bathtub thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-bathtub-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>Then there’;s the soaker tub, tucked into a corner of glass creating the ultimate in luxury soaking.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture bathtub thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-bathtub-thumb__.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>Its as though the soaker tub is outside, simply stunning.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture bathtub exterior thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-bathtub-exterior-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>With the home long and narrow, guests sitting on the deck outside the social zone are far enough away from the Master suite that the view of the tub is not noticed.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture floorplan thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="184" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-floorplan-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>There is a second bathroom on the other side of the main volume just past the study and spare room. This main volume is one of two with the second accessed from an underpass to the main volume. In this second location is both storage and an atelier.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture atelier thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-atelier-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>The atelier is a workshop, craft room and here the homeowners can explore their creative sides.</p><br/><img alt="concrete home walls glass private pasture exterior thumb See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="420" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concrete-home-walls-glass-private-pasture-exterior-thumb.jpg" style="" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="630" /><br/><p>Inbo<br /> Photography by Auke van der Weide</p><br/><img alt="ytbvsdnirko See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " height="1" src="http://www.decoradvisor.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ytbvsdnirko.jpg" title="See Through Glass House On Private Pasture home design " width="1" /><br/>

See Through Glass House On Private Pasture

The Villa Sterk is a 5,059sqft home located in Bentebok, The Netherlands, just north of Heerenveen. Designed by Inbo, the home is a modern c...

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