Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects Inc

Bridge House In Marin

Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects

BRIDGE HOUSE IN MARIN

Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects

LOCATION
Marin, United States

CATEGORY
Houses

PROJECT YEAR
2005

Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects

Text description provided by architect.

The site is fifteen acres of wooded grasslands with a ravine running through. The house bridges the ravine, spanning east to west.

Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects

The house is a continuous 22' wide two-story bar. A stair leads up to the entry court. The living areas are the upper level and have continuous glass walls which look north to the hill.

The bedrooms below have continuous glass walls, which look south to the theater in the landscape.

Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects

From above and below two opposite experiences of the site are focussed, one broad and expansive, the other defined and closed.

Along the upper bridge are two open courts, one for the entry, the other connecting the main house to the pool and guest house.

Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects

A deck links these courts on the north, and connects to paths that lead into the landscape with walks up the hill.

Walls and roof are clad in corten steel plate; viewed from above, the rusty bar bridges the golden grass slopes.

Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects

A blue pool branches off the bar and projects from the hill.


Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects


Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Bridge House In Marin
© Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects


Bridge House In Marin
Bridge House In Marin


Bridge House In Marin
Bridge House In Marin
Bridge House In Marin
Bridge House In Marin

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