Ina VanTonder

Nestled into sloping topography, the design of this home allows privacy from the street while providing unique vistas throughout the house and to the surrounding hill country and downtown skyline. Layering rooms with each other as well as circulation galleries, insures seclusion while allowing stunning downtown views. The owners' goals of creating a home with a contemporary flow and finish while providing a warm setting for daily life was accomplished through mixing warm natural finishes such as stained wood with gray tones in concrete and local limestone. The home's program also hinged around using both passive and active green features. Sustainable elements include geothermal heating/cooling, rainwater harvesting, spray foam insulation, high efficiency glazing, recessing lower spaces into the hillside on the west side, and roof/overhang design to provide passive solar coverage of walls and windows. The resulting design is a sustainably balanced, visually pleasing home which reflects the lifestyle and needs of the clients. Photography by Andrew Pogue

LaCantina Doors Aluminum bi-folding door system

Stucco fireplace & bamboo wall

Aline Architecture / Photographer: Dan Cutrona

Le salon orienté vers l'insert Tapis le Monde Sauvage- Béatrice Laval Photo©Bertrand Fompeyrine

Aurélien Vivier

Albert Vecerka/Esto

Photographer: Dror Baldinger http://www.houzz.com/pro/drorbaldinger/dror-baldinger-aia-architectural-photography Designer: Jim Gewinner http://energyarch.com/ April/May 2015 A Glass House in the Hill Country http://urbanhomemagazine.com/feature/1349

Raimund Koch

La geometría predominante en toda la villa se combina con formas orgánicas y pequeñas piezas de luz ambiental con las que se crea un espacio más íntimo y acogedor. FOTO: Germán Cabo (germancabo.com)

Neale Smith Photography