Hillsborough House
Hillsborough House
RO | ROCKETT DESIGN
ARCHITECTS
RO | ROCKETT DESIGN
CIVIL ENGINEER
Triad/Holmes Associates
LEAD ARCHITECTS
Zac Rockett, Jason Ro, Anthony Giannini, Christopher Longman
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Shades of Green Landscape Architecture
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Pascon Building Contractors
MEP ENGINEER
Monterey Energy Group
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
BCA Structural Engineering
YEAR
2023
LOCATION
Hillsborough, United States
CATEGORY
Houses
Taking cues from the neighboring classical Carolands Chateau, this home for six maximizes a flat site by lifting the quiet programs off the ground to float above the activity.
Service spaces are captured amongst a masonry plinth, nodding to the neighboring Chateau’s organization and rusticated base.
These masses organize the primary public spaces into a double high core that connects seamlessly to the exterior.
When doors retract, the wood-clad volume above becomes a canopy for indoor/outdoor living.
The language of the wood cladding provides warmth to offset the masonry and modulates around the structure to control views, sunlight, and privacy.
