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Taylor Residence

TAYLOR RESIDENCE

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Taylor Residence
© Keith Isaacs

ARCHITECTS
In Situ Studio

ARCHITECTS IN CHARGE
Erin Sterling Lewis, Matthew Griffith, Jeremy Leonard

MANUFACTURERS
Jeld-Wen, La Cantina

CONTRACTOR
The Ullman Group Custom Homes

PHOTOGRAPHS
Keith Isaacs

AREA
4006 ft²

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Matthews, United States

CATEGORY
Houses

Taylor Residence
© Keith Isaacs

Text description provided by architect.

The house is on a flat site, well off the street, overlooking a woodland pond.

The drive meanders through the trees and approaches from the northern forest side. The house screens any view of the pond.

Taylor Residence
© Keith Isaacs
Taylor Residence
© Keith Isaacs

A tall entry and stair volume bisects the plan and is a lens to the pond upon entry. The entire ground level, which includes the master suite, opens north to the forest and south to the pond.

Openings on the south wall are shaded by an overhang. A composition of surfaces and site walls define formal exterior spaces adjacent to the house.

Taylor Residence
© Keith Isaacs
Taylor Residence
© Keith Isaacs

The foundation and site walls for the house are concrete, and the majority of the structure is wood. A large concrete fireplace mass anchors the plan alongside the entry and stair volume.

Steel is used to achieve large spans. Windows are a mix of aluminum-clad wood residential frames and large, aluminum sliding doors.

The upper volume is stucco and sits atop a wood, metal, and glass lower level.

Spare interior trim, flush interior doors, flush cabinets, and dark oak floors create a quiet interior.

Taylor Residence
© Keith Isaacs
Taylor Residence
© Keith Isaacs

Exterior areas are wood, concrete, and gravel and spill directly from the interior on both the north and south sides.

A large synthetic turf yard to the north provides a play area, bounded by the forest, the drive, and a garage. Selected trees sprinkle the landscape to the south between the house and the pond.

Taylor Residence
© Keith Isaacs
Taylor Residence
© Keith Isaacs
Taylor Residence
© Keith Isaacs


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