Wild Lilac House

Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher

WILD LILAC HOUSE

Walker Workshop

CATEGORY
Houses

LOCATION
San Bernardino, United States

AREA
4000 ft²

ARCHITECTS
Walker Workshop

YEAR
2016

PHOTOGRAPHS
Joe Fletcher

MANUFACTURERS
Fleetwood

LEAD ARCHITECT
Noah Walker

OTHER PARTICIPANTS
Sammy Castro Design

Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher
Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher

Text description provided by architect.

This 3,200 sf single-family residence and accompanying 800 sf pool house were envisioned as a refuge cradled within the foothills of the San Bernardino National Forest.

Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher
Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher
Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher
Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher

The design uses a series of thickened walls which run east-west along the topography of the dramatic mountain site to establish discrete programmatic zones and protect the interiors from the sun.

Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher
Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher

Each resulting zone affirms its connection to the surrounding hillside, extending to outdoor living areas and into the landscape beyond, while the thickened walls demarcate successively more private areas of the house.

Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher
Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher
Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher
Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher

The main residence features a three-car garage, three bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a fluid living, dining, and kitchen space with sliding glass doors opening onto the pool to the east and the valley sunset to the west and anchored by an indoor-outdoor fireplace.

Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher
Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher

The pool house is perched a few steps above, nestled into the hillside and opening onto the pool and outdoor living area below. Water features integrated into the landscape include a generous lap pool, baja shelf, and spa, and an additional private sunset-view spa off the master suite.

Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher
Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher
Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher

A simple palette of grey plaster and cast-in-place concrete joined with natural materials and minimal landscaping blends softly into the surrounding chaparral and the colors of the desert sky.


Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher
Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher
Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher
Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher
Wild Lilac House
© Joe Fletcher


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