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Ski House H2o : By Hughes Umbanhowar Architects

Hobe Sound, Florida, United States
Hughes Umbanhowar Architects
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong

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The family of this house are water ski enthusiasts. Banding together with several fellow water skiers, they purchased agricultural land and modified an existing artificial lake to be used for water skiing/slalom course racing.

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The house sits in and on a berm dredged from the bottom; the design thus engages the lake in multiple ways. This elevated perspective in an otherwise flat surrounding topography provides a view of the 1/2 mile watercourse from end to end.

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The house is a simple bar conceptually and literally broken into 3 use defined areas; i.e. guest wing, public/fraternal spaces, master bedroom. A metal roof hovers above these 3 parts to encourage circulation movement from one space to another.

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The roof design also provides shade to the lakeside terrace adjacent to the lap pool, while simultaneously capturing and directing the water-cooled breezes through the upper transom windows of the living space. This “free” and passive conditioning reduces the use of mechanically driven conditioning. Rain collection from the valley of the roof is directed to an underground reservoir to be used for irrigating the native-planted landscape.

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Maximizing the covered spaces between the wings, exterior fireplaces on one side and an exterior shower off the master bedroom take full advantage of the Florida climate.

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Materially modest components such as corrugated roof SIP panels, concrete floor, Stucco over insulated concrete form blocks, board form concrete wall finish, aluminum clad windows, cloth roll down shades make for simple and lean construction: a suitable response to the client’s request for a dramatic, humble, inexpensive, low maintenance, yet inspired shelter.

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Architects: Hughes Umbanhowar Architects
Location: Hobe Sound, Florida, United States
Photographs: Courtesy of Hughes Umbanhowar Architects

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