Omar Gandhi Architects

Schlotfeldt Residence

Schlotfeldt Residence

Schlotfeldt Residence

Omar Gandhi Architects

ARCHITECTS
Omar Gandhi Architects

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Naramata, Canada

TYPE
Residential › Private House

Schlotfeldt Residence
Schlotfeldt Residence

Sitting high above the Okanagan valley, planted into the desolate mountain landscape sits a corten-clad house reminiscent of a land ship.

Schlotfeldt Residence
Schlotfeldt Residence

Intended to resist and react to the surrounding environment, the structure takes into consideration the risk of fire, extreme heat, wind, and snow that high altitude sites endure throughout the year.

Large overhangs provide shelter from the elements. 

The structure’s base offers no glazed openings to help protect from infiltration of low lying fire.

Schlotfeldt Residence
Schlotfeldt Residence

A set of steel perforated stairs lead you up to the entry across a perforated landing.

A central skylight and light tunnel draws in additional natural light into the center of the home.

Schlotfeldt Residence
Schlotfeldt Residence

The truncated, arrow-shaped plan is raised up and set into the existing rocky landscape, providing an uninterrupted 270-degree view from the main living spaces of the Okanagan valley and flanking mountain ranges.

Schlotfeldt Residence
Schlotfeldt Residence


Schlotfeldt Residence
Schlotfeldt Residence
Schlotfeldt Residence
Schlotfeldt Residence

Omar Gandhi Architects
T +1 902 4201580
Omar Gandhi Architects
1209 Marginal Rd Suite 300, Halifax, NS B3H 4P8, Canada