#FotoVorschlag: #Rost und #Grünspan // #Rust and #patina

Ich kann beides bieten! Hier ist die #Metallskulptur "Die #Biene" von Metallbildhauer Ronald Knoll und im Hintergrund der #NaumburgerDom (UNESCO-Welterbe) // I have both! This is the metal #sculpture "The #Bee" by #metal sculptor Ronald Knoll, and in the background the spires of #Naumburg Cathedral (UNESCO world heritage site)


#church #Kirche #town #urban #streetPhotography #urbanArt #publicArt #öffentlicheKunst #Metall #Skulptur #metalwork #metalworks #rusty #rostig #verrostet #Insekt #insect #art #Kunst #WeatheringSteel #Cortenstahl #Corten #cortenSteel #NaumburgSaale #NaumburgAnDerSaale #Burgenlandkreis

#FotoVorschlag: #Korrosion // #Corrosion

Gedenkplatte zu Ehren des Insektenforschers und -illustrators Johannes Goedaert im #Molenwaterpark seiner Heimatstadt #Middelburg. Die drei Bände seines Werks 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 wurden zwischen 1662 und 1669 veröffentlicht. Sie fanden damals großen Anklang, sind dann aber für fast 400 Jahre in Vergessenheit geraten. Die menschlichen Genitalien auf der Platte stammen nicht von ihm. Glaub ich. 😋 // #Memorial for entomologist and illustrator #JohannesGoedaert in Molenwater Park in his hometown Middelburg. The three volumes of his book, 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴, were published between 1662-1669. They were a great success at the time, but almost forgotten for 400 years. The human genitalia depicted are not from his original illustrations. I think. 😋


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CLB places steel "chapel" in Times Square for NYCxDesign

American studio CLB Architects has created a circular wood-and-steel "chapel" in New York City's Times Square to mark the return of the city's annual NYCxDesign festival.

The project, dubbed Filter, was commissioned by Design Pavilion, a local organization that builds public art installations.

CLB has designed a "steel chapel" as a temporary installation in Times Square. Photo is by Kevin Scott. Header photo is by Leonid Furmansky

The installation was initially set to be built for the 2020 edition of the city's annual design festival but was pushed back several times due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"Created for Design Pavilion and the NYCxDesign Festival, Filter carves out space for quiet recentering within the frenetic energy of Times Square," said CLB Architects, a studio with offices in Jackson, Wyoming, and Bozeman, Montana.

The circular structure is made with folded weathering-steel plates. The photo is by Leonid Furmansky

"Designed as both a monumental object and an ephemeral experience, the pavilion establishes a new node in the heart of New York City’s urban fabric – reorienting that experience toward the natural, rather than the man-made," the studio added.

Two wooden ramps at opposite ends of the circular structure lead up to openings in the steel enclosure. The walls of the pavilion are made of large, folded steel plates that were cut to allow visibility through the structure.

The space provides a space for reflection in the middle of busy Times Square. The photo is by Leonid Furmansky

They rise to 20 feet (6 metres) tall and form a circle with a diameter of 24 feet (7.35 metres).

"Fluid shards of naturally weathered steel invite close inspection, and a gentle ramp leads around the perimeter, offering views of the space held within," said the architects.

The steel plates were spaced apart to create lines of sight. The photo is by Leonid Furmansky

A tree occupies the centre of the structure, marking a contrast with the urban context of Times Square. Around the perimeter of the space, V-shaped benches nest into the steel panels, offering visitors a place to briefly sit.

The installation was financially supported by Emit, an industrial manufacturing company based in Sheridan, Wyoming that also participated in manufacturing the steel components used for the pavilion.

There are benches around the interior on a slightly elevated wooden platform. The photo is by Leonid Furmansky

After NYCxDesign, the installation will be disassembled and returned to Wyoming to be installed outside the company's offices, while the tree will be donated to the New York City non-profit The Battery Conservancy.

"When it completes its cycle and reaches its final resting point in Sheridan, FILTER’s patina will reflect the accumulations of both dry western air and East Coast salinity," said the architects.

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It was installed this week and will open to the public from May 7 through May 15.

NYCxDesign is an annual festival that is celebrating its tenth edition. The festival will run from May 10 to May 20 and showcase the best of New York City's design and architecture scene in a series of virtual and in-person events across the city.

A tree sits in the middle of the installation. The photo is by Andres Orozco

CLB Architects has recently completed another public art installation in the American West, using glue-laminated timber panels to create a gathering space for the town of Bozeman.

Other public art installations around the USA include a range of sculptures by Wevolve Labs in Austin that are inspired by local plants and birds and an oversized playground designed by Architensions for Coachella.

Project credits:
Architect: CLB Architects
Exhibit patron, steel supplier and fabricator: EMIT
Wood supplier and wood fabricator: Spearhead
Builder: Dowbuilt
Structural engineer: KL&A, Inc.
Lighting designer: HELIUS
Light fixture provider: B-K Lighting
Tree provider: Raemelton Farm
Lighting contractor: Apollo Electric

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3andwich Design shelters desert camp centre with a rusted steel shell

Chinese studio 3andwich Design has completed a facilities centre for a desert campsite in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, with a weathered steel shell that looks like it is buried in the sand.

Two new structures provide catering facilities, storage, a multifunctional hall and a nearby outdoor stage for the Desert Galaxy Camp, which has been developed in response to a boom in desert tourism in the area.

3andwich Design has created a facilities centre for a desert campsite in China

Lishui-based 3andwich Design drew on the history and myths of the desert to create a form that appears to have been excavated from beneath the sand, which it described as a "half-buried jewellery box".

"The long history can't help but make people imagine how many stories are still buried under the desert, waiting to be discovered," said the studio.

The centre has a weathered steel shell

"There is no cultural landscape or historical context around the site. Here, the desert is the most intuitive and significant element, where the rolling sand dunes stretch into the distance," it continued.

"Straight lines and geometric forms are the basic elements of the building, simulating a huge rectangular solid half-buried in the yellow sand, endowing it with a narrative metaphor – the lost treasure box."

The main building comprises a stack of white cubic forms

In the main building, a stack of white cubic forms house the facilities, with a reception area and restaurant on the ground floor, events hall on the second floor and a VIP space on the third floor. Each of the upper levels opens out onto a terrace.

These forms are shaded by the "rectilinear tube" that surrounds the building and was made using an exposed steel frame clad in panels of weathered steel, through which several of the cubic forms protrude to create glazed areas.

A matching canopy structure is positioned close by

This shell is intended to create a cooler microclimate around the building and its terraces to prevent overheating, informed by coverings worn to keep cool in the desert.

Nearby, a matching canopy structure above a concrete base forms the small outdoor stage, connected to the main building by a winding path of wooden decking that also leads to the individual campsites.

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"According to local people, it is best to have a 'cover' for desert buildings, even if only a piece of cloth, to alleviate the direct sunlight and form a cool microclimate," said the studio.

"The first roof formed by the rusted steel plate is this cover. It blocks the sunlight and forms a shadow to prevent the sun from directly shining on the second roof, which would result in excessive indoor temperatures," it continued.

The shells of the buildings are punctured by small triangular holes

The metal coverings of both structures have been punctured by small triangular holes, which create a star-like pattern across the terraces during the day and across the exterior at night as light from the interior shines through them.

Previous projects by the studio include a concrete bar extending out over a river in the village of Wangjiatuan and a tourist centre designed with He Wei Studio looking out over a limestone canyon in Guizhou Province.

_The photography is byJin Weiqi. _

Project credits:

Architect: 3andwich
Client: Shapotou Tourism Co., Ltd.
Principal architects: He Wei, Chen Long
Design team: Li Qiushi, Cao Shiqing, Zhao Xinze
Construction drawings: Zhicheng Jianke Design Co., Ltd.
Construction drawings team: Zhao Yanmei, Li Wei, Jin Hua
Water supply and drainage : Yan Yuxiao
HVAC: Zhang Min
Electrical engineering: Lu Yao, Tian Kai

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Imbue Design completes glass-and-steel home in Utah desert landscape

Salt Lake City architecture studio Imbue Design has built a house outside Zion National Park in Utah with sweeping views of one of the USA's most renowned landscapes.

The Watchman Cabin was completed collaboratively with a nature-loving client who was "captivated" by the area's natural surroundings after visiting. Located in Springdale, the site is near the entrance to the Zion National Park, which is famed for its dramatic rock formations and rugged scenery.

Imbue Design built the house outside Zion National Park

"All around the Watchman Cabin's site rise massive stone megaliths that are the handiwork of water and wind and 150 million years of deposition," explained Imbue Design.

"The client requested that Imbue empathetically design a retreat that would harmonise with its unique environment, capture the essence of the place, and resonate with his deliberate nature," the studio added.

The cabin sits against the Utah landscape

The home is sited at the foot of a hill and divided into three volumes that encompass 1,900 square feet (177 square metres).

These include a garage, a main residence, and a standalone guesthouse with its own kitchen and a small living room.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing faces the dramatic views

Each room is connected by covered, but unenclosed walkways.

"All three are threaded together by a CMU [concrete masonry unit – also known as breezeblocks] retaining wall and organised about a central connecting courtyard for gathering," said Imbue Design.

Weathering steel wraps around openings

Within the shared terrace that separates the main residence from the guesthouse, the architects included amenities such as an outdoor fireplace and a soaking tub.

"Where the retaining wall is the cabin's spine, the courtyard is the project’s heart," said Imbue Design.

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Inside, the facades facing Zion's rock formations are glazed from floor to ceiling, offering expansive views of the landscape, while more private areas were clad in weathering steel.

This earthy tone, as well as the masonry's reddish shade, were inspired by the colour of the soil in the area.

Interior spaces offer views of the landscape

"The weathered steel skin provides privacy and protection from the harsh desert climate, while glass volumes in public spaces act as eyes taking in every magnificent vista," said the architects.

The interiors were completed in a restrained, grey palette that is contrasted by the underside of the overhanging roof, which was finished in wood and visible throughout the home.

The cabins give their nature-loving owner immediate access to the landscape

Utah is famed for its remote, dramatic landscapes and desert climate.

Other properties in the Western US state include a home by Klima Architecture in the mountains and a low-slung gabled retreat by Studio Upwall Architects.

The photography is byMiranda Kimberlin.

**Project credits:
**
Contractor: Fahrenkamp
Engineer: Epic Engineering
Geotech: AGEC

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Stacked steel tubes form Waterline Monument by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh

Hundreds of stacked, weathered steel tubes form this arched monument in Laagraven Park, Utrecht, designed by architecture and art studio Gijs Van Vaerenbergh.

The Waterline Monument was created to celebrate the New Dutch Waterline being awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2021.

The Waterline Monument is a steel tubed monument that was designed by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh

Operational from 1815 to 1940, the New Dutch Waterline was a defensive system of canals, forts and bunkers that enabled areas of land to be strategically flooded in order to make them inaccessible in the event of an invasion.

Stretching from Muiden, outside Amsterdam, down to what is now the Biesbosch National park near Rotterdam, the area has since become a popular route for cycling and hiking, with many of its forts, bunkers and locks still intact.

The installation was constructed using hundreds of weathered steel tubes

Gijs Van Vaerenbergh saw these historic structures as being crucial to the "collective memory" of the area. For the design of the monument, the studio abstracted the form of one of the many locks along the route using a welded stack of metal tubes.

"By presenting the lock in its essential form, that is, three arched openings at right angles to the viewing direction, the image is shifted from that of a lock to that of an (entrance) gate," said the studio.

"As the sculpture is situated on top of the slope, it is also reminiscent of a triumphal arch. The play with the recognisability of these different forms imbues the work with ambiguous meanings," it continued.

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From a distance, the monument is designed to appear as a solid structure, similar to many of others dotted along the route of the New Dutch Waterline.

When approached, however, the different lengths of tube and their hollow forms cause this initially solid appearance to "dissolve" as visitors move around it.

Steel tubes have different lengths

"The work always presents itself as a solid stack of tubes, except when visitors pass by it. The gaze then not only passes through the arches of the gate, but also through the tubes themselves," said the studio.

"For a brief moment, the image dissolves; the artwork becomes partially transparent. This creates a special, elusive moment of wonder and a new perception of spatiality," it continued.

From certain points, the Waterline Monument looks as though it is solid

The structures along the New Dutch Waterline have been the site of many previous architectural interventions.

Belgian studio B-ILD converted a former bunker into a tiny holiday home, and RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon created a sculptural visitor attraction by slicing a bunker down its middle to create a route through its interior.

The photography is byJohnny Umans.

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Foster + Partners shelters subterranean art gallery with pyramidal roofscape

Four peaks clad in weathering steel cover the underground galleries at the Datong Art Museum, which British architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed in northern China.

The 32,000-square-metre art museum, which is now open in Datong, is designed by Foster + Partners as an "urban living room" with facilities for both artists and the public.

Top image: Foster + Partners has completed the Datong Art Museum in China. Above: it is distinguished by a pyramidal roofscape

It forms part of a new cultural quarter in the city, where there are three other major buildings designed as a creative hub for the region.

Foster + Partners first revealed the design in 2012, with its completion originally slated for 2013, and again in 2020.

The roofscape covers subterranean galleries

"The museum is conceived as a social hub for people – an 'urban living room' for Datong – that brings people, art and artists together in a space where they can interact," explained Luke Fox, head of studio at Foster + Partners.

"Designed for the future, we hope the museum will become the centre of the city's cultural life – a dynamic public destination."

The pyramidal forms are clad in weathering steel

Datong Art Museum is designed a series of four interconnected pyramids that are partly embedded in the ground, intended to evoke rocky peaks emerging upwards.

The pyramids are surrounded by landscaped plazas, which incorporate diagonal paths to the museum's entrance and ramps down to a sunken plaza and amphitheatre.

The interiors are lit by clerestory windows

Foster + Partners chose to embed the museum within the ground to reduce its scale and complement the neighbouring cultural buildings while providing sufficient gallery space.

The form of the pyramidal roofscape, which varies in height, resulted from the building's large structural span that ensures the galleries are flexible and column-free.

Visitors enter the building onto a mezzanine level

The roofscape is clad in weathering-steel plates, which have been arranged in a linear formation to accentuate the shape of the peaks and help drain water.

Between each peak is a clerestory window that draws light inside the subterranean galleries during the day and illuminates the surrounding plaza at night.

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According to Foster + Partners, these high-level windows are orientated to the north and northwest to minimise solar gain and create a suitable environment for the artwork inside.

Visitors entering the museum are greeted by a mezzanine level that overlooks the Grand Gallery – a 37-metre-high space with a span of 80 metres. This forms the heart of the museum and is used for large-scale artworks, performance art and events.

The galleries feature alongside archival and storage spaces

Surrounding this the Grand Gallery is a series of smaller climate-controlled exhibition spaces, alongside a media library, archive, storage spaces and a cafe and restaurant.

There is also a dedicated gallery and education centre for children, which is lined with tall south-facing windows to maximise sunlight.

Foster + Partners, the studio founded in 1967 by Norman Foster, also recently completed the Narbo Via museum in southern France that is lined by coloured concrete walls.

Other contemporary museums with underground galleries include Amos Rex by JKMM Architects in Helsinki and the Danish National Maritime Museum by BIG in Helsingør.

The photography is by Yang Chaoying.

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Klima wraps Maple Haus in the Utah mountains in weathering steel

Local firm Klima Architecture prioritised energy efficiency and a low-maintenance exterior while designing this three-level, family residence near Park City, Utah.

The studio designed Maple Haus for a site just outside of Park City, a ski town on the eastern front of Utah's Wasatch Mountains.

Maple Haus is located in Utah's Wasatch Mountains

The project was designed by Klima Architecture, which was founded in 2010 as Park City Design + Build and took on a new name last year.

The house was initially designed by to be a home for the studio's founder Chris Price. But due to the area's favourable real estate market, he ended up selling the home to new owners who use it as a full-time residence.

The house sits in a forested community

The house sits within a forested community with an eclectic mix of abodes, from older cabins to contemporary dwellings. Price has lived in the neighbourhood for over a decade and has designed four homes there, including the Meadows Haus and Tree Haus.

"I gravitated here because historically you could get really cheap lots, and there is the utmost advantage of not having an overarching homeowner's association with design guidelines," said Price.

A property called the Cube House informed the dwelling's design

He added that many Park City neighbourhoods have adopted restrictive guidelines, resulting in an "uninspiring built landscape."

While designing Maple Haus, Price took inspiration from an adjacent property – the Cube House, designed by the late architect John Sugden, who had apprenticed under Mies van der Rohe.

Klima wrapped the house's upper levels in Corten steel

"In true Mies/German efficiency, the house was built around a rigid grid of steel and glass, all on a concrete plinth," said Price.

"I wanted to take a notch out of this philosophy and design this house with the same rigour, but with modern materials and Passive House detailing."

Kitchen counters are topped with black granite

Approximately rectangular in plan, the Maple Haus rises three levels on a sloped site. The house measures 60 by 24 feet (18 by 7.3 metres) and is laid out on a 12-foot (3.7-metre) grid.

"This helped minimise material waste when framing, and allowed us to work faster," said Price.

Wood clads the property's interior walls

Creating an air-tight building envelope was a key concern. The architect used double-stud construction to form super thick walls filled with insulation. Triple-pane windows help lock in heat.

The base has a concrete exterior, while the upper levels are wrapped in Corten steel – a low-maintenance material that holds up well against fire, bugs and sunlight.

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"On top of the steel siding is a second solar screen made of steel angle iron," said Price. "This functions solely on the southwest and northwest sides of the home, blocking around 30 per cent of that harsh western light."

Within the home, the team created light-filled spaces with crisp detailing.

A staircase with wood-veneer treads connects the three levels

The lowest level holds two bedrooms, while the middle floor contains a garage and guest quarters. The top level encompasses the main suite and an open-concept kitchen, dining area and living room.

All three levels are connected by a staircase made of black-painted steel with wood-veneer treads. Price and his father built all of the home's steelwork.

Klima used various earthy woods were used in the design

Earthy materials help tie the home to its natural setting. Hem fir was used for walls and ceilings, while maple was used for floors. Counters are topped with black granite.

Rooms were initially dressed with furniture from the Italian brand Poliform.

Large windows connect occupants to their outside surroundings

Large stretches of glass help occupants feel connected to the scenic landscape – a high desert, alpine ecosystem with pine and oak trees. An operable, triple-pane skylight brings in light from above while also allowing hot air to escape.

The roof is designed to allow for photovoltaic panels and a roof terrace in the future.

The house is located just outside of Park City, a ski town

Once a mining area, Park City is now a beloved destination for skiers and nature enthusiasts. Other projects in the mountain town include a residence by Imbue Design that consist of wood-clad, rectilinear volumes that are positioned around a central courtyard.

The photography is by Kerri Fukui and Lauren Kerr.

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Roberto Benito incorporates naked materials into Vivienda Texturas in Cordoba

Roberto Benito Arquitecto has completed a low-slung house in central Argentina that has concrete walls designed to look like geological strata.

The project, called Vivienda Texturas – or Textural House – is located in San Francisco, a city in the Argentine province of Cordoba. The horizontal dwelling sits on a 1,490-square-metre corner lot in a low-density neighbourhood.

The house has concrete walls designed to echo their surroundings

The residence is intended to provide a suitable atmosphere for both quiet reflection and entertaining guests.

"It is a place designed for gathering with friends, but also to promote a peaceful and reflective life," said local firm Roberto Benito Arquitecto.

Patios are dispersed throughout the volumes

Throughout the house, the team sought to use unfinished materials that would give rise to a "textural architecture".

"The significance given to materiality, represented by the nakedness and honesty of some natural finishes, makes it acquire a great expressiveness," the architect said.

Unfinished walls are intended to look textured

The single-storey house consists of rectilinear volumes that are interspersed with shaded patios. These outdoor voids are meant to establish a continuity between inside and out.

For the exterior walls, the team used irregular layers of concrete.

"Exposed concrete walls are cast in layers with different components in the dosage, giving it the appearance of geological strata," the firm said.

The home is topped with an overhanging roof that helps shade large stretches of glass. A thick fascia is wrapped in weathering steel.

The public area is square-shaped

"This large 'lid' is expressed as a rusted-metal sheet border that runs around the perimeter and, at some point, it volumises, reaching the floor," the team said.

At the core of the home is a square-shaped public area. The living and dining spaces are separated from the kitchen by a long, glazed partition.

A raw aesthetic defines the bedrooms

The main room has an industrial feel owing to exposed columns, visible pipes and concrete flooring. Two sides of the room are glazed, while the other two are solid, allowing for the display of artwork.

Adjacent to the public zone are two bedrooms, which are linked by a common patio. Similar to other parts of the house, the sleeping area has a raw aesthetic.

Views of the surrounding vegetation can be enjoyed from the living area

The property's landscaping features native plants, including cacti and scraggly trees.

Other homes in Cordoba include an "introverted" dwelling by Patio Estudio that is filled with internal patios, and a grand house by PSV Arquitectura that features overlapping layers of concrete and stone.

The photography is byGonzalo Viramonte.

Project credits:

Architect: Roberto Benito Arquitecto
Interior designer: Nancy Silvestro, Roberto Benito

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Weathering steel roof shelters Utah desert home by Studio Upwall Architects

American practice Studio Upwall Architects has designed a house on a desert site in Moab, Utah, sheltered from the harsh climate by a weathering steel roof.

Overlooking panoramic views of red rock cliffs, the rusted steel and weathered wood cladding of Sunny Acres Residence was chosen by the Washington-based practice to reference the colour palette and texture of its surroundings.

Sunny Acres Residence and a neighbouring garage are clad in weathering steel to match the desert landscape

The simple arrangement of the 185-square-metre home sees bedrooms and utility spaces in its northern half, and a large living, kitchen and dining area facing south, protected from the sun by the metal roof's large overhang.

"The home is simple in function and form with an asymmetric gable roof volume that is extruded along the main axis of the house to form an exterior shroud," said Studio Upwall Architects.

The two buildings have gabled roofs that overhang outdoor spaces

"The southern wall, punctuated with a series of glass doors and windows designed to provide a connection to the landscape and panoramic views, is set in under the deep overhang of the roof to deliver shade in the hottest months."

This overhanging roof form continues downwards with two wall sections, one solid and one fitted with louvres, at either end of the roof to further shade the large windows.

Smooth concrete patios are used as outdoor dining areas

Extending from the interior, the smooth concrete floor creates a patio that wraps around the southern end of the home, with outdoor seating areas oriented towards the La Sal Mountains and sunrise to the east, and sunset over the Utah Cliffs to the west.

Grey render covers the exterior, with openings surrounded by weathered wood cladding to creating a softer texture where the home is entered. A sliding, slatted door on the eastern elevation enables further control of the sunlight.

Inside, white walls and a pitched ceiling brings a feeling of lightness and space, with simple fittings focusing attention on the framed views of the landscape.

A ladder leads up to a mezzanine loft above the kitchen area, creating a more intimate space for reading and reflection away from the brightness and open views of the ground floor.

The house features neutral interiors

Along the northern edge, the roof extends down to provide greater privacy in the bedroom and bathroom spaces, which feature smaller horizontal windows.

Opposite, a small garage building has been designed with the same form and weathered exterior finishes to mirror the main home.

White walls are set against darker cabinetry in the kitchen

Other projects recently completed in Utah include a charred wood home by Klima Architecture and a cedar-clad courtyard home by Kipp Edick and Joe Sadoski, both located close to the Wasatch Mountains.

The photography is byCity Home Collective.

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