The house is a composition of simple masses with spatial intersections that create a complex interior environment. A semi-enclosed courtyard brings light and air into the center of the house. This indoor porosity continues vertically through shafts that connect floors and provide a counterpoint to the monolithic stacked-box appearance of the exterior.
Construction & Finish Materials:
Wood framed construction with steel structure at rims and cantilevers. Insulated concrete foundation. Stained Cedar rain-screen siding with aluminum-framed structural silicon glazed window system (triple-pane insulated glass is adhered to the exterior of the frames, flush with the adjacent siding). Accoya decks and bleached White Oak interior floors. Custom cabinetry integrated into gyp-board and painted MDF walls. Hot-rolled steel & Oak structural stair and hot-rolled steel cabinets in se-lected areas. Stained Cedar from the Guest Wing extends through to the interior and ends with a large rolling wall panel. Frameless doors throughout. Radiant in-floor heating with forced-air cooling. LED lighting.
The project was built during the pandemic necessitating a shift to all-Canadian products and finishes to avoid costly and unpredictable imports. Owner-Architect-Contractor meetings were conducted via weekly Zoom and Facetime links.
Project Awards
2023 AN Best of Design, Editors’ Pick
2023 AIA Central States Region Merit Award
2023 AIA Nebraska Citation Award
Publications
Residential Design Magazine, v3. 2017
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