Los Angeles architects Frederick Fisher and Partners have sent in images of Santa Ynez Residence, a family home in California’s Santa Ynez Valley.
The home was completed in 2006.
Here’s some info from the architects:
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SANTA YNEZ RESIDENCE
Santa Ynez, California 2006
A 20 acre site in the Santa Ynez Valley of California dominates the landscape with extensive views of the surrounding mountains and valleys.
The natural environment has two distinct seasons consisting of hot summers and cold winters. A south easterly wind is common in the morning hours.
The owners, an artist and lawyer, requested a home that created a compound. The spaces to be included were an open living area, master bedroom suite, two guest suites with a shared living space, an office, artist studio and lap pool.
The 7000 square foot single –family residence is based on a grid of 25 squares. The firm’s interest in the “square” and “box” along with the owner’s square paintings generated the initial concepts for the home.
The 100 foot by 100 foot single-family residence is organized around a central courtyard that divides the building into three distinct “zones” with an area for living, sleeping and working.
To take advantage of the warm climate during the summer months, three outdoor rooms extend the living space.
This blurring of inside and outside is achieved with the use of large sliding glass panels. The interior courtyard protects the residents from harsh wind and sun while providing an alternative view of landscape, which is contemplative, serene and quiet.
This contained exterior world is juxtaposed to the outer landscape of natural grasses, shrubs and trees. The residence clad entirely in corrugated Cor-ten steel has taken on a rich brown color as it oxidizes, complementing its earthy surroundings.
Perforated Cor-ten steel is used for sun shading glass and covered areas adding a play of light across the homes surfaces. Large sliding and swinging steel gates enclose the home at night and while the owners travel.
Project Team:
Architects: Fred Fisher, David Ross, Brent Eckerman, Dong – Jin Kim
Landscape Architect: Pamela Burton
Photographers:
Benny Chan
Jim Bartsch
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Posted by Marcus Fairs
March 30th, 2009 at 1:04 am
Nice grouping!
March 30th, 2009 at 2:28 am
simple n clean….justice to site..
March 30th, 2009 at 2:59 am
Refreshing blend of indoors and outdoors, sharp contrast of interior and exterior materials, wonderful texture and proportions, perfectly framed views, and a beautiful site. Awesome house, now if I could only afford one…
March 30th, 2009 at 6:25 am
plans please
awesome work
March 30th, 2009 at 6:26 am
Nice house but a few plans and sections would be great.
March 30th, 2009 at 7:18 am
super
March 30th, 2009 at 11:00 am
very very nice indeed…the space is fabulous and strong.
The idea of connecting to nature is very well generated
March 30th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Two word come to mind, Marmol Radziner.
March 30th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
stunning work
March 30th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
I like the design although I would feel alone in so much space.
March 30th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
plans, sections, and BUDGET please!
March 31st, 2009 at 1:42 am
What’s the translucent cladding material?
March 31st, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Raphael, it’s the same cor-ten steel, but perforated, it says so in the text.
March 31st, 2009 at 6:35 pm
Translucent material is perforated corrugated corten. Due to privacy, drawings and costs are witheld at owners request. Also, Brad Dunning was the interior designer.
March 31st, 2009 at 7:59 pm
I would like to see plans and sections definitely!!! Love the space, glass, integration of inside and outside… I would like to know what are the aircondition systems they use….
April 1st, 2009 at 5:52 am
Looks like perforated Corten. Apart from Marmol Radziner, it looks a lot like most of Australian architect Sean Godsell’s houses.
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:19 pm
so simplicity..
April 5th, 2009 at 7:40 am
sean godsell… rick joy.. all so very similar…
April 16th, 2009 at 3:09 am
nice job.
I haven’t looked at it in detail but it looks like a reinterpretation of a house in Mallorca by Claudio Silvestrin and John Pauson. have a look.