Window Grill Designs & Ideas


Project name / Photographer:
Northwest Peach Farm - NY (Winner), Michael Moran
1930's Private Residence - Washington - DC, Alan Karchmer / Sandra Benedum
Private Residence - Bridgehampton - NY, Manolo Llera, Courtesy of Selldorf Architects
Carhart Residence - NY, Pieter Estersohn
Laborde Residence - New Orleans - LA, Chad Mellon and Julie Wage
Private Residence - TN, Chad Mellon and Julie Wage
Burn Barn Residence - VA, Interior pictures: Paul Goossens


Centered on seamless transitions of indoor and outdoor living, this open-planned Spanish Ranch style home is situated atop a modest hill overlooking Western San Diego County. The design references a return to historic Rancho Santa Fe style by utilizing a smooth hand troweled stucco finish, heavy timber accents, and clay tile roofing. By accurately identifying the peak view corridors the house is situated on the site in such a way where the public spaces enjoy panoramic valley views, while the master suite and private garden are afforded majestic hillside views.
As see in San Diego magazine, November 2011
http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-Diego-Magazine/November-2011/Hilltop-Hacienda/
Photos by: Zack Benson


House and garden design become a bridge between two different bodies of water: gentle Mecox Bay to the north and wild Atlantic Ocean to the south. An existing house was radically transformed as opposed to being demolished. Substantial effort was undertaken in order to reuse, rethink and modify existing conditions and materials. Much of the material removed was recycled or reused elsewhere. The plans were reworked to create smaller, staggered volumes, which are visually disconnected. Deep overhangs were added to strengthen the indoor/outdoor relationship and new bay to ocean views through the structure result in house as breezeway and bridge. The dunescape between house and shore was restored to a natural state while low maintenance building materials, allowed to weather naturally, will continue to strengthen the relationship of the structure to its surroundings.
Photography credit:
Kay Wettstein von Westersheimb
Francesca Giovanelli
Titlisstrasse 35
CH-8032 Zurich
Switzerland
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