architecture 4 us

This house is used for a vacation house by a busy family in New York City. It is located on Sunset Ridge, perched on a hill. It is designed by Resolution: 4 Architecture.

This 3,034 sq ft house has “L” shape. It has 2 bars. The first floor bar contains the public areas, such as living room, dining room, entertaining room, etc, while the second floor contains the private space. Some decks are also available in both floors to connect between the indoor and outdoor. An outdoor fireplace is available in the second floor deck with the views of the surroundings as the added value.

Aluminum clad windows are used to maximize the day-lighting and optimize the views to the surrounding landscape. Ipe woods are used for the decks. The house also have cedar siding and also used cement board as materials. The bamboo materials are used for the flooring.

Some sustainable features are also available :

• radiant floor heat
• energy star appliances
• bio-based spray foam insulation
• high efficiency boiler
• low-flow plumbing fixtures
• LED lighting
• FSC certified Ipe and Cedar
• recycled cement board panel
• green roof
• etc

The position of the house also considered to maximize the natural day-lighting and capture the summer breezes while providing views of the quiet rolling landscape.

interior

the installation

elevation

first floor plan

second floor plan

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