Cantilever Lake House
CANTILEVER LAKE HOUSE
Birdseye Design: H. Keith Wagner Partnership
ARCHITECTS
Birdseye Design: H. Keith Wagner Partnership
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
H. Keith Wagner Partnership
PHOTOGRAPHS
Westphalen Photography
AREA
2600.0 ft²
YEAR
2012
LOCATION
Lake dunmore, united states
CATEGORY
House
PROBLEM
Create a modern lakeside camp aesthetic while maintaining contextual sensitivity.
GOALS
- Design a contemporary architectural language that pays homage to the traditional lakeside camp.
- Establish a sense of privacy in the closely-spaced lakefront construction, while also opening the communal spaces up to the maximum amount of lakefront.
- Provide a path to the lake with an uninterrupted view of the water.
- Avoid creating a dominant structure by using simple forms and a simple material palette
CONCEPTUAL SOLUTION
Recess the structure into the existing hillside to avoid an excessively vertical massing while simultaneously creating a walk-out lower level adjacent to the lake.
Private spaces are situated in the buried portion of the residence, allowing the open, communal spaces to flow directly into the shoreline through a large glass façade.
Simple, orthogonal forms, shed roofs, and a minimalist material palette serve to lessen the impact of the house on the waterfront landscape.
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