Kendle Design Collaborative

Dancing Light House

Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff

DANCING LIGHT HOUSE

Kendle Design Collaborative

MANUFACTURERS
Bulthaup, Fleetwood, Wood design

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
5600 m²

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Paradise Valley, United States

Desert form, indigenous materials, natural light and mountain views inspire this home.

Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff

Layered walls of rammed-earth, metal, concrete and glass create a playful collection of organic forms within a natural desert setting while visually articulating the various functions within.

The signature feature of this home is its floating roof canopy, the underside of which is comprised of tectonic-like forms inspired by local geology and monsoon cloud formations.

More than just sculpture and protection from the elements, this canopy balances the owner’s desire for both grandeur and coziness, starting low within the interior living spaces and raising dramatically towards the 180 degree mountain view.

Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff

All lighting and mechanical devises are carefully concealed within the fissures of this feature allowing the form and materials to be the focus.

Passive features include interior spaces arranged about a central outdoor atrium, allowing modulation of daylight and breeze to provide natural interior comfort.

Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff

Natural light brings this home to life, seeping in through carefully articulated crevices or reflecting off the strategically located pool, constantly transforming the mood of this home.

At times water-reflected light dances across the fractured planes of earth and wood while at other times it provides a Zen-like sense of calm.

Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff


Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff
Dancing Light House
© Alexander Vertikoff


Dancing Light House
Section A
Dancing Light House
Section B


Dancing Light House
Inspiration 01
Dancing Light House
Inspiration 02


Dancing Light House
Context
Dancing Light House
Site Plan

Kendle Design Collaborative
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Kendle Design Collaborative
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