Robert Maschke Architects

C-House

C-House
© Eric Hanson

C-HOUSE

Robert Maschke Architects

MANUFACTURERS
Lutron

PHOTOGRAPHS
Eric Hanson

YEAR
2008

LOCATION
Cleveland, United States

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
3761.0 ft²

Text description provided by architect.

C-House is one of three urban villas comprising the Residences of King’s Hill, a unique residential development located on Cleveland’s near west side.

C-House
© Eric Hanson
C-House
© Eric Hanson

Despite being situated within the urban context of the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood, this “virgin” site provides an idyllic enclave within a park-like setting, adjacent to the site’s eastern and southern boundaries.

Uninterrupted views of Lake Erie, Cleveland’s downtown and industrial flats, as well as the site’s proximity to a busy vehicular thoroughfare reconnect the site to its urban environment.

C-House
© Eric Hanson
C-House
© Eric Hanson
C-House
© Eric Hanson

The architecture of the C-House capitalizes on the inherent contrasts embedded in the site.

Program is stacked giving all living spaces access to dramatic views.

This sectional strategy produces a cantilever whose effect is not only formal intrigue, but provides shelter for the exterior space below.

C-House
© Eric Hanson
C-House
© Eric Hanson
C-House
© Eric Hanson

Fenestration is arranged opportunistically to frame views.

The resulting composition differs in opacity at each elevation suggesting a varied outward disposition to its surroundings.

C-House
© Eric Hanson
C-House
© Eric Hanson

Nested into the hillside, the monolithic form and white materiality of the C-House are utilized to give the architecture with a sense of otherness from the landscape.

The presence of the C-House elicits a substantive and billboard-like quality to the architecture, an unexpected and iconic presence for commuters between Cleveland’s downtown and western suburbs.

C-House
© Eric Hanson


C-House
© Eric Hanson
C-House
© Eric Hanson
C-House
© Eric Hanson
C-House
© Eric Hanson


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Floor Plan
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Roof Floor Plan
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Upper Floor Plan
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Lower Floor Plan
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Site Plan
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Section


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East Elevation
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West Elevation
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North Elevation

Robert Maschke Architects
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Robert Maschke Architects
6421 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102, United States